Disclaimer- The thoughts, expressed here are mine
and do not promote, endorse or reflect any political agenda. Any similarity is
completely coincidental and fictional.
For those less informed, well before Arvind
Kejriwal chose the name “AAM Admi” for his political party, my blog was named
the common man’s blog, inspired by the great cartoonist of our times, Shri RK
Laxman. The smiling mascot of the common man adorned the website for some time,
before it got replaced by a human identity (had to change it, as the site was
becoming popular and there could have been copyright issuesJ).
There is a little bit of history related to the
christening of the blog site as the common man, and I envisaged one before
christening it. The common man has humorical satire of presenting his ideas.
Laxman’s cartoons provoke the masses, to do something different even during the
grimmest situations in life. Thus was born the Common Man’s Blog.
For the uninitiated here is a video that
quickly shows a glimpse of his cartoons.
So, remembering the common man on the last day
of the year, here is the tale that I am going to narrate, which can inspire you
to do something distinctly in the year to come. Trust me; the words carry a little bit of weight, as I can predict to some extent, the shape of things to come.
Speak out and stand out - The time has now arrived to come
out and speak, with the rise of the AAM admi, let your decibels rise for what
is good. Be heard if you are correct, and you have the temerity as well as the
audacity to stand by your words. For more than a decade the voice of the common
was suppressed, whether it was get a simple license issued, or if it was to get
a license issued for a new plant. From a pin to plane, everything single thing
demanded vitamin M (money as usually termed by me). The times have arrived, and
the common man has now the voice to speak against injustice, uncouth behaviour,
corruption and any other malice in the society. So go ahead and shout and your voices will be heard.
Strive for a corruption free society – The country has been struggling and fighting against the burden of this disease since independence, and it has spread its tentacles across spheres. Every minor thing that needs to be accomplished, is achieved under the shades of corruption, not any more. Kejriwal and his men have shown, that in the dawn of the 21st century, corrupts will not be tolerated, the power hungry buffoon politician’s will be toppled and the society will rout this evil called corruption. Let us move toghether and in unison to achieve a corruption free society. The first step has been taken, lets walk an extra mile to achieve the goal of a corruption free society.
Encourage changes in
the sphere of your work and dwelling – Kejriwal rightly points out that, he does
not have a magic wand and I strongly second that. Governments, administrators do
not have silver bullets to change economies, cities overnight, and nothing can
be achieved without the support of the people. It is integral that the beginning has been made and it is crucial to take make the next move. It’s our responsibility,
let’s start small, by stopping to litter around, by respecting traffic lights,
by ceasing to spit at public places, by not honking at public places, by
raising our voices against eve teasing. I believe change is possible, and it
only needs courage and conviction.
Support, strive and
sacrifice – It has
never been easy to achieve the ideal conditions for living. We need to support
the people at the helm, strive to inject the desired changes that we envisage
in our society and sacrifice our comfort so that our future generations can see
a new dawn and live in a society better society.
Happy New year and lets strive for a change
starting today.
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