By Sadho Ram
Are we corrupt because we are corruptible OR are we corrupt because we don't care? And if my neighbor is corrupt, does it make me one too? If yes, will I be addressed as a good person IF my neighbor is one too?
Is there a way to corruption OR corruption is the way? In a basket full of apples, where only few are rotten, we don't call it a basket full of rotten apples, why do we then call a society, where not everyone is corrupt, a corrupt society?
Is it because 'Hamam Mein Sab Nange Hain' (We are all nude in Public Bath) OR is it because 'Hamam HAI Toh Sab Nange Hain' (We are all nude BECAUSE there exist a Public Bath)?
Are we corrupt because we are corruptible OR are we corrupt because we don't care? And if my neighbor is corrupt, does it make me one too? If yes, will I be addressed as a good person IF my neighbor is one too?
If a homeless has no way to feed his hungry child, and no one is ready to give him a job, if he then makes some money by posing as blind, therefore, fooling the public, is NOT corrupt, why then a super rich person wanting to be more rich, goes on to do his business as usual, therefore, maybe fooling the public, is MOST corrupt?
*The title of this post has been suggested by my friend, Anshul Tewari, Founder and Editor-in-Chief of Youth Ki Awaaz
Is there a way to corruption? yes of course there is but its too long & time consuming. In the era of internet when everybody is seeking for one shot answers & instant gratifications, corruption is the way & I mean corruption is the only way if you are not a saint.
ReplyDeleteYes, Sadho. Corruption is our making. All of us are equally responsible for having created this in our nation. That we cannot be united to fight it out is another something that is affecting us. The answer lies within and we have to change in order to root out corruption from our society and our lives.
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