THE TOLERANCE LIMIT HAS BEEN CROSSED!!!!!!!

ENOUGH IS ENOUGH!!! ENOUGH OF MECHANICAL CONDEMNATIONS! ENOUGH OF POLITICAL PROMISES! WE HAVE TOLERATED ENOUGH! AND NOW WE HAVE NO CHOICE BUT TO DEMAND ACTION!WE STAND UNITED! UNITY WHICH HAS PROBABLY BEEN DISPLAYED ONLY DURING THE KARGIL WAR IN RECENT TIMES! WE CANNOT BE SUBDUED NOW! WE ARE NOT DEMANDING ANSWERS BECAUSE WE DO NOT EXPECT ANYONE TO ANSWER! THEY HAVE TRIED TO SHAKE OUR NERVES AND WE HAVE BEEN SHAKEN! BUT WE DO NOT SHAKE WITH FEAR! WE SHAKE WITH FURY! WE ARE FURIOUS...NOT BECAUSE WE HAVE BEEN LET DOWN.....BUT BECAUSE WE WILL MAKE SURE THAT WE WON'T BE LET DOWN HENCEFORTH....BECAUSE WE WILL ACT IF OUR REPRESENTATIVES DON'T......OUR ARMED FORCES AND SECURITY FORCES HAVE REASSURED US THAT THE 'INDIAN MIGHT' STILL EXISTS! OUR MILITARY AND PARAMILITARY FORCES ARE OUT THERE.....FIGHTING TO PROTECT US....FIGHTING TO ENSURE THAT WE ARE SAFE....FIGHTING TO REITERATE THAT WE WON'T GIVE UP...THE NATION SALUTES OUR BRAVE MARTYRS.....CIVILIANS AND SERVICE PERSONNEL ALIKE....AND WE WILL HAVE TO ACT TO MAKE SURE THAT THEIR SACRIFICES ARE NOT IN VAIN...OFFICERS LIKE HEMANT KARKARE, ASHOK KAMTE, VIJAY SALASKAR,SANDEEP UNNIKRISHNAN LED FROM THE FRONT AND IT WOULD BE WRONG IF WE DO NOT IDOLISE THEM...THESE OFFICERS SHOULD BE OUR TRUE IDOLS INSTEAD OF CHEAP ENTERTAINERS WHO ARE READY TO DANCE AND HOP TO EARN MONEY....MUMBAI HAS FACED ORDEALS...AND WE HAVE RISEN....WE ARE THE 'RESILIENT CITY'...RESILIENT? WHY DO WE NEED TO BE RESILIENT? IS THAT RESILIENCE OR A STATE OF DENIAL? PEOPLE ARE PROUD OF RESUMING WORK AFTER A TERRORIST ATTACK....IS THAT SOMETHING TO BE PROUD OF AFTER THIS EVENT? WE ARE ALMOST ALWAYS WAITING FOR ANOTHER TERRORIST ATTACK TO TAKE PLACE...BUT HOPEFULLY THIS TIME WOULD BE DIFFERENT.....BECAUSE THIS IS NOT JUST A TERRORIST ATTACK...IT IS WAR!!! IT IS A WAR AGAINST ELEMENTS WHO HATE US....AGAINST THOSE WHO BELIEVE THAT WE ARE DIVIDED....AGAINST THOSE WHO THINK THAT WE ARE WIMPS LIKE OUR 'POLITICIANS'....IT IS TIME TO SHOW THAT WE ARE NOT COWARDS LIKE THOSE HE DARE TO ATTACK US....IT IS TIME TO ENSURE THAT WE STAND UNITED AS ONE FORCE.....AS BRAVE AS OUR ARMY, OUR NAVY, OUR AIR FORCE, OUR NSG, OUR RAF, OUR MUMBAI POLICE, OUR ATS, OUR BSF!
I AM TIRED OF TALKING ABOUT OUR 'SHAME MINISTER' WHO LOVES TO DOLL UP FOR THE CAMERA.....A HOME MINISTER IS TO PROTECT THE PEOPLE.....THE SENSE OF RESPONSIBILITY IS INVISIBLE.....A MINISTER IS NOT APPOINTED TO FILL VACANCIES...A MINISTER IS NOT APPOINTED BECAUSE HE HAS TO BE DECORATED....DO NOT CONVERT IMPORTANT POLITICAL POSITIONS INTO POSTS WHICH ARE 'AWARDED' TO PEOPLE FOR STAYING LOYAL TO THE POLITICAL PARTY....WITH DUE RESPECT TO THE WISDOM AND EXPERIENCE OF THE ELDERLY, I DO NOT HESITATE TO SAY THAT IT IS HIGH TIME TO STOP THE AGED TO BE SWORN IN AS MINISTERS....THE PRIME MINISTER'S SPEECH WAS HIGHLY PREDICTABLE....WE EXPECT THE 'VIRTUAL HEAD OF THE STATE' TO ACT AND NOT SPEAK....WE DO NOT WANT PEOPLE WHO DO NOT HOLD CONSTITUTIONAL POSTS TO 'ADDRESS THE NATION'.....IN FACT WE DO NOT WANT ANYONE TO REPRESENT US NOW.....IT IS WE THE PEOPLE WHO MUST RISE AND FIGHT BACK....
