Idealism Intact!

Whining and whining still, we find ourselves 'wanting'. we complain and sympathise and redo the routine all over again, till one begins to wonder, why we wait, and wait all the time for the world to change. For, it never will, until you and I passionately will for it to change.

A Slumdog Millionaire, an editorial of an incident of inhumane treatment meted out to the common man during a communal riot- are only momentarily pitied. And we simply choose to be complacent thinking," this too shall pass". But, there is more- more to do, more to give , more to serve. Let us not eternally bask in the glory of our fortunate births, Rather, it is only an opportunity to lend a helping hand to the destitute.

Service knows no caste, no creed. It brings a felling of contentment which you and I seldom experience. There is a moment of joy when you pour out an ounce of rice to man who has been starving. I am being no hypocrite, I realized this during the Flood Relief Campaign last year.

Ask yourselves if there has been such a worthy moment in your lives, a time when you got up to take an initiative, a time when you have not been ignorant.

Find a moment of introspection , to try and find answers to the many unanswered questions in our lives, to abandon all selfishness that is within us. Let us turn over a new leaf.

P.S- I gave this speech on assembly on the 5th of June, 09 and the community seemed to have liked it , so I decided to publish it.