Independence Day SOTN
A few random thoughts on the state of the nation this 61st Independence Day: -
• A country of 1 billion and we win only one medal at the Olympics. The good news is its a gold. The bad news is we haven’t got even a single silver or bronze. God, that makes the gold sound like a fluke! Hope the situation changes before the end of the games.
• On TV yesterday, a CNN-IBN survey on prevalent urban Indian mindset on marriage presented the following results:
o 87 per cent Indians feel that life is incomplete without marriage.
o 76 per cent single people in metros believe in marriage.
o Only 9% say that life can be complete without marriage
o Only 32% young metro men & 22% small town women think pre-marital sex is acceptable. Remaining obviously consider it taboo.
So, correct me if I guessed wrong, but one can safely conclude that we are country teeming with virgins whose overwhelming goal in life is to get married.
But here's the irony - A good 48 per cent urban Indians favor divorce if a couple is incompatible. (So much for all that hankering after marriage..almost half of us are ready to quit at the drop of a hat!)
And here's the shocker - 69% feel marital infidelity is not the end of a marriage. (Yeah, I have a feeling these 69 were the ones who had cheated!)
• After 60 years, Kashmir is still burning. In the latest Amarnath row, the tension has spilled over to other parts of the country. The VHP organized a chakka jam and in Ambala a heart patient died because the ambulance carrying him to hospital got stuck in the jam. Take a moment and think how nightmarish the situation would be if it was happening to you.
• In the last two months alone, consider the casualties at places of worship across the country.
o About 150 pilgrims died in a stampede on the steps of the Naina Devi temple.
o 135 pilgrims plunged along with a collapsing stairway at a Kota temple.
o 6 pilgrims died in the stampede at the Puri Jagannath Rath Yatra.
I can’t help thinking that the faithful in this country really get a bad deal. They go to the Lord's doorstep with such belief in their hearts and then lose their lives so tragically there. What does that do to human faith?
• A country of 1 billion and we win only one medal at the Olympics. The good news is its a gold. The bad news is we haven’t got even a single silver or bronze. God, that makes the gold sound like a fluke! Hope the situation changes before the end of the games.
• On TV yesterday, a CNN-IBN survey on prevalent urban Indian mindset on marriage presented the following results:
o 87 per cent Indians feel that life is incomplete without marriage.
o 76 per cent single people in metros believe in marriage.
o Only 9% say that life can be complete without marriage
o Only 32% young metro men & 22% small town women think pre-marital sex is acceptable. Remaining obviously consider it taboo.
So, correct me if I guessed wrong, but one can safely conclude that we are country teeming with virgins whose overwhelming goal in life is to get married.
But here's the irony - A good 48 per cent urban Indians favor divorce if a couple is incompatible. (So much for all that hankering after marriage..almost half of us are ready to quit at the drop of a hat!)
And here's the shocker - 69% feel marital infidelity is not the end of a marriage. (Yeah, I have a feeling these 69 were the ones who had cheated!)
• After 60 years, Kashmir is still burning. In the latest Amarnath row, the tension has spilled over to other parts of the country. The VHP organized a chakka jam and in Ambala a heart patient died because the ambulance carrying him to hospital got stuck in the jam. Take a moment and think how nightmarish the situation would be if it was happening to you.
• In the last two months alone, consider the casualties at places of worship across the country.
o About 150 pilgrims died in a stampede on the steps of the Naina Devi temple.
o 135 pilgrims plunged along with a collapsing stairway at a Kota temple.
o 6 pilgrims died in the stampede at the Puri Jagannath Rath Yatra.
I can’t help thinking that the faithful in this country really get a bad deal. They go to the Lord's doorstep with such belief in their hearts and then lose their lives so tragically there. What does that do to human faith?
Comments
IT's really good thought:
Worth to watch:
http://www.ted.com/index.php/talks/tom_honey_on_god_and_the_tsunami.html
rgds,
abi antony
Abi, I cannot seem to access the URL you sent