The seeds of corruption
The whole country seems to be caught in this anti-corruption frenzy at the moment, stalling everything that comes in its stride. However, we need to remember that if corruption is so prevalent in our society, then it's not just the netas who are to be blamed. Or the policemen, or everyone that we have stereotyped as "corrupt". But we, as citizens of this country, are equally responsible for it. Why? Simple reason - they take bribe because we give them the bribe.
In hindsight, this fight against corruption, in my opinion, is good. But like anything good, it should begin at home.
- Can you stop bribing your children with chocolates, or your wife with jewellery?
- Are you ready to stop paying the traffic policeman with a no-receipt-needed penalty for pulling over at a 'No Parking' zone?
- Will you stop giving donations to educational institutions for your loved ones future?
- The next time you go to a police station for your passport work, will you say "No" when the policeman asks for chaai-paani?
These are just a few of the situations that we normally find ourselves in. Isn't this corruption, too? Of course, it's not as big as the scams that rock our country every now and then but the principle is the same, isn't it?
The problem with Indian Anticorruption movement is that we assume that Corruption only exists with Politics...
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As a popular Bollywood dialogue states, "Rishwat dena toh khud Papa ne sikhaya"...
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Good point on bribing kids with chocolate. I think that we human beings need to know how to navigate our way around the gray areas because living in black and white is probably a recipe for deep-seated unhappiness. A certain amount of fexibility is necessary when raising a child and hopefully, we have enough sense not to border on corruption and showing a less than desirable example to them in terms of our own behavior.
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