Lately when I have been travelling in train in the second class compartment. I can't explain how dirty the trains are. Lacs of people travelling in them day in & day out. Today morning the whole compartment was smelling of err dont know what. Don't know who is to be blamed. The laziness in cleaning or the habit of educated people throwing things here & there.
The cleaners might do their bit of cleaning in the mornings..but it is us The Educated cream of people who messes it up more. Why can't the ladies keep the wastes of oranges etc..in their bag & throw when they get down on any station in some dustbins. Wonder what kick they get by throwing it right where they sit. Don't they feel that its like dirtying their own home?? & we blame the government for not keeping the train hygiene!
Not only trains..the story is the same everywhere. Be it roads / pavements / airports. Right from peeing on roads to throwing rubbish everywhere is a common site.. especially in a city like Mumbai. Can understand poor & uneducated people doing so..but not from others..
There is this small incident which happened with me. It clearly shows our attitude towards our Country / State / City. A friend of mine is in Merchant Navy.. that takes him around the world to the best of places. When he came down to Mumbai for a break of 3 months, we planned to meet up once. He was carrying a couple of chewing gums & a bottle of cola. We parked by a place & sat chatting up. Just when he was done with the cola & his gum..all he did was pulled the window down & threw the cola bottle & the gums along with their wrapper just on the road. I was a little shocked to this. I am a person who can never throw anything anywhere other then bins. I couldn't resist poking him about what he did was wrong. He could easily leave the rubbish in the car & threw in a bin later.
But blunt an answer came "Idhar sab Chalta hai yaar". I was a bit taken aback. The next question I asked him was would he do the same if he was somewhere upcountry & apt the reply came.. "No Ways" & I was like why here then..& we landed up in an unwanted argument.
In the end it is we who make our environment dirty and blame others for it. He was a brilliant example, he takes more care of other countries streets & pavements but not the country where he was born.
Sigh! All I did to insult him was got down of the car, picked up his rubbish, kept it in the car & threw in a bin later.
For once we need to change our attitude & be responsible!!!
