Lazing around in the home during these forced holidays , I was reading lots of articles about the current political situation in my state and my country.Oh Boy I thought education brings wisdom and knowledge that can make an young mind in to a responsible citizen.But alas I was totally astounded by the lack of interest and laxity of the present day youth in tackling the common problems surrounding them.Why have we become so self centered, egoistic persons.
I came across a few situations where I felt, may be we are selling our souls to meet our goals or ambitions or what ever work we are doing.
Being a doctor myself I am pained to see how insensitive people are when some one needs a helping hand. The typical situation of an ambulance to reach the hospital .Since there is no rule to give way to for emergency vehicles like ambulances, no body cares to give way to these vehicles.Every precious minute lost during the transportation brings the patient nearer to death.Its a loosing battle for the doctors and other medical professionals to revive a patient beyond certain point of time.
I was so anguished at this situation that ,when ever I come across some one obstructing the way for emergency vehicles I shout at them to think themselves or their family members in that ambulance and do what they would have done.Although harsh, I guess our society understands better with a carrot and stick method rather than the usual softer stance.
The other day I went to the barber shop,which I have been going for the last 8 years. Last time after a few month in US, I went to get my hair done, when I heard from them that one of the worker met with an accident involving an electric pole falling in him. Miraculously he survived and was under going physical rehabilitation. Last time when I went there I met him and asked him about the accident. After dropping off his son's lunch box at the school , on the way back home the electricity department was cutting trees.Nobody cautioned the public traveling on the road.A falling tree fell on the electricity line pulling the electric pole ,which fell on this fellow's cycle. It missed his head by a whisker and fell in the bike. The patient was knocked of the cycle and the pole landed on the back. He started bleeding and was unable to move . The surrounding public watched mutely with no one coming forward to pull him from under the pole. Some dumbass told that they should wait for the police to come or else it would be a crime to move the person from the scene of accident.
The Patient waited for full 10 mins before some good Samaritan pulled him out and called the ambulance. It was a miracle that he survived to tell the story and able to walk after suffering a vertebral fracture.
What could be done to bring change to this society which has buried itself and stopped caring for the fellow individuals.If education cannot bring wisdom and the qualities that are needed for making a responsible citizen, probably we should realize that our educational system should be changed and a serious effort be made by the elderly to teach the values to the children.
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