In the world of Bentleys, Mercedes and BMWs, in the world where Billionares and small time millionares congregate for an event. In a world where Rolls Royce are given as customary gifts to one another, it's a pitty that us relatively poor people look at this show of wealth and start to complain.
Our lives and the rest of the billion lives who teeter on the precipice of poverty and starvation do not have time to pretend that we are just like them. Because we are not.
99% of Indians are not billionares, they don't have crores to spend. Their daily lives are faced with other real challenges, like bribing money to corrupt officials to get water connection or electricity. Skipping a meal so that their children can eat three meals a day. Saving money so that our children can go to school.
Nobody cares about the common folks. Govt doesn't care, police doesn't care... along we go living our burdensome lives.
But then there's the world of Preity and Nuss Wadia, Aish and Abhi, and the rest of the tinsel-town Royals, who can do whatever they want. In their life, the challenges are about whether to buy a white or black color Mercedes, it's never about how to survive.
So in this game of 'Haves' and 'Have Nots' which has been recycled so many times, it's not about what these Royals are doing, it's about what we are doing with our lives. How can we improve our lives and that of our environment that nurtures love not hate, tolerance and not prejudice.
We don't want to be the monkeys on the trees near Amitabh's home waiting for his glimpse, we can do better.
RE:Bentlyes, Rolls Royce, Mercedes
by Yogi on Apr 21, 2007 10:42 AM Permalink
Very well said sir...Thank you....True the world is divided between the haves and have nots.. Amitabh has acted arrogant before India.. Its like insulting a nation which has given him so much..I also like "We dont want to be monkeys on the trees near Amitabs home waiting for his glimpse, we can do better".
