Let's set our own house in order...

A profound shift from the last post, but nevertheless requires some grave attention as a fortnight has passed since the Terror attacks on Mumbai and still the people of Mumbai are coming to terms with those 60 hours of horror and trauma. The only thing that has looked upright in these days is that the people have not gone tired speaking about it as the reverse usually happens after such attacks. People have actually acknowledged the seriousness of the attacks this time as it has comfortably surpassed even our standards as a front line state reeling under terror.
In the past fortnight I have been watching the political blame game and the leveling of accusations on the politicians over the Terror Attacks, something which was definitely not surprising to see, as our politicians see these times ripe enough to cash in on some valuable vote banks. Things have become real gloomy as the Government has failed to give a clear assurance to its people that such heinous acts will not be repeated. But one still begs the question that how much we have contributed to set things right,… how often do we follow traffic rules if we don’t see a policeman in sight, on how many occasions have we even cared to cast a vote during elections, we can’t even stand in a simple queue for 15 minutes if we don’t see someone in khakhi wielding his lathi around. Surely it is about time to rise above the usual practice of blaming our politicians for all that is grim. We must have a good look at ourselves before we damn our politicians, who have continued to fail us no matter how bad things are…Maybe it is something inherent in our way of doing things, time and again we see after every terror attack, the government blaming Pakistan responsible, but we cannot do anything further than that, cause we cannot bombard them as both of us have a nuclear arsenal and might lead to a serious international crisis. So the government waits for the people of our country to forget about it and then it is usual business again before there is another such attack. But can you believe the Pakistanis executing such acts with unerring execution without internal help. The never-ending corruption in our country only makes things easier for these terrorists. How can every chapter on terror in our country come to a close with the damning of Pakistan when we have groups like ULFA, Naxals and Bodo roaming around with AKs and planting bombs in trains without fear. I think it is wiser to set our own house in order before we pelt stones at someone else’s, and for that we have to first change ourselves before we expect any change in the mindset of our politicians. American Presidents are known for some real catchy quotes and one of them applies here very aptly…”Ask not what your country can do for you, ask what you can do for your country”.