Do not be deceived by western benchmarking, spirit and soul cannot be benchmarked.Benchmarking of happiness is ridiculous, its a state of mind depending on the individual.
Whats fine with west need not be fine with me, applying a benchmark on happines will make the world a dull place to live.
A Finnish Mother Teresa found more happiness in filth of Calcutta than in Finland.
Be happy, love all, purify self from hatred greed and live well.
Re: Do not be deceived by West
by youngturk on Jun 23, 2010 10:57 PM
Dengue comes to calcutta in rounds. After many deaths the minister of health said we have to accept that some of our citizens will die in dengue!!! The organizations/people who should ensure local cleanliness in such serious conditions, still kolkatans romanticise their poverty and filth. This is India.
Re: Do not be deceived by West
by youngturk on Jun 23, 2010 10:53 PM
Yeah mother teresa got many 'bakras' waiting for her freebies in calcutta. Dont fool yourself. India is in shambles because of indisciplined and petty behaviour of indians. Of course many things in India is great, but we have to improve a lot lot more to achieve a decent healthy lifestyle for all, ensured by all.
Re: Re: Do not be deceived by West
by John Pillai on Jun 24, 2010 12:03 AM
Yes, right dude. She was Albanian and with her noble work she became Mother Teresa from Agnes. Had she gone Pakistan, she would have become some Mullabegum....Lol !
Re: Casteism
by truth on Jun 23, 2010 10:32 PM
People overreact about caste. Honestly, most people don't care much about castes in day to day life as some caste-phobic people project it to be.
Re: Re: Casteism
by youngturk on Jun 23, 2010 10:54 PM
Thats in urban india. Lack of information, suppression of women and children by village patriarchs made life hell in rural india. Obviously casteism flourishes in environment of ignorance.
Re: Re: Re: Casteism
by truth on Jun 23, 2010 11:14 PM
"Lack of information, suppression of women and children by village patriarchs" - these problems are not because of caste. People off all catses suffer from these problems. It is out of illeteracy that we face these problems in rural India.
Re: Average ranking in governance and personal freedom
by Ayon Pradhan on Jun 23, 2010 09:20 PM
Try marrying someone of another caste or religion and you will find out what personal freedom means.
Re: Re: Average ranking in governance and personal freedom
by truth on Jun 23, 2010 10:32 PM
Go to Finland and try to marry a Finnish women see if they are very friendly. Also while you are there eat dog meat in open and see if you are welocmed by them. These type of things don't count as personal freedom.
Re: Re: Average ranking in governance and personal freedom
by truth on Jun 23, 2010 10:26 PM
You mean people in Finland can marry anyone they want. Give me a break personal freedom I am talking about is restrictions placed on citizens by their governments not what the culture and tradition restricts. Also, Thank god you did not say try to marry 10 women and find out what personal freedom means.
Re: Average ranking in governance and personal freedom
by JGN on Jun 23, 2010 09:19 PM
this only shows your poor understanding of the matter. Don't you come to know about news in every day life how common people of India are subjected to harassment from the government agencies including getting killed in police fake encounters?
Re: Re: Average ranking in governance and personal freedom
by truth on Jun 23, 2010 10:28 PM
How come you and I are still alive if that is the case. let us not show exceptions as a rule.
Re: Average ranking in governance and personal freedom
by Prashanth on Jun 23, 2010 09:25 PM
You can throw garbage and litter wherever you want. That's personal freedom.
Re: Re: Average ranking in governance and personal freedom
by Jerry Fernandes on Jun 23, 2010 09:56 PM
Also inspite of having public toilets, urinate anywhere is personal freedom :)
Re: Re: Re: Average ranking in governance and personal freedom
by truth on Jun 23, 2010 10:28 PM
Whether these things are good or bad you are not killed or put in jail for doing those things and so you have more freedom in India.
Re: Re: Re: Average ranking in governance and personal freedom
by Another Critic on Jun 23, 2010 10:22 PM
Walk in the middle of the roads when the traffic lights are green and the vehicles try to pass escaping you is also personal freedom.
Re: Re: Re: Re: Average ranking in governance and personal freedo
by youngturk on Jun 23, 2010 10:41 PM
Very well said, all three of you. Not abiding by any norms, being indiciplined of the highest order is personal freedom, which we enjoy in India. Molest/staring at girls in buses, listening to others conversations in neighbourhood, spread cowdung cakes in middle of the highways for drying, not abiding by any damn rules of roads, spitting even inside public building(!!), suggesting far-off relatives to marry within 'caste' all marks our personal freedom. In one sentence, curbing others freedom is Indian individual freedom!
Re: Re: Re: Re: Re: Average ranking in governance and personal fr
by aaa on Jun 24, 2010 12:34 AM
Very nicely said.. meaningful post after a long long time
Re: Feel sorry for Pakistan
by JAKE on Jun 23, 2010 04:30 PM
What is there to feel sorry? They are reaping what they have sown all these years. Bred on the culture of hatred they breed hatred everywhere.
