POINTLESS

I was walking on the foot over bridge at Kurla station when i overheard a conversation between a mother and his son
Son: Mujhe 4 rupiya do na, vada pav khana hai, bhai ko bhi khana hai
Mother: Nahi, tu akele khayega, usse nahi dega
Son: do na paisa, khana hai mujhe
Mother: Paisa nahi hai mere paas, ja tu abhi

The same day, I had planned to have a pizza. A pizza by myself when people cant have a vada-pav for themselves. A pizza costing Rs. 200+ and a vada pav costing Rs.5-
The only feeling that was left was guilt. I don't know why, but there was guilt. Why am I having a pizza for me when people around me cant have basic food that they like. If he would have been asking for a chewing gum or a chocolate, I wouldn't have felt guilt. But what really moved me was he was asking for food. A filling food of vada pav.

Some people like to generate political mileage over "marathi manoos" and "we will resign for North Indians" when the common man doesn't even have money for a days food. Why not work for this common man instead? You want votes, dont you? Well, here is your chance to get votes and at the same time help the needy. Does a person who doesnt have 1 meal think about what state he is from or what country he belongs to? No, he just wants food. We talk about marathi culture deteriorating in Maharashtra, but we dont understand, why are immigrants coming here. At least the basic necessities are fulfilled to some extent. A person may not be getting even single meal a day at his hometown. In Mumbai, atleast he earns 1 meal per day. Its all for living. I didn't mean to talk about this issue in the post but it just came up.

The matter than needs to be stressed is many people in India cannot fulfil the basic necessities - food, clothing and shelter. Be it farmers from Vidharba or Biharis. The same goes for Oriyas and Andhraites from villages. We, sitting here in big cosmoplitian cities hardly care for them. We have other agendas on our mind. These people can easily be lured for a vote, and thats w government is formed (may be). Education is the cure to all this. Education - the golden word. Why can't we as educated people, help the backward. TIMES OF INDIA TEACH INDIA CAMPAIGN is restricted to cities alone, why not villages?

As you might have noticed that the post starts and brings up one point and ends at a different point altogether. Thats because may be, all these points are just entangled. Its a cycle, and once one link is broken, we might have a truely developed country.