I am corrupt, You?
As you all know, I am a simple, God
Loving, Wife Fearing, Middle Class Indian. I must say, after this Anna Phenomenon, and Media saying
that it’s all because of the Great Indian Middle Class, I am more than proud to
belong to this class. Other wise, after buying a 1 ½ BHK, carpet area of 480 sq ft, with borrowed
money, in Mumbai suburbs, I had started thinking that I had moved up a notch.
PS: If you got some more examples of corruption in every day life, feel free to tweet or comment, will be happy to include ( with credits ).
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The recent furor over corruption always
made me wonder–When it comes to corruption, why we only talk about
the public servants? Are
they the only ones who could be corrupt , no one else?
Well, this made me do what any average middle class, internet accessing Indian would do, Google “What is
corruption?”.
And these were the results –
Dishonest or fraudulent conduct by
those in power, typically involving bribery . Lack of integrity or honesty
(especially susceptibility to bribery); use of a position of trust for
dishonest gain.
Then I also checked “What is bribe?”
–
Money or any other valuable consideration given or promised
with a view to persuade or induce the behavior of
person.
Now that I knew what corruption and bribe were, I was clear that Team Anna is in the right direction -Average
Indian Middle Class can’t be corrupt.
I was about to switch-off and hit the bed when my daughter came in begging, Papa please explain the meaning of this -
Bura
Jo Dekhan Main Chala, Bura Naa Milya Koye !
Jo Munn Khoja Apnaa, To Mujhse Bura Naa Koye !!
By
the time I was done explaining, I knew something was wrong.
- When my son refused to eat green vegetables, didn’t I say -if you eat this for a week I’ll buy you a new BeyBlade.
- Didn’t I say “yes” when the computer service guy asked “Sir, got some new games, should I copy on your laptop”.
- Didn’t I visit www.songs.pk to download the latest Bodyguard songs composed by the very talented Himesh Reshammiya and Pritam.
- Didn’t I say “yes” when the interior designer said, “Sir, if you insist on full bill – will have to pay service tax”.
- Didn’t I pay 500 to a temple agent to get a quicker access to God when I visited the Shani temple.
- Parents doing kids' homework or school projects to ensure that kids get better grades.
- Agar tu mujhe tera program(source code) dega toh main tujhe us ladki ka contact details dunga! via TaiyouSun
- Don't we say "God, please get my job done, 101 ka prasad chadhaunga" via amancool5
Before you start criticising the "system" , just think - Is Hamam mein sab nange hain !.
