Food for thought

There is this trend in India, people think that we need a dictator to solve the problems like corruption, indiscipline etc. I just laugh when I hear them say this. After all the struggle our forefathers have been through to achieve this freedom, we just want to throw it away.

I laugh at people’s naivety, they really think that one person given the power to rule the entire country will spend his time persuading people to follow traffic signals, stop bribing officials etc. Do you really think Hitler spent his time in all this? No he waged a war upon an entire continent. He killed people, many of them.

The other thought that crosses my mind is that The British have done a fantastic job in enslaving our minds. We want someone to tell us what to do. Even if it’s a right thing to do. I mean why would I want somebody to tell me what to do. Hey get this straight, I’ll follow traffic signals if I want to, and I’ll bribe an official to get my work done in time.

You see, with great power comes great responsibility, which people refuse in real world. They accept it only in super hero movies. The democracy has given us a great power. To think for ourselves, choose what we want and if it’s a wrong choice correct it after five years. But we are not only refusing the responsibility to choose, we also want to throw this power of democracy away.

Please guys, think for a minute or like we like to do, for an hour or two. This democracy is not just a gift, but a great power; which we should use wisely and if we can’t do it, then at least don’t think of throwing it away, just keep using it.