Wednesday, August 20, 2008

Paradise Lost.

It was one of those bandh days when the whole of Bengal comes to a standstill. And, all that we are left with is no transportation, no open shops, and most importantly no food since mess workers are part of the union.

But, somehow we managed to get some outside workers who could cook at least a bare minimum quantity of food for us. Needless to say, the utensils were scarce since there was no one to wash it and make it available for reuse.

So, in a situation like this and with hundreds of so-called “best” brains in the country, you can obviously be assured that people will manage the crisis.

But, what do you see instead?
People rushing and fighting for food; stuffing themselves to the brim; grabbing on spoons, forks and bowls that they didn’t even use; taking out serving spoons for personal use.

It looked as if it was the end of the world and this was your last chance for salvation.
It’s a shame to even imagine that these will be the people who’ll lead the country tomorrow :|

That brings me to another important issue -

Is good education enough to make you a good individual? Comments.

4 comments:

Abhishek Dimri said...

No dude...it isn't enough...atleast education in the form it is in India...infact these so called 'premier educational institutions'...
just fill ones head with thoughts of being the best...but best what?? Managers or money makers or bankers but never best human beings...infact we need to unlearn a lot of things taught to us there...

blatherer said...

Hmmm..... Good to see a comment from someone who has already been a part of the whole 'thing'.

Anonymous said...

Its too soon to ask this question i guess...firstly.."Do they actually care to 'good' individuals?" or do they actually just want to be managers/money makers/bankers...How i wish the premier insts cud take care of that....

Abhishek Dimri said...

yeah....its good you wrote such a post....cos we see such things all around us frequently...i guess no point getting too cynical about it...its not to say its all gloom and doom but just hoping to develop a perspective during and after paasing out of such esteemed institutions that there is more to life...more to learn, to become better citizens and people. And here better != (richer or more arrogant)