Do we have enough Awareness and care about our surroundings....
By kiran8
@kiran8 (15348)
Mangalore, India
March 14, 2010 7:39am CST
I have seen most people living a life within a very limited sphere which includes their family and their immediate surroundings.You talk to them about any other matter and the answer you get is that it does not concern them...I heard a neighbor say " I don't bother about other things, I mind my own business and I am not curious or go prying unnecessarily " - this was in answer to a question regarding a man hole which was gaping open on the road outside , and, whether he had complained or called up the authorities to bring it to their notice....But if he or one of his family members were to accidentally fall into it , I am sure he will leave no stone unturned in getting a compensation and getting his pic in the papers, abusing the authorities for neglecting their duty and abusing every person who has any thing to do with the issue etc etc...
I personally feel that most people lack civic sense and are just not bothered about anything that does not benefit them directly....What are your views friends ?
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6 responses
@yugasini (12892)
• Secunderabad, India
14 Mar 10
hi kiran,
people become like this now a days,only they will see their benifit ,their house,their job,their fecilities etc etc,when the they have in trouble then they will react and the govt also ,putting manholes on the roads they are not completing them in time,due to that some children will fall in and die some times,have a nice day
@kiran8 (15348)
• Mangalore, India
14 Mar 10
we did have a case where a child fell into the man hole and was washed away.The body has never been found so far....That man hole is apparently still open with the authorities having done nothing so far - may be they are waiting for some more deaths before they can decide to close it ...
@yugasini (12892)
• Secunderabad, India
15 Mar 10
hi kiran,
thanks for the comment
,that is the govt, they donot take care of the people as said by me,they leave the people with the wind,but they are saying that we are for people and doing lot of things to the people,who are caring for people niether govt nor politians,have a nice day
,that is the govt, they donot take care of the people as said by me,they leave the people with the wind,but they are saying that we are for people and doing lot of things to the people,who are caring for people niether govt nor politians,have a nice day@kiran8 (15348)
• Mangalore, India
27 Mar 10
Yes i agree, these are the things they ought to attend to at the earliest , since it can endanger a persons life.When it rains and there is flooding , one cannot make out if there is a open drain and so many children have been washed away and never found...Even after such incidents , one still finds open drains all over the city...
@syankee525 (6249)
• United States
21 Mar 10
i get into this topic alot, and hear so many say its my place to say or do anything about it. it is our place to step up for those who cant, and i will always look at it as if
if you dont get ourself involve in more things, and we do see people doing wrong or treating other wrong but us feeling its not our place to say or do anything we are just as wrong.
if i saw the man hole cover off and i didnt try to put it back or call anyone about it, and someone falls into it, then i am wrong for not taking the proper action to prevent it to happen
@kiran8 (15348)
• Mangalore, India
26 Mar 10
Yes I agree with that...I too would at least bring it to some one else's notice. In my country things move at a very low pace because people do not protest or make an issue out of such things.Only when it hits them directly do they take action, which shows how selfish everyone has become...
@dawnald (85137)
• Shingle Springs, California
15 Mar 10
I think most people would report the man hole if it were where it could endanger their own children, but if it were 5 miles down the road endangering somebody else's children they would not.
@kiran8 (15348)
• Mangalore, India
16 Mar 10
Yes dawn very true ! Forget about 5 miles down the road , not even when it is a little distance away from and at a safe distance from your place and your usual route....they become aware of it only when it is riight in front of their house and poses a danger to them...
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@bhanusb (5709)
• India
14 Mar 10
Hi kiran, most of us are not cautious about our surroundings. We blame the authorities for their lacking. Without awareness of our rights we cant blame
for the faults. First of all we must behave like a conscious citizen. A conscious citizen means a conscious nation. We have to earn this.
@kiran8 (15348)
• Mangalore, India
15 Mar 10
I agree bhanu, each of us has some responsibilities....it is unfair to blame the authorities for every little thing that happens.I have seen people throwing stones and breaking the street lamps and the blame goes to the electricity board for not taking care of the matter...
@lowloy (316)
• United States
15 Mar 10
No. There deffinately should be more. We should get out of our own little sprere more especially to help our neighbor or our community. I believe it goes a lot further than our neighbor or community, it should be a life long commitment to help anything that needs help, and not just if a person is only involved for self benefit. It should go beyound the hole that you shared. I deffinately agree with you that if something personally happens then involvement gets a new meaning.
