Cleanliness – Start with “ I, Me & my Self”

In India, everyone is a doctor or a consultant, and would have to give an advice whether we require or not. We all are facing this type of people in our daily life, but that is also fact that when we ask them to follow their advice then it is difficult for them. We all know that small kids don’t have any idea how to behave at home though its others house. So, from our childhood, we have taught them to remove the shoes outside the home, to wash hand and legs, take a bath etc.  There are so many type of advice we are giving our children, but when table goes turn and if we check whether our elders follow that advice or no then in most of the cases, we find “NO”. e.g., before some days, I had traveled from Mumbai to Surat via rail in Super fast AC coach. That was my first journey in AC Coach and I was bit excited. Believe me I was impressed because it was maintained nicely and there was a good ambiance including seat. As the journey started, first I took my book and started reading after some time I closed that book and took my smart phone and played a Marathi Movie. I was busy in my movie at that time a man passed nearby me with tea, So I bought  one cup of tea for me at the same time one Uncle also bought the same. After some time I was shocked what I saw, he was eating tobacco, so, he spat beside his seat and started to drink tea. Really that was very shameful for us where on the other side of coin, our Prime Minister Mr. Narendra Modi, has undertaken a campaign on the “Swachh Bharat mission” with such gusto. Though it is a nice initiative by our PM, but a loud applause is produced only when all people put in their hands together.

One of the first sign of a well managed place whether it is hotel, theatre or a restaurant – is its cleanliness to impress each and everyone. The same is applicable to our country also. As a human being, we are not ready to live in a home which is not clean then how we can afford it to live in a country. Indians who travel abroad are often awestruck by cleanliness levels in the developed world and they also follow the rule and regulation of cleanliness where vis-a-vis their is very thin chance to follow the same rules in India.

 On Last year 2nd Oct 2014, our Honorable Prime Minister Mr. Narendra Modi, announced “Swachh Bharat mission “and also nominated some big personalities like, Sachin Tendulkar, Amirkhan, Anil Ambani, Team of Tarak Mehta ka ulta chasma and many more. During that time , all are showing their initiative and took a broom in their hand. However, while the broom in hand does make a compelling photo-op and is well intentioned, it will take a lot more to clean India. If we are really serious about this, let us first figure out why we are dirty in the first place, and what it would take to have a cleaner India.

We are not dirty people, we keep our homes scrupulously clean, but when we step out of our homes, we will find the roadside littered? And sometimes we also take part in it. Our government is investing their best efforts to clean the city, but the main reason of the failure is we are not supporting them. From now onwards,  If every Indian has a concept of ‘my 5 meters’, or a sense of ownership about a 5 meter radius around him or her, miracles can happen. 5 meters is just 15 feet around you. Given the number of people we have, we can achieve a lot if we all get together.

Just Imagine, Swachh Bharat is possible if we start it with, “I, Me & myself”

I See Her...

The cold breeze tickles my skin

Eyes filled with freshness and heart feels cold

Thunder is surrounding ,waves are approaching

But everywhere i see her.. i see her...i see her...

On a full moon day her illusion appears,

And her eyes appear in the sparkling stars,

And her laughter echos in gentle flow of stream

But everywhere i see ...i see her...i see her....

Though we are miles and miles away from each other

But our hearts are one

Though she is not seen by me ,

Yet everywhere i see ...i see her...i see her

Rahul Revne