Cleanse Yourself along with supporting Anna

“INDIA AGAINST CURRUPTION” is the mantra being chanted nationwide. If we blame the government for being corrupt, we are also culpable at some level or the other for the state of corruption in our country today. The ombudsman alone will not help eradicating corruption in our country; every common man has to bring in a change within him to make this work.

Corruption is there at every level in our country, it’s just that the amount of money that goes in bribing increases proportionally with the financial potential of the person.   

We need to bring about a change from the “chalta hai” attitude to “nahi chalege” when it comes to corruption.

Let us take a glance in the day of a common man and how we can curb corruption at our level.

        

1.   Traffic police catches you for some reason , whatever over speeding for instance, he gives you an option Rs. 350 with receipt or Rs. 100 no receipt. People, please take the receipt, if you have actually made a mistake. 
2. Demand for a receipt wherever you pay money, for instance, 3D movies are in the theatres every month these days. Most of the malls charge you some amount for the glasses, and they don’t give you the bill. If we all protest and demand a bill for that, we can save a lot of money from becoming black.
3. Pay your taxes properly and honestly.
4. If a shopkeeper gives you a better discount for a product without bill then refuse him. Refrain yourself from the greed of saving a few rupees.
5. Stop pulling strings for favours, learn to stand in the queue and wait for your turn, be patient and be sincere to yourself.

These are just a few instances, I am sure there are many more, but the point I am trying to make is that we ought to be honest with ourselves before we expect others to.  I urge each and every person who is out there supporting Anna to make this promise today and try to build a corruption free nation. 

I am sure there are many places where  the common man is forced to pay bribe too, lets support Anna in his mission to bring out the Lokpal bill which will make the common man fearlessly say "NO" to bribe and corruption.

Chucklesome imaginations

As a kid i enjoyed reading Enid Blyton books. It was filled with imaginary creatures like pixie's, gnomes, elves etc. Each time i read about a creature i would try to visualize how they would look like. When i read Harry Potter, i always have this desire to be a part of that world. Imagine if we could all disapparate or fly on brooms; we wouldn’t have had to go through the pain of driving and life would have been so easier and interesting:) Lets come back to reality, these things can happen only in books.

When we hear or get to know about certain things for the first time, we tend to visualize the same in our minds. And our imagination could be so wrong; miles away from the facts.

Felt like sharing some hilarious assumptions i got to hear about.

FATHER IN LAW - at Musée du Louvre 

Mona Lisa is one painting about which each one of us would have read in our history books. I am sure each one of us would have pictured the painting in our minds; and so had my father in law. And here is how his imagination was squashed.

Me: Anna how did you find the museum?

Anna: It was nice.

Me: Did you see Mona Lisa?

Anna: Don’t even ask about it.

Me: Why what happened?

Anna: Aiyo, the painting is so small; even my mom’s photo in our house is bigger than that painting

GRANNY’s ASSUMPTION ABOUT CAR DRIVING SCHOOLS

One fine day, dad finally gave me the permission to go to car driving school. I was thrilled and super exited. Since granny always pushed me to learn new things and be independent i rushed to tell her the news.

Me:  Ajji, dad gave me permission to learn car driving.

Ajji: WHAT, WHY, How can he do this to his daughter?

Me: (Surprised) Why Ajji what happened?

Ajji: Your dad is a fool; i am not going to allow you to go to a car driving school.

Me: What are you saying Ajji? What’s wrong with you?

Ajji: Don’t argue with me, car driving it seems, you are not going to do any such thing.

Me: Ajji tell me why, what happened?

Ajji: Haven’t you seen in the movies, how the hero runs his hands all over the heroine when he tries to teach her how to drive the car. I don’t want some random guy to do the same thing to you.

GRANNY and COKE

We used to live in Nagpur for some years. Granny never wanted us to go away from Bangalore, but however we promised to write a letter to her every week. In one of my letters, i told granny that dad took us out for my birthday and we ate pizza and coke.

Now, granny did not know what Coke or Pepsi was, and the advertisements on TV only added to her confusion, so finally she decided to ask her son (my uncle)when he was not in the best of his moods .

Granny: What is this Pepsi, Coke and all? Is it good for health?  

Uncle: It’s a not healthy at all; don’t know why people drink it.

Granny: Call your sister now

Mom: Hello amma :)

Granny: What’s wrong with you and your husband, you both have started drinking alcohol and are making my grandchildren also drink it. Aren’t you ashamed to do this?

Mom: What are you talking? Who told you all this?

Granny: Don’t lie, i read the letter; you have started drinking Coke and Pepsi.

LOL, there are so many more, will write about them some other time.