Land of opportunities…

“KADAM KADAM CHALAYE JAA, KHUSHI KE GEET GAAYE JAA, YEH ZINDAGI HAI KAUM KI, TU KAUM PER LUTAYE JAA”. Ever heard these lines? Must have, on India’s Independence Day or republic day celebrations. We from the bottom of our heart really like these days and wait for them, don’t we? But, what’s the reason? Do we really wait for them so that we can cherish some XXX years of our country’s independence or becoming a republic? Or to salute the people and appreciate the efforts of millions who just put everything on line so that we can have two great days like these to celebrate?

As far as my observation goes, we wait for them because those two days are national holidays. And if they around weekend than BINGO! Take a day off from office, club holidays with weekend and its holiday time. Otherwise just laze around that day, get up late, or get up early and catch up with your old friends for a game of cricket or badminton (choices may vary). In the busy schedule we got now-a-days all we crave for is a free day and a free day and more free days. And all we want to do is NOTHING. But have we every thought if we doing anything for the country? Many answer, obviously we are, my company does this-that, they support Indian market, economy…. So through my company I do a lot for my country.

 Let me re-phrase my question, Have you as an individual ever done anything substantial for your country???

 Now the answer to that will be a straight NO by most of the people, and the reason? We never got an opportunity! Wow, it’s so easy to just save your @$$ in matters like these, learn a lot in corporate world. In this life you got, opportunity never comes to you but you have to go look for it, grab it and work on it, be it for your country or to talk to some nice girl in a disc or other worthless matters like job and all. Many of us really like to go and watch movies that show a little patriotism like ‘chakh de India’ or ‘rang de basanti’. Will walk out of the auditorium very proud of the country and will surly think that YES, I WILL ALSO DO SOMETHING FOR MY COUNTRY. But how long does this zeal stay inside us? For 1 week, or may be 2? Sometimes 3 weeks. After that we again need something to boost the Indian in us.

So now the questions arise, what is the solution to it? Where to look for opportunity? What to do? How to do? And so many more….

But how do I know the answer, I am one like you all….

STILL WAITING FOR THE OPPORTUNITY TO KNOCK AT MY DOOR!! !