My dirty neighbourhood

The post about "Dirty Indians" ended with a question, a wish and expressed the dreams, inability, and helplessness.

Upon thinking further in that direction, I was able to see some light. It is very easy to blame someone for any kind of situation we are in. Any simple logistic query would give us the following cycle - We start blaming that particular private or public sector, then the governing body, the politicians misusing the power etc. There is one more level to be blamed. All of us. I am not taking the argument that we elected them and so we should be blamed. I am talking about sociology. As a society, we value wealth, power, status etc. We value these too much to an extend that directly or indirectly we assume the ill stance of "means is not as important as the end". This result oriented, fast track society breeds corruption, laziness, cunning cheats (like the apple vendor who cheated me recently. Actually I went to his shop written with the words "cheat me" in my forehead. He swapped the paper cover which had shinning apples with the cover of rotten ones), injustice, terrorism etc etc. We happily pass on these values to the next generation. We donate to schools for making them successful. They will eventually turn out to be successful corrupt (what outcome to expect from a corrupt institute?).

However, I dont believe in an answer which blames others. The problem with that external answer is that we are satisfied by finding that answer and we stop bringing up the question again. I was looking at my life. I do clean my house because I like a clean environment. I do put the dust in the bin and dispose in the right manner. Apart from this, my personal life is not worthy. Sometimes I read thought provoking books or play computer games, or day dream about future, or watch some porn &/or fantasize some girls in different combinations. Once in a while I think about social service and choose something I find it easy -- take tuition for underprivileged kids, that too whenever they call me.

May be I feel I am too dignified to clean my neighbourhood myself. I might be shy to talk to the neighbours about this problem and face their ridicule look, smiles. I thought about finding three or four like minded volunteers and take the cleaning activity as a project. Before even putting some solid plan to ask for help, I came to know that our office is shifting. Probably, I will have to move to another house. I will try to find a house in a clean (relative) street rather than spend time in cleaning the current street. Well, with this attitude, I doubt if I would ever be helpful in cleaning the environment. However, I get irritated when I see people dirtying the place around.

I complain about raising house rent and greedy owners. Occasionally a thought comes in regarding my aggressive investment in real estate business; that could be an important reason for the rental market to shoot up. I feel comfortable to dismiss this thought whenever it shows up.

The bottom line is, I am noticing and complaining whatever I dont do or I take care of. I am not willing to know or change whatever corruptness I am made up of.