IT IS SO DISTURBING AND DEPRESSING TO SEE THE VISUALS ON TELEVISION....NEWS CHANNELS ARE NOT TURNED OFF ACROSS INDIA AS THE STORY IS BEING TRACKED BY EVERYONE....IT IS SO SADDENING TO SEE OUR BEAUTIFUL CITY FACING SUCH A CRISIS AND WRITHING IN SUCH EXCRUCIATING PAIN!
IS THERE NO SECURITY TO OUR LIVES? WE ARE NOT IN ANARCHY TO EXPECT PEOPLE TO DRAW OUT GUNS AND FIRE RANDOMLY.....AND WE WON'T LET THE SITUATION TO TURN INTO ANARCHY BECAUSE WE ARE CITIZENS OF INDIA AND NOT OF OUR NEIGHBOURING FAILED COUNTRY....THE COUNTRY WHICH HAS TIME AND AGAIN TRIED TO SHATTER OUR HOPES...OUR LARGEST CITY,THE PRIDE OF OUR NATION, VIRTUALLY UNDER SIEGE.....THE ICONIC LANDMARKS OF OUR CITY STAINED WITH MARKS OF HATRED....A BEAUTIFUL STRUCTURE BUILT BY A PATRIOT.... BURNING....THE FIRST STRUCTURE TO BE ELECTRIFIED IN THE CITY UNDER THE DARKNESS OF TERROR....I REPEAT...THIS IS NOT A TERROR ATTACK...THIS IS WAR....NOT PROXY WAR....WAR WAGED USING HIGHLY TRAINED TERRORISTS....MAYBE TRAINED BY A STATE,AN INTELLIGENCE AGENCY....WHO ELSE CAN FIGHT THE BRAVEHEARTS OF OUR ELITE NATIONAL SECURITY GUARDS FOR MORE THAN 48 HOURS? 48 HOURS SINCE IT ALL STARTED BUT IT HAS NOT YET ENDED....IT WON'T END UNTIL WE ACT...
WHAT A NIGHMARE IT IS...I AM STRUGGLING TO FIND WORDS BECAUSE MY THOUGHT PROCESS IS CLOGGED WITH EMOTIONS....ANGER, SORROW,DETERMINATION AND THE URGE TO FIGHT! A REQUEST IN PLAIN WORDS....SHIVRAJ PATIL, YOU ARE NOT WORTHY ENOUGH TO BE THE HOME MINISTER. WE WANT YOU TO RESIGN. I WISH WE HAD THE POWER TO SACK YOU. I WONDER WHETHER YOU TRULY ARE SHAMELESS ENOUGH TO WARM THE CHAIR IN THE HOME MINISTRY....YES YOU ARE.....I AM ASHAMED TO HAVE A HOME MINISTER LIKE YOU....AND I WILL MAKE SURE THAT IN THE FORTHCOMING ELECTIONS YOU WILL BE SLAPPED HARD IN THE FACE, DEMOCRATICALLY...... IN THIS COUNTRY OF INTELLECTUALS WE CONTINUE TO HAVE A SENILE HOME MINISTER WHO IS RESPONSIBLE FOR MY SECURITY, THE SECURITY OF MY BRETHREN, THE SECURITY OF MY NATION. 'CELEBRITIES' CLAIM THAT THIS IS NOT WAR.....THIS IS WAR! A WAR AGAINST OUR BELIEFS, OUR DEMOCRACY, OUR PRINCIPLES, OUR HERITAGE,OUR PRIDE! AND WHEN YOU KNOW WHERE THE EVIL ROOTS LIE YOU ARE SUPPOSED TO CUT THEM OFF....AND IF IT MEANS WAGING WAR ON A ROGUE STATE, GO AHEAD! WE ARE WILLING TO FIGHT. WE ARE WILLING TO HELP OUR ARMED FORCES! WE THE PEOPLE OF INDIA ARE READY TO MARCH AGAINST TERRORISM.....
THE WORLD CLAIMS THAT FOREIGN NATIONALS ARE BEING TARGETTED BUT HOW DARE THEY IGNORE THE FACT THAT HUNDREDS OF INNOCENT INDIANS HAVE BEEN KILLED TOO.....AND THIS IS NOT THE FIRST TIME THAT WE WERE AT THE RECEIVING END OF AN INSANE 'ATTACK'....I APPEAL TO THE WORLD TO TAKE NOTE OF THE BRAVERY, COURAGE AND DEDICATION OF OUR COMMANDOS! 