Friday, October 17, 2008

Social animal

I am not an individual. I am part of a society. I believe in people coming together as one of the virtues of humankind, than in any other animal societies.

I don't know whether elephants can make friends, dogs can make friends, goats can make friends, dinosaurs can make friends, snakes can make friends, butterflies can make friends, polar bears can make friends. But I am sure that humans can make friends. That is our strength, which we take for granted.

We sometimes only treat our house as clean, only our friends house for cleanliness. But often forget the whole society which enables us to survive. Imagine one day when hotels close, malls close, departmental stores close, auto-rickshaw's stop running, taxis stop running, buses stop running. They are not directly related to us. But is part of a larger society which we do not think about.

We are so selfish that we do not care the problems (even silly problems) of passersby. This is well evident within a city of type Bangalore, where no one has time for others nearby.

I have took some really heart-felt snaps which make me really think. I personally feel that I can do something towards helping the real wanted. I get really annoyed by bikers honking over footpath behind walking commuters, people throwing waste in the roads, people cutting trees, people blocking roads for their selfish purposes.

I really speak to those concerned if I was present. I initially was really annoyed with these kinds of people who do not take law for their protection but for a policemen.



The first picture I portray here is that of a trailer truck blocking a public road. This trailer has been brought by the construction party of a house in the road. I talked to the concerned person and he laughed out my concern saying fly above the trailer. I was deeply shocked by the comments, but had to laugh to maintain not an annoying face.



The second and third pictures voice my concern over people cutting trees for any purpose. I simply cannot agree any reason for cutting down a tree for removing an obstruction. What if the trees where like humans and want to cut down humans from their obstructive path. Simply tears my dear trees. :(



Atlast the fourth and fifth pictures voice my concern against people throwing garbage (whatever they feel not worth of carrying) onto roads. We cannot blame the municipality authorities to police us and find out where we throw waste and pick it up to make the city clean. It is me, you, each individual who must bring about the change. Educate the ones near you.

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