Change in the Air
Go Green. That seems to be the motto these days. And no, I am not talking about greening the earth or saving the environment.
However, there's definitely a change in the air. A heady whiff that permeates the entire city. The heady scent of victory has somehow touched everyone except the die hard Reds. It has perked everyone up and has made them aware that things are brewing up. Hope has timidly poked its head up in everyone's hearts. People everywhere are looking forward to better circumstances. Not many can precisely say what they would like to see come true. Different wishes come forth: peace, discipline, honesty, transparency, no corruption, industrial development and more. What does come out is the fact that people had missed these all these years but had hesitated to say it out loud. Personally, I wish that Kolkata Police becomes transformed into an elite corps that is fair, courteous and incorruptible.
For the Greens, there is a long and arduous journey ahead. The fragrance will wear off sooner than expected. What will remain is the stench from the putrefying mess left over by those who traveled the path earlier. It is going to take an incredible amount of determination just to take each step forward. It will be doubly difficult to convince the common man that this is a necessary nuisance but has to be overcome. Only then will we be able to reach the goal.
To transform the entire apparatus of a state is nothing short of a miracle. But sometimes miracles are exactly what is needed and what has to be delivered. Will the greens produce miracles? Only time will tell. But changing the work culture of a vast population, making education what it ought to be and ensuring justice for all are miracles in their own right. On the journey, hard work will be the constant companion for all. But the promise of a better and brighter Bengal is at the end of the road.
Maybe, if the Greens get their act together, and, convince all to do their bit, Kolkata will emerge as the jewel of the East. Its time Kolkata aspired to be the best and the brightest and become truly the City of Joy.
However, there's definitely a change in the air. A heady whiff that permeates the entire city. The heady scent of victory has somehow touched everyone except the die hard Reds. It has perked everyone up and has made them aware that things are brewing up. Hope has timidly poked its head up in everyone's hearts. People everywhere are looking forward to better circumstances. Not many can precisely say what they would like to see come true. Different wishes come forth: peace, discipline, honesty, transparency, no corruption, industrial development and more. What does come out is the fact that people had missed these all these years but had hesitated to say it out loud. Personally, I wish that Kolkata Police becomes transformed into an elite corps that is fair, courteous and incorruptible.
For the Greens, there is a long and arduous journey ahead. The fragrance will wear off sooner than expected. What will remain is the stench from the putrefying mess left over by those who traveled the path earlier. It is going to take an incredible amount of determination just to take each step forward. It will be doubly difficult to convince the common man that this is a necessary nuisance but has to be overcome. Only then will we be able to reach the goal.
To transform the entire apparatus of a state is nothing short of a miracle. But sometimes miracles are exactly what is needed and what has to be delivered. Will the greens produce miracles? Only time will tell. But changing the work culture of a vast population, making education what it ought to be and ensuring justice for all are miracles in their own right. On the journey, hard work will be the constant companion for all. But the promise of a better and brighter Bengal is at the end of the road.
Maybe, if the Greens get their act together, and, convince all to do their bit, Kolkata will emerge as the jewel of the East. Its time Kolkata aspired to be the best and the brightest and become truly the City of Joy.
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