Why are people afraid to change or of change? A change that may bring better things to surface, may help many more people than now, may become a good lesson for the future generations. Make mistakes learn from them and CHANGE...I made mistakes, many mistakes... I don't regret thinking I wish I had not made such a stupid mistake. We learn and we move on...But there are some things that don’t change. You and your inside do not change. Your attitude changes, your perspective changes but not you. How ever we are not talking about the unchangeable in this one.
Recently I came across a feud or should I say 'constructive criticism' between ‘a group’ and ‘an individual’. Frankly speaking I supported the individual but not with zero knowledge or involvement with the group. I have known the group for a few years; I vaguely have an idea of what the group is capable of and what it does. I have seen them do and perform the same things for three years. Presidents changed, projects changed, time changed, group’s quantity and quality changed. But why none of this changed the method or medium the group works. It is the same objective, to raise funds for an NGO back in home land to support projects that are meant to do something to the needy. The method is the same: ‘A day with India’, ‘World of Dances’, ‘A table in International food festival’ and recently a ‘Cricket tournament’ (may be the only change). The events with in the event bare no changes either. It’s high time that there was a change in the method and quality. As the individual says portraying India in its deepest and darkest situation is not correct for the sole reason that is insulting the country. Look at US take pride even when begging. Has around 4 trillion dollars debt around the world. What money can people living in US give to solve India’s problems? India is a strange yet a marvelous country. In a couple years India will have some the Worlds richest men and at the poorest men possible in the same city.
Now, when I speak for the group, in their defense, the objective given to them is to raise as much funds as possible for a project that an NGO has taken up in India. So I hope they are doing to the best of their abilities, with existing time and academic constraints. I really appreciate their efforts personally. I do think this group has been trying to bring change in many lives and give hope to others who knows of this movement. However this is not enough. We as responsible citizens of a country should take up responsible jobs and not just work here to raise money or donate to the group. This is what I should say but I am not eligible to speak that way since I am not doing it. But instead I would at least want to understand the root cause and try to eliminate it. As the individual said “You have to be the change and also be the medium, ‘modus operandi’ for its induction!”
We are still afraid to change the old methods, the old constitution, the old political parties, the old politicians and the old systems and many more. Instead we are changing the one which we respect the old culture, old heritage, ole people and the old words of wisdom…. So I ask is Old still Gold??
3 comments:
Change is a such a simple word..yet we are afraid of it..but the best thing is, it is friends with death.Both come, even if you do not want them!!
Probably there is something missing in my communication skills. I need to improve upon it.
We are all simply trying our best to serve the nation, in our own ways. AID has its own way. But it is our duty to suggest them ideas or ideologies and also learn from them.
But I think, it is human to take things in a wrong sense, to feel that some one is always criticizing...
I hate to blame but I started to believe in waht Arundhati Roy and JP said. Unless you convince the other party, you would not see change. Had AID portrayed India well at least in the presentations, may be there would have been many more volunteers today! and they would have been respected much more. This is the only thing I wanted to convey.
But once people volunteer to turn the suggestions into arguments and criticism, the whole idea of constructive thinking goes away!
I did not join aid bcoz i am already a part of some NGO's an I did not want to have the guilt of not working for an organization after joining it! But now I am joining aid because I have to be the 'modus operandi' for the change I want to see!!!
yeap..i do think old is still gold ...may be all we need is jus old wine in a new bottle..
i agree that we do need a lot of change...but that change must be in the form of our attitude towords the situation but wat we r trying to do is changing the situation itself...which I say is not impossible but may take a while with the kind of progress we are going through....
I myself am involved in some of the NGO works...but i am not in a position to carry out complete duties or the kind of attention that NGO requires...so volunteers take up that job ful time and do a part time job for themselves.
I sincerely appreciate ur thoughts but disagree in many ways...
Old wine in a New bottle!! Works for spirit that we drink, but what about the spirit with in? The current UPA govt's great plan of saving money because of a 'perceived' recession is Austerity - the Gandhian way of living 'simple lives'. But does it really work?? So all the Rich people and politicians live simple lives to promote austerity and save money makes a poor man poorer. If all politicians commute by train, what happens to their multiple car drivers? jobless!! What we need is not Old wine in a new bottle.. We need a change in the attitude, I agree, as well we need a change in the system. The constitution and law has so many loop holes because India has moved ahead but its govt is still in 1950s.
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