My lazy reflections

Here comes my blog entry after a really long time.
My timepass activities keep varying and blogging has been offlate largely neglected due to my movie spree. Having exhausted all the good movies, my movie watching activity is a success only 25% of the time. A pile of crap which I somehow seem to endure for now.
Lage Raho Munna Bhai the sequel to Munna Bhai MBBS came as a relief last week. The movie was a complete package of fun in every sense- the ideal mix of comedy, romance, politics and above all a message to the society delivered in a beautiful realistic way. The movie ended with a grand applause from the audience. Though a mere 3 hours of entertainment, it has churned my wheels of thoughts about lot of things.
A glance at the pathetic state of our country's politicians generates a revolting disgust in all of us and we the common people supposedly "forming the democratic country" turn a blind eye and move on with our mundane lives. Though the media keeps a considerable check on the greedy politicians, they continue to crown themselves with a never-ending list of scams. We won freedom from the British only to end up at the hands of ruthless Indian Politicians. Our country has undergone a drastic metamorphism in principles within a century. The same proud land being the birthplace of great freedom fighters like Ghandhiji, Subhash Chandra Bose, Chandra Sehkhar Azad, Tilak, Bhagath Singh, has now been reduced to a thriving nest of corrupt politicians. Somehow somewhere, we lost the true leaders of the Nation. It just makes me think - "How in the heavens can Great people disappear so soon"! "Why are such great leaders not resurrecting in our country - to guide us when we need them the most"! The double edged sword called "power and money" vested on the leaders is just showing its negative edge. We just seem to have lost in the maddening world the principles of life instilled in us as a child. We have different kinds of formal education and degrees for every discipline in the various walks of life- But none for one pursuing their lives as leaders of a state or country. He/She on whom lies the decision of masses, future of nation seem to be blinded by greed, gluttony, arrogance, lust...
Is there an end...or is it just the beginning of the epidemic.
Reflecting on the speech of Jawaharlal Nehru on the eve of Independence, August 14, 1947; I feel, we awakened from one slumber and have plunged into a much deeper one.

"Long years ago we made a tryst with destiny,
and now the time comes when we shall redeem our
pledge...At the stroke of the midnight hour, when the
world sleeps, India will awake to life and freedom"

The waves of time has reframed our destiny, and a new tryst with destiny has to be made.....