If we don’t do it who else will

We are a country of a billion people. Out of these billion only 40 % are literate and have access to basic education. A still smaller number go on to pursue higher education. But there is a common attitude which makes us all no different from each other – indifference.

Why are we so indifferent towards everything? From basic cleanliness in the cities to following the laws of the land, it is the educated lot who make a major contribution to the pathetic state of affairs that we constantly discuss in elite forums and deride our country about. We complain about the lack of laws whereas we ourselves do not let go of an opportunity to find loopholes in law and its enforcement and take advantage of it.

It is time the educated class, which has the lucky insight that following rules and having a healthy attitude towards the nation and society bodes well for themselves, make it a point to realize their education and make themselves better citizens. Let us all pledge that we will make a contribution to society by being more conscious of our actions and how they impact the society. See each public action of yours through the prism of whether it is good or bad for the nation as a whole. Unless we start doing this today, and imbibe the same attitude in our children, the dream of a developed India will remain distant even after sustained economic growth. A developed nation does not only mean a developed economy but a developed society as well with each one of its citizens committing responsibility to the society. If we in the educated class don’t start professing our education, who else can we expect to.