This is not poetry but plain prose formatted for easy readability.The views expressed in this are personal.To stop receiving the mails send back a blank mail with sub: 'Stop Mails'.Om Sri SairamHistory will record -Indian Peninsula was three-sides-Oceanbut all-sides-violence,,,,Every Mao strike sends an SMS to society.Andevery bomb blast sends a missed call.With a subtle message -"You could be the next".Gone are the days of oursitting in the lap of luxury,sipping the morning coffee,poring over the hot storiesof violence and mayhem across the country.As long as themilkmen and maid servants arrive in time..and taps don't dry... and school buses ply,we feel our World is safe.But not anymore.Our apathy and indifferencesilently slipped into logical end.Now violence is ringing our door bell.Look at the neighbouring countries.In one,a whole generation is lost fighting.In another,Bomb blasts replaced morning alarms.Freedom is removed even from Dictionary- you know where..At this rate future students will read-'Indian Peninsula was three sides Oceanbut all sides violence.'No Govt can police every square foot.Nor any Politician uproot violence in toto.It is a logistical impossibility.Seek solution elsewhereBelieve.India has changed.The New India demands Action at all levels.That doesn't exclude us.We need spiritual strength, asother modes failed to stretch and save.World over, Govts go under. Icons crumble. Leaders fold upbefore ruthless violence.Even atheists wonder-'why not try'their God'for a change..'Every Avatar is an Extension Counter of Godwithin radar range of our Sense Organs,for Darshan,sparshan and Sambhashan.But after that what??After reading Spiritual texts - what?After listening to/singing inspiring bhajans - what?After this extensive 'lubrication'in 'Soul Service Centres',what do we do with it?Time to go back to society and serve.And make a difference with 'Applied Spirituality'.To counter vilolence in concrete terms,spiritually inclined should stir out of the barracks.And go beyond mere Pooja Paat and servethe poor and needy. Big time.Mere intent can never be the solutionunless coupled with concrete action.In neighbourhood slums and villages,the neglected lot is ganging upagainst the organised societyAin't there enough good samaritansto address their grievances..Not enough crusaders? NGOs?Of course there are millions of feet on street.Of NGO men in action, if we go by statsAccording to Indiaonline ,there areabout 2 million NGOs in Indiaworking on a broad spectrum-Street Children,old,youth,villagers,slum dwellers,landless labour,tribals etc.etcEven if a fraction of this is effective,we could have replicated Heaven hereand put Moksha under Exchange offerwith the 'Abused lives' !Fed up with life? Lifetime offer !Exchange your Abused Liveswith direct Moksha package...Then what went wrong?Why this disconnect from the mainstream,of the misguided youth and rural massrevolting against the local systemsresulting in brutal massacre.View from top hides all.Till the flame reaches the skythe heat can't be felt up there.But by that time, it's alreadya heap of ash below.Get down to brass tacksand get 'dusty' with us.Shake hands with Reality.And discover the truth.Being Dust, we are freeflowingto every nook and cornerand see a thing or two andpost our stories like the one belowto poor "you" in our digital captivity !!(You can 'dust us off' anyway)Some NGOs do very good work.Kudos to those Angels.We would love to extendsame salutations to others as well..but...ChemburDust tiptoed and peeped in..to know where it really pinches..It's revealing...