48 HOURS AND MORE AND WE ARE NOT READY TO GIVE UP BECAUSE WE BELIEVE THAT 'TRUTH ALONE TRIUMPHS'.....THIS IS NO TIME TO ASK HOW? WHY? WHO? IT IS TIME TO ASK WHEN? WHEN ARE WE GOING TO BEGIN THE CRUSADE AGAINST EVERYONE WHO IS 'ANTI-INDIA'....ARE WE FINALLY GOING TO OPEN OUR EYES.....WILL 26/11 BE OUR 9/11? WILL WE REFRAIN FROM CRUMBLING UNDER INTERNATIONAL DIPLOMATIC PRESSURE AND GO ALL OUT AGAINST THE FORCES OF HELL? WHAT MORE DO WE NEED? HOW MUCH MORE SHOULD WE SUFFER? HOW LONG ARE WE GOING TO TOLERATE? THE ROARING ECONOMY WILL BE FORTIFIED ONLY IF WE HAVE A ROARING DEMEANOUR IN OUR AGGRESSION AGAINST PEOPLE WHO HATE OUR PROGRESS AND DEVELOPMENT, WOULDN'T IT BE BETTER IF THE BANKRUPT STATE WERE TO CHANNELISE ITS ENERGY TOWARDS REBUILDING ITS FAILED ECONOMY INSTEAD OF STRUGGLING TO SURVIVE BY REVERTING BACK TO ITS 'INDO-BASHING'. BECAUSE WE ARE NOT SOFT ENOUGH TO BE BEATEN UP INTO PULP.....WE ARE A NATION WITH BILLION BRAINS...WE WENT THROUGH THE SAME ORDEAL AS THEY WENT THROUGH AFTER 1947 BUT WE ROSE HIGHER AND WE SHONE ON OUR WAY BECAUSE WE WERE, ARE AND WILL BE A NATION WITH A CAUSE....A NATION WITH A GOAL.....AND NOT A NATION CARVED TO SATIATE THE EGO OF A BUNCH OF FANATICS....WE STAND UNITED UNDER OUR BANNER, THE TRICOLOUR....IRRESPECTIVE OF OUR DIVERSE BACKGROUNDS....WE REMAIN UNITED AS INDIANS...GUNSHOTS, GRENADES, BOMBS WILL NOT TEAR THE BEAUTIFUL FABRIC CALLED 'INDIAN NATIONALITY' WHICH HAS BEEN DECORATED BY A MIXTURE OF BEAUTIFUL PATTERNS AND HUES....
WE ARE ANGRY.....WE AWAIT ACTION...A NATION HOLDS ITS BREATH.....WE WANT TO RETALIATE.....THE TRAUMA SHOULD BE UTILISED AS A POSITIVE ENCOURAGING FACTOR.... WE DO NOT WANT TO HAVE ANOTHER NIGHTMARE.....HOW GRUESOME IT IS TO THINK THAT A BUNCH OF INSANE INDIVIDUALS IS ROAMING FREELY IN THE CITY, SHOOTING RANDOMLY, HOLDING HOSTAGES, KILLING OUR MEN,WOMEN,CHILDREN.....EVERYTHING LOOKED LIKE SOMETHING RIGHT OUT OF A HOLLYWOOD MOVIE....ONE OF THOSE VIOLENT ACTION FLICKS WHICH ALWAYS APPEAR TO BE IMPOSSIBLE...... TERRORISTS RUNNING FREELY, COMMANDOS BEING AIR DROPPED, ARMY JAWANS WITH BAZOOKAS ENTERING THE ACTION ZONE.....WAS IT MUMBAI? WAS IT OUR FINANCIAL CAPITAL? NEVER EVER HAVE WE FACED SUCH A TERRIBLE SITUATION AND HENCE IT IS HARD FOR US TO DIGEST THE TRUTH....THE CITY WAS UNDER ATTACK....THERE WAS AN EMERGENCY LIKE SITUATION AND THE CITY WAS TRYING TO BE AS NORMAL AS POSSIBLE....IS THIS NORMAL?
AND WHERE ARE THE PEOPLE WHO ARE RESPONSIBLE FOR OUR SECURITY....THOSE WHO CRAWL ON THEIR KNEES AND BEG FOR OUR VALUABLE VOTES.....IT IS TIME TO SHOW THEM THAT WE AS A BILLION PEOPLE ARE POWERFUL ENOUGH TO VOTE THEM OUT! IT WAS TOUCHING TO SEE THE PEOPLE OF OUR CITY CHEERING OUR BRAVE ARMY JAWANS WITH A ROUND OF APPLAUSE AND SHOUTS OF 'BHARAT MATA KI JAI' AND 'VANDE MATARAM'.....WE ARE NOW AWAKE AS A NATION WITH ITS BRAINS AND MIND AT THE RIGHT PLACE....I HOPE WE DON'T SLIP BACK TO A STATE OF CARELESSNESS.....WE DEMAND AND WE DESERVE JUSTICE AND WE WILL FIGHT FOR JUSTICE....IRRESPECTIVE OF WHO IS GOVERNING US WE HAVE TO ASCERTAIN THAT WE WON'T BE THREATENED AGAIN.... BECAUSE NOW IT IS OUR FIGHT, OUR REVOLUTION.....AND I HOPE THAT AFTER A COUPLE OF MONTHS WE WOULD NOT BE SHOCKED AND DISTURBED BY HEADLINES OF A FRESH ATTACK.....WE REFUSE TO BE HELD AS HOSTAGES......BECAUSE ENOUGH IS ENOUGH!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

