An iota of change

1 year...3 posts....not very impressive stats, not a great start!!
After a long hiatus I am back on the revered grounds of blogging!!!
But as I retrospect nothing changed in this one year, same state of affairs,
futile G-20s,G-8s,perpetual Kashmir issue + cross border terrorism with rate of loss of life and property increasing exponentially, inflation surging with double digits, alarming rise in water-levels, floods/droughts, changing seasons and yes, me getting an year older.
Nothing remarkable...hold on yes How can I forget Saina Nehwal's historic feat(Had goose-bumps when I heard the news!!) at the same time the "Common Wealth Preparations" bringing ignominy to the nation,Match fixing scandals, old charge-sheets seeing the light of the day(Ruchika's case!!), global embarresment to Tiger Woods for being involved in unspeakable acts of infidelity, Rahul Gandhi going pillar-to-post(in the dark deep forests) to save the helpless in an attempt to prove his worth to the nation(all show no substance) and as they say 'the list is endless'. But still such events make headlines for newspapers every passing year, so whats new in that. The difference is the growing indiffernce of the common-man to all such events!!
Little am I fazed by such incidences which not even form the part of my water-cooler conversations. They are no more life changing for me for I have started running
really low on my EQ. The reason being, there are many actually:
1) The frequency of such happenings.
2) The frequency of news channels posting these events.Breaking news status lasts for a week these days and 24X7 frame seems to be a misfit.
3) Such is the reach of media, that even mundane affairs like breathing,eating cannot go unrepoted. What I mean is that power of news becomes ineffective and the major events loose their sheen
owing to the reporting of useless trivial issues.
4) This state of indifference and nonchalance is attributed to the great indian governance/poor judiciary/legislation."Aam admi" has found a lot significane in the linguistic context but otherwise
politicians prefer to be oblivious to the living "aam admi". It has merely reduced to a theme at political parties and get togethers.
5) Last but not the least its I,me,myself with my "chalta hai" attitude, egocentricity. In a quest to find scapegoats, I dont realise that I have stopped living life as a social animal. I am not hamstrung to any sentiments, I come without an emotional baggage. All I care about is about traffic jams, promotions, salary-hike, latest car models, vacations abroad and brooding over why the heck newspapers,magazines, keep on splashing the same old newsheadlines with only the name and locations varing. Brick batting and involving in blame game has become my favourite timepass. Wondering when the tables will turn, do I realise that corruption is not one-sided? I can go lengths and volumes on illiteracy but never care that I consciously indulge in child labour. On donations and charity I turn a blind eye but still my favourite hang-out places are some plush lake-view resturants and vie for a shallow Louis Vuitton. Day in and day out I crib for that change wherein each one can breathe easy, but to see that change I need to bring the change!!!