On any average day we choose to make decisions that affect not only our own lives but the lives and ways of those that we depend on, those that surround us and even those whose lives are not intimately connected to ours in any particularly decipherable way. And very often those decisions do not conclude to the outcomes we expect from these decisions. And when this happens, more often than not, we end up creating our own perceived burden of failure that we live with for the rest of the period that we suffer the outcomes. We make these weighty burdens pins in the cushion of our life; sometimes learn from them and, with a little luck, move forward with corrective and wiser decisions that create positive outcomes for all affected.
There are those among us who do not feel this burden and continue to make whatever there is to make of the resultant situation, and simply move on. Considered in an isolated environment such individuals are very often considered brave and optimistic in their approach. When you consider that their decisions and outcomes affect many lives, they make for extremely selfish and almost social psychopaths – most of them probably end up becoming our political leaders. The ability to reap personal benefits off of every situation and make that the core objective is quintessential to get to a position of power where one can govern and lead. Every other manifestation of evil we see, as we read through the lives of those who decide our fate as a people and as a country, is an outcome of this profitable ability to shrug off the good or bad of any decision made as long as there is a personal benefit.
Take a look around and then take a while to contemplate on the state of the nation. Every day and every newspaper that covers the truth will tell you the same story of leaders who we elected to office have pegged us at the lowest end of the priority spectrum. Somehow these people have been able to convince us of our their genuine intent on helping us develop, progress and get from high to higher, while their every subsequent decisions sink us lower and lower into a quicksand from where there is no recovery. The only high-to-high movement is for their own coffers. And that stems from the complete lack of any possible consideration of outcomes. When you take that look around, ask of yourself this question – who among these clowns is really someone who cares about the condition of the constituent? I have had a very hard time spotting anyone who can restrict the high of power from getting the responsibilities of power drunken stupid.
From a limited internet research, 2012 alone yielded scams worth losses over 3000 billion – about 3% of the GDP. And this is just what has made it to the Wikipedia list. Even if I am very optimistic, I would peg the corruption losses to about 10 – 15% of the GDP of 1.89 trillion dollars in 2012. In 2012 India has ranked 94th out of 176 countries in Transparency International's Corruption Perceptions Index, tied with Benin, Colombia, Djibouti, Greece, Moldova, Mongolia, and Senegal. Look at the countries we are ranked with and then put the promises and propaganda of progress and growth in perspective. Have our leaders done us proud or pushed us to the brink of shame?
There are those among us who do not feel this burden and continue to make whatever there is to make of the resultant situation, and simply move on. Considered in an isolated environment such individuals are very often considered brave and optimistic in their approach. When you consider that their decisions and outcomes affect many lives, they make for extremely selfish and almost social psychopaths – most of them probably end up becoming our political leaders. The ability to reap personal benefits off of every situation and make that the core objective is quintessential to get to a position of power where one can govern and lead. Every other manifestation of evil we see, as we read through the lives of those who decide our fate as a people and as a country, is an outcome of this profitable ability to shrug off the good or bad of any decision made as long as there is a personal benefit.
Take a look around and then take a while to contemplate on the state of the nation. Every day and every newspaper that covers the truth will tell you the same story of leaders who we elected to office have pegged us at the lowest end of the priority spectrum. Somehow these people have been able to convince us of our their genuine intent on helping us develop, progress and get from high to higher, while their every subsequent decisions sink us lower and lower into a quicksand from where there is no recovery. The only high-to-high movement is for their own coffers. And that stems from the complete lack of any possible consideration of outcomes. When you take that look around, ask of yourself this question – who among these clowns is really someone who cares about the condition of the constituent? I have had a very hard time spotting anyone who can restrict the high of power from getting the responsibilities of power drunken stupid.
From a limited internet research, 2012 alone yielded scams worth losses over 3000 billion – about 3% of the GDP. And this is just what has made it to the Wikipedia list. Even if I am very optimistic, I would peg the corruption losses to about 10 – 15% of the GDP of 1.89 trillion dollars in 2012. In 2012 India has ranked 94th out of 176 countries in Transparency International's Corruption Perceptions Index, tied with Benin, Colombia, Djibouti, Greece, Moldova, Mongolia, and Senegal. Look at the countries we are ranked with and then put the promises and propaganda of progress and growth in perspective. Have our leaders done us proud or pushed us to the brink of shame?
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