Are we in a safe land?

 Are we in a safe land?

Though appearing ‘pessimistic’, the thought is not unfounded if one keeps abreast of the ‘goings on’ in our society on all fronts -social, political, economic, academic, administrative and every other domain of significance to our daily life.

May be for persons who have had the fortune of living in a better ambience earlier, such decadence is quite repulsive to say the least. It is beyond the limits of comprehension to figure out as to how simultaneously all spheres witness decline.

It suggests all round deterioration as a social event, though official statistics might claim ‘ascendancy’ in select areas [based on parameters of some scholastic prescription]. The labyrinth of the outcome is complex indeed as to prompt issues of safety to our wellbeing in the days ahead.

That we remain silent spectators until mortally challenged has in fact, emboldened the lackadaisical approach to governance and to the dignity of the citizens of our country at large.

Why do we suspect ‘safety’?

Safety implies orderly functioning of system[s]. In as much as our daily routines coming under unforeseen alterations, it is logical to locate all factors of disturbance.

These include activities of young and old at various stages of life. Our attitudes basically suffer from selfishness.  We aspire for things without deserving them; be it education, job, wealth, property or anything else. A sense of urgency prevails over our acquisitions. Except for qualification like possessing Degrees [as there are time regulations] for all other aspects hasty approaches rule us.

It is haste that drives the social malady of CORRUPTION. From acquiring the genuine ‘Birth Certificate’ to the child to acquiring Berths for witnessing a cricket match we indulge in corruption by greasing the palms of officials on duty. None seems ashamed of indulging in the act.

The convenient ploy often advanced is –“the whole world moves on this; how can I ignore or forego the opportunity”. There is thus an attempted justification based on ‘social order’ of the times despite its being the “social disorder”. 

 If the contention expressed herein look odd /outmoded, a clear tilt in scales of right or wrong has happened in favour of convenience over that of altruism is a distinct possibility.

K. Raman