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Friday, March 31, 2006

Back in India!!

My 10th day in India after 3 and a half long months in San Diego. Its kinda fun to be back in India but back of my mind I know that US is a far better place.

Life has not been very exciting as it used to be. Nothing to work on, no parties, no weekend outings. Days are all lull. I chalked out a lot of stuff to do when I get back to India. But, nothing has inspired me to actually get up and going on those tasks. I had planned on every weekend parties and outings. I had planned to go clubbing. I had planned on a lion safari to the Gir National park. So many things to do, but I guess its the Mumbai heat that has put me off.

Gone are the days when I used to await weekends. Every weekend used to mean something special. Every weekend there was a party or an outing planned. But no more. Everybody has a schedule of their own. I have not had to time to meet up will all friends and listen to the tales of the Goa carnival they went to. Hate this kinda life... :(

I love the US kinda life. To follow that kinda lifestyle, we need to:
  1. Live for the day. Forget about the future and enjoy the present. In India, we don't live for themselves. We live for our future generations. We work hard earning money for our grandchildren to enjoy. We forget that we have a life of our own. And this is not gonna change.
  2. Spend some time for ourselves. I spend 5 days a week slogging in office and the other 2 days is making up for it. Most of us don't have a life during weekdays. In the US, the work culture is different. They work on an hourly basis. They, therefore, work for no more than 8 hours a day. They have the remaining 16 hours to themselves. They indulge in theor hobbies and other activities during that time.
  3. Improve on our basic infrastructure. I love the infrastructure there. Love their roads. the roads there really make you feel like going out and cruising on them. Here, I am dog tired when I reach home. I am not awake for more than 3 hours after I get back home.

There is a lot more that I would love to point out. But am too tired to write. The travelling here drains you completely, physically and mentally.

The bottomline is US is a far better place to stay in. I remember hearing a debate on how the US culture spoils the children or NRIs. I know the culture cultivated in children there is bad. But, I believe, children are a mere reflection of their parents. Our children will do exactly as we teach them and not what they see in the society. So those of you who have the US culture as the main point of debate, I am sorry, you should blame yourself if your children are spoilt brats.

I know that there are a lot of Indian lovers cursing me for this. But, we got to digest the truth. We need to work towards making India a better place. I too love India and thats the reason I wanna make it better.

5 Comments:

Blogger DenziL said...

I dont know what you are trying to say???

If you mean to say that US is better than India... then I agree with you. But, I love my country too... And you know why it looks better to you... Because it is one of the richest nations in the world. And the other reason is that the Americans respect their country by not littering around When in some other country, we marvel at the clean roads... But here, we (not me) litter around and dont even feel bad about it...

Corrupt politicians have further tarnished the image of our country...

Regarding... Living for the day... Thats what I beleive in...

And my friend... To make India a better place stop criticising first and then let me know what have you done for the country???

5:10 AM

 
Anonymous Anonymous said...

DESH DROHI.... namakuul... Tau ko phekdooo....

What are you doin for the nation what sort of responsibility have you shown...

you are one of those who litter on roads and then blame at no cleaner roads...

have you ever taken care of waste management.. do you separate dry waste and wet waste at home...

look at what our country has given to us...

USA has been independant for over 100 years...
we are just 50years
in these 50 years we have achieved at a greater pace than anyone could have done...

Its we who have to show responsibility and make this a better place...
USA was same as India is...

Jagoo india Jagoo....

9:11 AM

 
Anonymous Anonymous said...

Above comment for all idiots who feel USA is better than INDIA...

Yeh mear India . I love my India..

9:17 AM

 
Anonymous Anonymous said...

No doubt the infrastructure is far better in U.S. then in India but still better roads..cheap gasoline...cheap beer doesn't make life...U.S gained freedom in 1776 and so over these long years it has built solid institutions and a great quality of life... we also need to give India some more time ...

you can read mine at ..
Bad Moon Rising

1:41 AM

 
Blogger ThisIsMe said...

hey Tarun! Came here, 4/4/06, & i'm suprised! U r bak! I luv India! If I can, i would forever wanna b here!

2:40 AM

 

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