JAI HIND!!!!!!!!!!!!

Empowered!

And it has happened! My name is a part of the revised electoral roll for the state of Maharashtra and I am empowered to exercise my fundamental right of voting in the general elections early next year! It is an amazing feeling to be a part of the largest democratic machinery of the world. I am now constitutionally equal to all the adults across the country. My opinions will now be heard. My vote will be counted. My vote will make a difference. Young voters will definitely have a major role to play in the elections. We constitute one of the largest electoral colleges and wooing us is going to be a tough task for the politicians because our generation is dynamic. Our generation also has the advantage of learning from mistakes made in the last 60 years. We have broader mindsets, a global outlook and belief in our potential to transform. Political parties are getting tech savvy to keep up with our generation. It would be inappropriate not to mention one of the greatest visionaries of modern day who unfortunately is no longer with us. Mr. Pramod Mahajan. His usage of technology for election campaigning ushered in a new age of canvassing in India.
I have been enlisted as a voter. I can utilise the rights provided to me by the provisions of adult suffrage. I'll make sure that I make a difference. Stand up and make sure to show off the indelible ink on your finger. I am proud to be a part of one of the greatest and most vibrant democracies. I am now a changed man because now I am EMPOWERED!

A Musical Gem!

The Highest Civilian Honour 'Bharat Ratna' has been bestowed upon one of the most talented artists of our nation. This post is a salute to Pandit Bhimsen Joshi for having woven musical notes in a fabulous manner and taken Indian classical music to greater altitudes. The grand Patriarch of Hindustani music has inspired many to pursue a career in music and he earned millions of fans all over the globe. Being humble and modest, Pandit Bhimsen Joshi could make even the toughest of musical notes sound so light. His contribution to Marathi music is tremendous. Classical music at its best is what you can infer after listening to his singing. My personal favourite is the rendition 'Indrayani Kaathi' in Raag Bhairavi from the Marathi movie Gulacha Ganpati. 'Heavenly' is the only word to describe it. Pu La Deshpande's wonderful music and Panditji's perfect execution has made the song immortal.
His achievement has made us all glad and the Government of India has truly honoured this stalwart. The Government must make sure that great sons and daughters of Mother India are honoured with the Bharat Ratna at the appropriate moment. Panditji deserved this honour long back. It should also be ensured that achievers from every field are considered. The Bharat Ratna is a celebration of Indian glory and not a tool for winning over hearts to gain political mileage. This Bharat Ratna came after a long gap but I hope the next won't take that long. Once again my heartfelt wellwishes to Bharat Ratna SwarBhaskar Pandit Bhimsen Joshi!