For many, the distress signals of the poorare new heartbeats to work onand resuscitate themselves.It is as though Poverty in society is justanother opportunity to build a career with.They have discarded the Seva templateof Gandhi,Vinobha and even Anna Hazares.Their new template begins withanimated Powerpointsof appropriated statistics.Even if it is a simple hut, theyshow in seven different angles.Read the rest of the rules..Jargonise at the drop of a hat.Don't forget to add 'Asia Pacific'even if it is about a tribal village,as it gives an international 'feel'.And audience hits a new 'high'every time they hear that.The 3-D image of plight of poorin 'Asia Pacific' villages in comparison to West...And Graph is a must.Even to show Zero !You may see nothing in this graph.Actually it shows the income of the villagefor last 10 years that is near zero.Difficult to get resource persons?Follow Corporates, who usefancy designations to arrest attrition. Like-calling even a Sweeper - AVP(Brooms) !Eversince he was re-designated as AVP(Brooms),he keeps even the outside premises clean..Bring in all such trickslearnt in corporate corridors.Build a model with measurable metrics-something like 'Compassion Index" !That can glorify the role of the giverin an ecosystem of perennial Poverty.And use Angrezi abundantly.Don't be too naive.Realise that the official languageof a high end NGO is Angrezi.Risk getting downgraded bymouthing any Indian lingo.Wear designer dress that silently conveys-'My work is slightly 'hatke', for the poor'.My NGO works on poor depressed 'Sharks'and cheer them up mid-seaBe seen among the beneficiariesin Picasas,You tubes,Face books and Orkuts.Update tweeters and amplify in Net.Manage good Press. Maximise mileage.From where is the fund for next year going to come.What growth rate will please the donors?Wish that the Poverty and Pain linger for ever.They are the drivers of this model.They need to be protected from getting extinct.Think of the two million NGOs and their staff.They can't lose their livelihood in a suicidal pursuitof some fancy idea like Eradication of Poverty etc.Use same logic used for not imposing Prohibition. Extrapolate.So much for the smarties who double up to redeem society.(Again salutations to the good ones doing silent work.)The poor villagers have seen through the game.They no longer believe that such flashy NGOs can deliver.They see them coming to dump goodies and vanish in a jiffyafter digitally capturing all angles.Ok. Ok. NGO guys.Take snaps showing us happy after what you gave..For the present Gen of the poor, the time is running out.They dont want to be unpaid Actors of ourProject 'Poverty' in Village Theatres.And let others party over their Misery.See how I drew your attention, which we couldn't for ages,by this single act of violence. So much soeven sleepy ChemburDust is writing about us.They see the ugly wealth of urbanites showing all over.Inciting them to 'go and snatch' if not given.Colas and cellphones reached villages,wherefootprint of potable water and Power couldn't."Hello.Iam busy fetching water.Will talk to you later.."Instigated by the 'feed-the-greed' ads,stoking the flame of consumerism,every village youth dreams ofa mobile and two wheeler as starters.Tobe followed by more..Which their education and economy don't support.And other support systems around, fail to address. Thenevil forces cakewalk and takeover.Might becomes right.Andviolence appears as the logical next step.
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In their impatience, we seemany missed opportunities to redeem,by the misengaged socialitesmoving around with nose up in the airflashing NGO tags.But everything is not lost.After a full circle andmany trial-and-error handshakes,the poor realise that their only hope is -the real spiritual oneswho believe in their Master and silently serve.The Religion neutral and Spiritual Positive.Those who see God by serving humanity.Though handful,they make a difference.They don't airdrop and vanishbut foot it out to reach and serve.But so much need tobe doneby all these foot soldiers.Beyond Powerpoint graphs and jazzy Jamboreebegin the real 'seva-life'.Seva is self-effacing.It begins with Sacrifice, however small.It is not to add one more identity.But dissolving the false identity, we arealready burdened with.It's time to stop all peripheral Bakwasand go for serious engagementwith the poor and needy.And reassure that we are aroundto handhold and elevate.Stop Powerpointing.Speak their lingo.We need to reinvent ourselvesand Reinstate the lost virtues.The pristine form, full of divine vibes,that will fire the values from within.Achievable only through constant Sadhana.Its time our youngmen and women,bear-hugged our country cousinsin villages and slumsexhibiting extraordinary "Bhaichara" and bonhomie.With Love that transmutes and transforms.Before they give up, let us wake up.And Reach the venue of Real Action.SairamR.ChandrashekarChemburDustN.B The Midnight Seva for the SSC students studying overnight in a Chembur Chimney Gardenis over and the trip to Siddhi Vinayak by walk from Chembur is scheduled on Sun 21 Mar morning 5 am.Wearing a T-Shirt - "Om Sri Sairam - Midnight Scholars", all the students will go by walk to have Siddhivinayak darshan.Interested ones can join the venue directly.As a continuing engagement with the slum youth, our free classes for English Speaking, Personality Dev and Basic computer will start from Sun 21 Mar evening 5 - 7 pm at Dhanalaxmi bank premises Opp Hotel Malhar Chembur and run continuously throughout the year.
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