Everyday we open our sleepy eyes with a steaming cup of bed coffee on one hand and a colorful newspaper that speaks of "India shining" and "Refresh Bangalore". We go through it with a contempt for crime, cynical left of eyebrows for the politics and a nod for the sports section. Then we move on to the even more colorful supplements where the world is portrayed in the way that we have all the time in the universe to plan what we would we wearing for the party on the Saturday night.

Then we are out on the roads with the traffic heating our brains up at the start of the day. Thousands of vehicles the rash driving cabs, the youngsters with the bassy music, the two wheelers cutting into all the lanes like it was a skill to show off, the always-in-a-hurry auto rickshaws who have least respect for any form of life and then the buses over crowded still with so many people on their personal transports!!!

Oh all the rat race and all the frustrations, right? But have we ever got the time or patience to shift the gaze off the traffic signal and look for a few seconds at the footpath(if there is any). There so many families still tossing and turning in their uneasy beds of poverty. Well everyone will just say "What can we do about it?" or just casually state "Yah its the government to blame". Ok agreed that its the government is inefficient, corrupt and......So many more adjectives right. But wait aren't we also responsible atleast a tad bit to the way the government is, to the way poverty still haunts our nation and most of all to the ignorance we proudly wear on our faces. What is this that has made us so irresponsible and cold to the realities. Have we become so used to these scenes that we dont want to react any more? Isnt that a pity?

When will we learn that patriotism isnt about the fight for the land it is about the people. Love for this great democratic country India does mean to strive for the welfare of the people by the people and for the people. We debate about reservations about human rights all the time but where is it being implimented? All the debates end within the wall of the big big concrete walls when we are out noone cares. We need to do something about this..writing articles doesnt help...publishing pictures doesnt help...then im asking What helps???Is there a way out???

Well lets not forget and lets appreciate the few organisations like World Vision and so on which are genuinely providing some support. They also provide a perfect establishment for us civilians to make our due contributions to the needy. But wait still we aren't ready to. Why are we so reluctant in doing some charity when we know its gonna reach the destination and it is going to make a huge difference in a few people's life. This is for real people, this is the reality lets get out of our imaginery world where the world is becoming more and more "developed" everything is "progressing". Lets open our eyes to the neighbourhood and for once wake up in the morning and tell to ourselves "I have the power to make a difference" and lets do something...anything...a small deed of goodness...tell the world that India isnt poor any more when we are rich with compassion.

"Without each others help there aint no hope for us"-Ozzy