Go through the following article to know how the youth of India is getting sensible by observing things which are absurd and quite often found in our country….
If you are a Sherlock Holmes fan you must have definitely read the following piece of extract:
‘A client comes to meet Mr. Sherlock Holmes who is a very famous detective.
Mr. Holmes notices his client’s outlook and says, “From South Africa, sir, I percieve?”
The client says, “Of course!” with an expression of surprise on his face.
Holmes: Imperial Yeomanry I fancy.
Client: Exactly!
Holmes: Middlesex Corps, no doubt.
Client: That is so Mr. Holmes you are a wizard!
Mr. Holmes smiled at his bewildered expression and replied: “When a gentleman of virile appearance enters my room with such a tan upon his face which an English sun can never give, and, with his handkerchief in his sleeve instead of in his pocket, it is not difficult to place him. You wear a short beard which shows that you were not a regular. You have the cut of a riding man, as to Middlesex, your card has already shown me that you are a stockbroker from Throgmorton Street. What other regiment do you join?”
Client: You see everything!
Holmes: I see no more than you, but I have trained myself to notice what I see.’
Interesting, isn’t it? Think about a nation half filled with such people! It would definitely be a site worth watching. Anyways, coming to the real topic. I found the following story stuck in the corner of a newspaper, which was quite interesting: A plane had taken off from Pune and was heading towards Kolkata with Indian passengers in it. Suddenly the pilot came in and announced, “The plane cannot land at Kolkata due to heavy rain, and hence, we will be landing at a small airport near Varanasi. We will resume our flight by tomorrow morning.” The passengers heaved an unpleasant sigh, “Oh God! What is this? How can such a thing happen? This is such a terrible situation. Bla bla bla …” but nobody could help it and had to accept the changes without much complaints. Aas reported, the plane landed at Varanasi. As it was a sudden diversion, the infrastructure quirks at the station were unpredicted. There was a bus waiting to accommodate the passengers and head towards the city so as to ease the avail of eating and sleeping arrangements to the passengers. As soon as the bus came, the Indian passengers rushed towards the bus in order to hold the best seat available (air passengers are usually comfort freaks). And here enter our two young heroes. When these guys saw a lady with a small child trying to make her way into the bus, they got aside and told everybody to let the first bus be boarded by ladies having small children, and the old people. They themselves gave away their seats to two young ladies having children. This suddenly changed the atmosphere. The uncles (as I call them) saw the mature behavior of the boys and decided to do accordingly. The youngsters had organized a queue when the second bus arrived, and hey! Everybody got a seat. Those who did not get seats shared seats with those, who were already sitting. Everyone was happy, and, everybody forgot their desperate conditions (as they called it) at least for a while.
Now comes the next scene of the play. At the hotel, people again started fighting for getting special family rooms. Everybody took a family room and paid extra bill for the same. The only difference between the family rooms and the rest of the sitting place was the seats. Family section had sofas in it and the other section had cushioned chairs. Air conditioner was active throughout the hotel. Our two youngsters sat in the ordinary section, had a wonderful meal and paid just three fourth the amount paid by those who sat in the family section. This time everyone was again complaining: oh! The food wasn’t so good. It is simply a huge waste of money and this and that……… but our heroes were laughing and having a wonderful time looking at their foolish behavior.
There was one thing that these two youngsters never understood. Why are these people having a mob mentality? They are not Prime Ministers or VIP’s, then why are they acting like this? Why does everyone want to grab the best possible thing. Why does everybody act as if he is special? The reason is because they are all lost in the darkness of comfort. They never think that comfort can make them slaves. They were so worried about small-small things like- what if I don’t get a seat in the bus? What if I have to stand while traveling? What if I don’t get a seat in the special room? What if I alone am left out in the ordinary section of the hotel?, etc. These people will be surprised to know that they are comfort freaks. They will not be able to sit on the ground because the comfort giving sofas have made their bodies so comfort loving that they just cannot do without it.
It is ‘he who can smile under any circumstances’ who lives like a king. I say King because he is not a slave of comfort. He can live without comfort, he can live without a hefty salary, and he can also live without bothering about strict working schedules. Such person is actually referred to as a mature person. Because, as he is not worried about small-small things that are unnecessary, he has plenty of time to learn different things by looking at people around him. It is these people who can become, as mature and sharp, as Sherlock Holmes in their mere future. This is actually just the proverbial tip of the iceberg. There is still lot more to be understood, for e.g. talking less. Talking just as much as is necessary in the present situation is also a sign of maturity in a person. It is this maturity that has to be stabilized within us. Such people mark their presence in a very strong manner and are very impressive.
Let me conclude this article with a very good example of a deity who is referred to as a “Mariyada Purushottama” (the best among the males) in India- Lord Sri Rama. Once a man went to the sage who wrote Ramayana and asked him “what did you find in Rama, so that you praised him so much and entitled him as ‘Mariyada Purushottama’?” The sage smiled and said, “what makes Rama so special is that- the smile which was visible on his face when he was abandoned from the kingdom and sent to the forest, was exactly similar to the one he had on his face when he was a Prince.” It is this divine smile which is found on the face of a mature person. And this quality of such a person can be admired only by another mature person. Rest of the world will never understand the beauty of this behavior. In west, it is this same maturity which is supposed to be found within a person who is called as a gentleman. But people nowadays have started having serious faces in order to get recognized as gentlemen. It is clearly visible that if the youth show a few changes in their behavior they can definitely change the whole nation. Even a small thing like- not throwing wrappers on the street and keeping them in your pockets till you find a dustbin to dispose it in, is an admirable quality. These things are never found among common people. So be different and mark your strong presence wherever you go. Only then will you be recognized as a cool guy. Have a nice day!!!!!!!!
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