We've all been told that education brings in civil sense and other senses!!! But off late I've really started to think if this really has come true!!! Yesterday I was ridin on my bike and I see this pretty smart guy in a BIG car who very casually pops the gum in his mouth and throws the wrapper on the road!!! I really wanted to pull him aside and give him a piece of my mind but alas he drove away!!!! But my question is would he do it if he was at his own home???? Sure he would walk up to the dustbin and dispose it...
This is one off!! I've always found that even my friends do the same, its a different matter that when they litter the place, I personally ensure I pick up and keep it in my pocket and over a period of time they realize not to throw things at least when I'm around but I'm sure they would be throwin thrash behind my back with a glee!!!!
True we don't have strict rules when people litter our streets!!! Sure the same folks when the they travel abroad, ensure not to litter any place coz they would have to dole of heavy fines!!! and sure over a period they inculcate the habit of not litterin, but the same folks when they land here, I'm sure they would have made a huge paper ball to litter once they touch Indian shores!!! Guess they get that simple pleasure of litterin at their whims and fancy!!!
I've always been asked, what happens to the rest of the litter on the road when I pick up the litter created by my friends, true I can't go about cleaning the streets, coz people would just ensure that they litter right after I clean the place, but hell I've always believed that it begins from "YOU" and I know as a matter of fact that I would continue in my pursuit of not litterin and not allowing others whom I know to litter!!!
I know it might take years but definitely I believe I've made a start and probably after years I hope that we would have a clean India and would definitely like to thank one of my dear friend for instillin these beliefs in me!!! Thanks Shwets!!!
This is one off!! I've always found that even my friends do the same, its a different matter that when they litter the place, I personally ensure I pick up and keep it in my pocket and over a period of time they realize not to throw things at least when I'm around but I'm sure they would be throwin thrash behind my back with a glee!!!!
True we don't have strict rules when people litter our streets!!! Sure the same folks when the they travel abroad, ensure not to litter any place coz they would have to dole of heavy fines!!! and sure over a period they inculcate the habit of not litterin, but the same folks when they land here, I'm sure they would have made a huge paper ball to litter once they touch Indian shores!!! Guess they get that simple pleasure of litterin at their whims and fancy!!!
I've always been asked, what happens to the rest of the litter on the road when I pick up the litter created by my friends, true I can't go about cleaning the streets, coz people would just ensure that they litter right after I clean the place, but hell I've always believed that it begins from "YOU" and I know as a matter of fact that I would continue in my pursuit of not litterin and not allowing others whom I know to litter!!!
I know it might take years but definitely I believe I've made a start and probably after years I hope that we would have a clean India and would definitely like to thank one of my dear friend for instillin these beliefs in me!!! Thanks Shwets!!!
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Littering is against civic sense, wherever it happens and whoever it comes from.
ReplyDeleteA thought on the behaviour abroad - Yes, we display a better sense of public cleanliness abroad that in India. You go tthe reason bingo - HEavy fines and more importantly close monitoring and iron like implementation.
But there is also the other side - when it comes to 'acting as per whims and fancies' we are the same wherever we are. Take returning of stuff bought - I have seen our folks abuse this facility in US so badly - They buy some thing, use it and then return it - To me that is very bad civic sense too. Now they cannot do that in India - not because they become virtuous, but because Shops don t take stuff back once sold !! Also, other little things that do not have fines but still bad public sense - cutting queues, dodging the system loopholes, hit and run at parking lots that do not have surveillance - we do them all everywhere !!
Bottomline - Wherever we are, our bad civic sense shows !! This is more about atitude than aptitude, so may never go away, even after a thousand years !!
Absolutely not surprised but hopin that some day we will CHANGE!!!! and I'm keepin my fingers crossed on that!!
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