There is always a magic linked with the things when they occur for the first time; be it the first kiss, first day at school or first day of the year. Even i have invariably sensed only two feelings in all my "Frist time" ventures; either I was extremely excited or hopelessly scared. The first day of the year however started on a very exciting note but eventually ended up more like any other day....This made me ask myself that why these days are considered special and are over hyped. I remember my parents telling me as a kid that what i do in the first day of the year is likely to determine how the rest of the year will remain. Though i have realised that this is definitely how the "First Day" works, a small part of me still believes in this and unconsciously I try to control the day to be like the way I would like it to be the rest of the year.
On the other hand while a major part of the world was enjoying on the 31st of December and trying to welcome the new year in their own style, there are a lot of people who are just continuously struggling to ensure that this Party of ours goes smoothly. I can hazard a guess that most of these folks ( Policemen, Parking assistance staff, Bartenders, Shopkeepers, Party organizers, Cooks etc. etc) would be in their bed most of 1st of January, tired of the exhaustion of the previous night. To my knowledge these people lead normal lives the rest of year be it rain or shine. These are the real people to whom the new year matters the most because for some this means very huge business opportunities while for others this means extra work hours etc.
There is another category of people to whom the new year really doesn't matter. This is so, while they really cannot understand how after very 365 days there can be something that will drastically change their lifestyle. These people are those whom we don't really see but play an important role in our society. These are the peasants to whom we owe our daily meal, but who himself might not be able to get meals twice a day. I think in India this a vast majority. Being a country of peasants (big and small) it means that a major part of India is more worried about how its going to make the ends meet rather than bother about How the new year is going to be. I think we will be really going a long way if we create an environment where instead of thinking about how to repay the Zamindar's loan everyday, if this peasant is able to think about the First day of the new year like us. That is when we are going to see a developed India. This year one of the things that I have thought of doing is to do something to put a step in this direction. I have however not thought about how this is going to be realized but then these are some initial thoughts i have and I am yet to figure out how things shape.
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On the other hand while a major part of the world was enjoying on the 31st of December and trying to welcome the new year in their own style, there are a lot of people who are just continuously struggling to ensure that this Party of ours goes smoothly. I can hazard a guess that most of these folks ( Policemen, Parking assistance staff, Bartenders, Shopkeepers, Party organizers, Cooks etc. etc) would be in their bed most of 1st of January, tired of the exhaustion of the previous night. To my knowledge these people lead normal lives the rest of year be it rain or shine. These are the real people to whom the new year matters the most because for some this means very huge business opportunities while for others this means extra work hours etc.
There is another category of people to whom the new year really doesn't matter. This is so, while they really cannot understand how after very 365 days there can be something that will drastically change their lifestyle. These people are those whom we don't really see but play an important role in our society. These are the peasants to whom we owe our daily meal, but who himself might not be able to get meals twice a day. I think in India this a vast majority. Being a country of peasants (big and small) it means that a major part of India is more worried about how its going to make the ends meet rather than bother about How the new year is going to be. I think we will be really going a long way if we create an environment where instead of thinking about how to repay the Zamindar's loan everyday, if this peasant is able to think about the First day of the new year like us. That is when we are going to see a developed India. This year one of the things that I have thought of doing is to do something to put a step in this direction. I have however not thought about how this is going to be realized but then these are some initial thoughts i have and I am yet to figure out how things shape.
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4 comments:
you are right the poor peasant deserves something to celebrate about. Hope we can give him something to look forward to in 2010!
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Deepak....stick to what u have decided to do, at least an initial step (this year) towards it would be great.
I do not think much about some1 whom I don't know, but if u think I would be helpful (in any way)...then let me know. I would do it for u.......
@amit. Thanks Amit
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