Basking in past Glory - Part # 2

.....continuation of part 1

If a cricket player visits a salon, he is traced by the TV News channels, if he sacrifices (read – kill) a goat he is traced (surprising that this cricketer is not yet arrested by PETA), if he dates a girl this is tracked, and the only places where a cricketer is not tracked is perhaps his visit to bedroom, bathroom or toilet!

These bring him more money in advts. Cricketers are provided with farm-houses on hill-stations even if they lose not to mention the money they mint in every match they play. While the cricketers sail on Mercs, pity other sports person straddle on local trains. Cricketers were given a juloos yatra for winning 20-20 but Anand was not even given a welcome by Indian Govt when he came to India after winning the World Title.

When a cricketer gets so much of attention why on the earth one should choose a career other than this? How many sports channel had covered hockey matches as they covered cricket? Can an average Indian recognize any of the hockey players who played for India? What is the contribution of these news channels to this who simply flays those hockey players?

All of the media cry shame of this defeat. Did they ever ponder what made this serious fall of one-time-glory? The present day team is full of youth players. They need motivation and not de-moralization. However, our media chose the other way! If a cricketer fails, detailed analysis is done on every news channel but they chose to ridicule when the same happens to hockey players.

The so-called King Khan, who was glorified by the media as the savior of Indian hockey (just for the reason he played the role of a coach in a fantasy-movie), is being asked about the India’s failure? What a stupidity? How can he answer this? In what way he is related to this? He has taken his share of money for the role he played. His relation with hockey has ended there. Now he is busy auctioning cricketers for IPL. Let him do his earning.

The media was stupid to term him as savior of hockey and now they flay these pity players. Simply by declaring this sport as national one does not make it excel in itself. We need a road-map for the improvement of our performance in hockey.

• Stop Basking in the past glory!
• Play to your strengths. Hone the skills of wrist game.
• Learn new skills. This starts from the grounds. Invite sponsors for building turf grounds.
• Government should allow sops for sponsors or pump in funds to their share.
• Identify those kids who show interest and skills in hockey.
• Conduct tournaments for Under 13, Under 15, Under 18 and Under 21.
• Do not limit tournaments to schools. (read – not only urban schools. Include rural ones)
• Priority to Meritocracy!
• No officials for IHF. Only past players can be officials. Limit their numbers from 1 to 3.
• Government should not target profit while telecasting hockey matches.
• Screen Chak De repeatedly. Not as entertainment but as lesson.
• Learn the lessons: India first, no place is granted, importance to meritocracy, Discipline, team-work, no individual is important etc.,
• Invite coaches from Europe (as to learn the tricks of turfs and their new defense style)

It is the high time we stopped basking in the past glory. Only aged people keep thinking of their past. Younger one never does as they do not have a past. They think ahead of future. India may be old but it does not mean we have to keep thinking of the past and let go slip the present and future from us.

If an aged guy learns to look ahead of future (beyond death), he is claimed as Sadhu. Similarly, India should now stop looking at its past. Think ahead! Turn the age as our strong point. Let us learn to be a Sadhu by thinking far ahead.

GI’ME A BREAK!

I wish I could jump out of my car and scream on top of my voice, “come on! Give me a Break!” I am getting sick of the typical Indian Attitudes - the lack of civic sense, taking pride in violating a law, total demonstration of indiscipline everywhere and you keep counting them! In just a journey of 5 km for 20 minutes, I was pushed to think so!

At times I question myself, “Do our education system really impart the basic things of life in our minds?” If so, why my brethren behave like this? Why can’t they be disciplined enough?” “Haven’t they followed those lessons or they failed to understand them?” If they are doing it despite being aware that what they do is wrong, then they deserve a severe punishment. Don’t they?

Had you ever traveled on Indian roads, you would have made out why I am so pissed off? Invariably, every morning and evening, if one measured their pulse rate immediately after driving; sure he would skip his beat! I would like to list some of the common things one can observe in India.

• Irrespective of the place, if they see a wall, they will defecate. (Thank God it’s only Men)
• If they came across a wall corner, (joining of two walls), they have to spit.
• Spitting is common. I do not need to find a spot for this. I can spit anywhere, anytime!
• If you are on a two wheeler, never go on the sides of the buses. You may never know when those passengers inside the bus will spit or vomit uninformed.
• India follows right-hand drive; still, if you find vehicles coming onto you in your lane, the road does not have barriers.
• Better take ear-plugs with you. Honking is common.
• In a narrow bridge / road, if vehicles get struck, people would never wait. They will proceed in all possible gaps leading to bigger traffic chaos!
• Never stop on a red-light. If did so, be ready to take the curse of the driver behind you. Or be ready to bear the expenses for damaging your vehicle back.
• The traffic lights are superfluous! We never follow.
• Helmets are hindrance and not meant for safety! Our Courts (Pune) say so!
• We neither have lanes nor discipline
• Loitering is my birth right.
• Why should I buy a ticket to travel in the local train? Government has more money!
• Railway track-gates are meant to be given a go-by!
• Temples are everywhere
• People can stop on the way to start praying / worshipping without minding the traffic chaos they create!
• Dogs of the rich will shit only on the public roads.

I love my country more than anything else. That is the reason, these deeds irritate me! The irony is, one can find all these acts are performed by rural & urban, literate and illiterate, rich and the poor.

In India, we have more temples than toilets. We are generous when matters to temples and Gods but would never spare a penny to build toilets. We feel that laws are binding us rather but fail to realize that laws protect us. However, if something wrong happened to self, we scream on top of our voice elaborating the manner in which systems collapsed!

When I was young, I remember “Moral Instructions” as a part of our curriculum. Somehow, our HRD ministry thought this is no longer required for us!

We are notorious in adapting “holier than thou” concept. We are concerned only when it matters to us. We have lost the sight of seeing things in national perspective. I do not know when we will realize. The same attitude is being passed on from generations to generations. Only GOD can save India!

20 Golden Rules for any Office

Rule 1: The Boss is always right.

Rule 2: If the Boss is wrong, see rule 1.

Rule 3: Those who work get more work. Others get pay, perks & promotions.

Rule 4: Ph.D stands for “Pull him down”. The more intelligent a person, the more hardworking a person, the more committed a person; the more number of persons engaged in pulling that person down.

Rule 5: If you are good, you will get all the work. If you are really good, you will get out of it.

Rule 6: When the Bosses talk about improving productivity, they are never talking about themselves.

Rule 7: It doesn’t matter what you do, it only matters what you say you’ve done and what you are going to do.

Rule 8: A pat on the back is only few centimeters from the kick in the butt.

Rule 9: Don’t be irreplaceable. If you can’t be replaced, you can’t be promoted.

Rule 10: The more crap you put up with, the more crap you are going to get.

Rule 11: If at first you don’t succeed, try again. Then quit. No use being a damn fool about it.

Rule 12: When you don’t know what to do, walk fast and look worried.

Rule 13: Following the rules will not get the job done.

Rule 14: If it weren’t for the last minute, nothing would get done.

Rule 15: Everything can be filed under “Miscellaneous”.

Rule 16: No matter how much you do, you never do enough.

Rule 17: You can do any amount of work provided it isn’t the work you are supposed to be doing.

Rule 18: In order to get a promotion, you need not necessarily know your job.

Rule 19: In order to get a promotion, you only need to pretend that you know your job.

Rule 20: The last person that quit or was fired will be held responsible for everything that goes wrong.