Hmm.. certainly not about the song by backstreet boys.
I often see people make the place from clean to dirty, dirty to dirtier and dirtier to dirtiest.. finally they avoid that place :) One such example is the beach in pondicherry.. in the morning you can see the people from municipality clean it and make it ready for the day.... as the time pass by people come, look for "cleaner" place and then spend their time ... sitting, chatting, eating.. and then leaving the food waste (disposable plates given for masala poori, peanuts... cups given for tea).. making it a dirty place.. the scene continues throughout the day .. only people who come their change.. but the attitude remains the same.. when they don't find a cleaner place.. you hear them say.... why municipality is maintaining the place so bad :-D and then they settle with a somewhat okish place (which is already dirty).... and then they repeat the same as other citizens.... I also hear people who have gone abroad saying.. singapore is the cleanest place and u know.. u can put rice.. right on the road and eat :-D. When they say all this.. do they realize those are the ones who have made it bad....
Even if its a small paper please please throw it in the dustbins, I should say municipality has done a great job.. by installing dustbins for every 5 feet ... and the best part is the kids (who are fast learners.. either bad or good) get the same habit passed on from the big fellas.... if you need a change, start it from you... and make a better place.. advice kids to throw the wastes in the dustbin... it won't hurt you or the kid by just walking 5 feet(to reach the thrashcan?)...
Am I the only one.. who has such a thought! Believe me when I post this, I do follow what I have said... and whenever I forget to throw the waste paper .. you can see it in my pocket :-D
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Nice article Nepo. In complete agreement here. Prompted me to pen this out:
http://www.employees.org/~mmanikam/blogs/2008/07/weve-ourselves-to-blame.html
Not only in pondy nape...All over india this is the problem...As you said,the change should begin from each individual...
I should have seen this post, the day you wrote it!
Anyway, by this time, you know you are not alone. :)
Since we are 'If-not-me,then-who?'s, let's convert Why-should-I guys into us!
I've decided not to retire before we make a real difference and cause a change. I wish I had met you guys few years ago! :)
We are never late to do good things Anand... NOW is the time :) so lets do this... if we make a difference.. then that may be the reason why I am still alive!!!
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