A 25-year old rather young female, working with a reputed MNC mobile service provider, who claims to be a well educated citizen of the country, well dressed in blue kurta and white pyajami wearing an expensive ESPIRIT watch on her left wrist and an expensive ray Ban sun glasses over her head is a master piece in herself.
This Delhi University graduate is so hygienic and disciplined that she ensures to keep herself, her belongings and her carry bag so clean that she does not mind throwing any unwanted tissue paper out of the bus she is travelling in.
I literally dug my nails into my palms when i saw this supposed-to-be responsible citizen of India liker her throwing away packet of biscuits outside the window of that mini bus that was carrying 25 passengers instead of its approved capacity of 18.
Flaunting a Nokia N70, this gentle lady is so nice to talk that you can hardly imagine that she could behave so irresponsibly.
My friends and acquaintances usually laugh at me when I stop them from littering on roads. Some of them say ' Arre yaar itna gand he sadak par thora meine phenk diya to kya farak pad jaega'. [cm'on yaar, there is already enough garbage on the roads, my minor littering won't make much of a difference]
I ask myself-- will it not make a difference if everyone starts thinking like him/her. Wouldn't there not be garbage everywhere on roads.
Other common excuses are 'Yaar meine to side par hi fenka he, kal safai hogi to saaf ho jaega' [I have thrown the garbage packet at the roadside, it will be removed the next day during the daily cleaning exercise.]
How can people even think in such a way. Do you litter your homes for the reason they will be cleaned the next day.
we all know how efficient is our Municipality department , then why don't we all become responsible and keep our surroundings clean.
It is so saddening when educated people like us behave so irresponsibly. I just wonder is this the way India become a developed country with its educated youth behaving so selfishly.
09/01/07 @ 15:12