There are two kinds of people in this world. One, who believe that every positive change needs a miracle of sorts to happen. That one small positive act can get drowned in a sea of negativity without making any difference. The other kind are the ones who believe that even the smallest of acts can make a world of difference. Before you dismiss this blog as a complex analysis of human psychology, let me come to the point.
Lack of civic sense irks me. The other day I was travelling by train. The lady sitting in front of me was eating an orange. Without the slightest hesitation, she threw the peel right there inside the train. What surprised me more was that most of the people seemed totally unperturbed by this. People casually crumpling and throwing tickets while getting off buses and paper tea cups out of train windows are a common sight. Can’t we just find a trash bin and dump it in? The simple act of having a polythene bag handy while travelling long distances and accumulating all trash in it until we find a trash bin can help a lot. I know many might scoff at the idea. But I believe it really does make a difference. It could even inspire others to do the same.
The other thing which I strongly detest is people spitting on the roads. Somehow it seems extremely disgusting and gross to me. When I was in Chennai, I generally took the underground subway to reach the railway station. While I was returning from office, a well dressed, middle-aged gentleman was walking in front of me. I saw him spit right in the middle of the subway and the next thing I knew I was asking him how he could do such a thing in spite of being an educated man. He had a bewildered look in his face and was completely taken aback. I just walked off leaving him questioning my sanity. Though I don’t know whether it actually had any effect on him, it somehow made me feel better than just fretting and fuming about it.
There can be a hundred such examples, that each of us come across in our daily lives. I know asking people to walk around with trash bags handy might sound unrealistic, impractical and even crazy to many. But its all in our attitude. I have tried my best and found that if you really make a conscious effort, its not that difficult after all!
6 comments:
I can't agree more... Scientific advances alone can't make this world a better place to live in...
Its something that takes practice and patience. More often than not, that's a taxing combination and people choose the easier alternative of complacency. Good for you that you aren't one of those.
i agree wit u.. educated ( so called cultured) ppl spitting and throwing wrappers the public place is really disheartening.. but atleast a drop of change can be brought if we ask our friends not to do so..(when we see them spoiling the public place, it does take some courage to stop them)
i agree wit u.. educated ( so called cultured) people spitting and throwing wrappers in the public place is really disheartening.. but atleast a drop of change can be brought if we ask our friends not to do so..(when we see them spoiling the public place, it does take some courage to stop them)
we can't order anyone to keep our society clean until we are govt prop... but we can request few who ll listen to our words to do so. these small positive changes ll make a major impact in future..
More than common sense this is "not my place" attitude since these people know that what there are doing is wrong. This can be avioded by imposing strict rules which is followed by severe punishment(s) when broken.
PS: Rule should be implemented and imposed EFFECTIVELY by law makers and law keepers.
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