Baksheesh a.k.a. Bribe

The festive season refreshes everyone of us. But it is also that time of the year when the beast within most labourers comes alive and Diwali is converted from a festival to an excuse to rob people off some cash. It is an annual ritual to graciously award 'bonus' in kind or cash to one's employees but things have taken a rather political twist recently. The Diwali Baksheesh has been used as a weapon to extort money from people. Born in a family of self employed professionals, I was oblivious to the concept of Diwali bonuses (even Sunday is never a holiday at my place.....sad yet true). This concept gathered recognition as an easy way to show appreciation of hardwork and a generous display of compassion. The postman used to get a nice looking currency note every year. Then when I understood that other workers of the same genre have started asking for Diwali bonuses I was quick to ask "WHY?". It was evident that the pleaders were unworthy of the demands. I have witnessed house maids leaving their 'job' because they didn't get their Baksheesh 7 days before Diwali. With labour laws and 'unionism', the Domestic Workers' Association must have made it clear that the Baksheesh must be paid well in advance. One house maid was brave enough to take a casual leave of 15 days around Diwali and still ask for a Baksheesh. One was stupid enough to leave because 'she thought that she would not be paid a healthy Baksheesh'. What an excuse to grab a better paying job! People threaten to discontinue their services if not paid the right amount within the stipulated period. For their appeasement, the amount has to be paid even if it does not fit in your budgetary calculations. Once we were out of town during Diwali and the postman refused to deliver our mail for 2 months as a mark of protest. People who have 'served' you during some time of the year shamelessly queue up to ask for 'Diwali'. Baksheesh is also called as Diwali or Post or other such words related to the act. Unimaginable reactions are forced to occur when unexpected people pop the question of a bonus. You feel like asking him or her," Why should I pay you? I mean why should I be made to shell out money? What if it is Diwali? Do you feel that I have been swimming in a pool of gold coins for me to start a Gold Coin rationing shop?".This year the courier delivery guy who delivered my mobile phone bill was beaming at me as he asked for Baksheesh. I was actually scared because he was scary and could have brandished a pistol just like the terrorist who was justifiably shot on the BEST bus during Diwali. I don't think he deserves a place on my blog and hence I am careful enough to avoid using the terrorist's name and glorifying him like some illiterate leaders have done. While he asked for Baksheesh, I was in a tense mood to open the envelope and see the payable amount written in bold within the confines of the colourful envelope complete with a Diwali themed design. Now why should he be eligible to ask for bribe as I like to call the amount paid for appreciation? Just because it is Diwali? Whoa! That does not germinate a 'money bearing beanstalk' at my place. The time has come when even the boot-polish waala or the waiter at a roadside eatery will sue every customer for not paying a handsome bonus during Diwali. Workers' Unions will fight for the 'legal bribe', seek redressal for labourers' grievances and the common man will end up paying more for the ransom than saving the money or spending it to make the festive season very special for his family.
Diwali is not the time for you to spend money to make sure that others are happy and lamps in their homes are lit. It is in fact the season when you spend quality time with your family and buy stuff with the money you have saved for over one year. So people who are shameless enough to demand money should remember that the victim of the extortion also has to celebrate Diwali. Live and let live.

Sorrow of the Irretrievable

Last week made me realise that being human is painful. We grow and grow and suddenly lose all the innocence and charm which we possess since the day we are born. Things which you viewed from a different perspective when your brain didn't know that there existed an angle closer to reality and harshness, suddenly become prominent or even become obscure. The sweet smell of new school bags is what you have stopped experiencing. The rain drops though still pleasurable have now become droplets of naturally distilled water. You feel sad when you know that you cannot prance around in the school corridors, visit the staffroom with bundles of notebooks or even call the walls of your school your very own! You cannot be obstinate with your demands. Your questions no longer have those genuine curiosity attached. Your likings suddenly turn into obsessions or you stop liking something altogether. You now know that when somebody praises you he or she might even despise you.
You are suddenly old enough to stop doing things and to start new things. The feeling that you are no longer in that phase of life where you did nothing but dream hurts you. It is shocking when you see that people who are almost as old as you have started taking important decisions in life, career, etc. You are about to become a graduate and are planning your post graduation course without even thinking actively about it. The day your school bade farewell to you is still fresh in your memory and now it is time to face similar situations. You admire a person you know and presto! You are as old as he or she is. School going kids start appearing younger when you have hardly stopped associating yourself with terms like uniform, Value Education and recess. And wouldn't it be shocking if it suddenly struck you that next year you wouldn't even be a teenager. You will enter the Twenties! You will be completing two decades on this planet! Your responsibilities would or wouldn't increase but your talks become graver. You are about to prepare yourself to plunge into this infinity called life.
And Children's Day made me mull over the issue. Do I qualify to celebrate Children's Day? Have I crossed the thin line? Am I not someone's child even if I am nineteen? When is the umbilical cord with childhood cut by 'the unknown paediatrician'? What defines the end of your golden years? Why is life irreversible?

A Welcome Change?

Finally the long drawn and tedious process of the American Presidential elections is over and Barack Hussein Obama will be the 44th President of the USA. The world has appreciated the way he has kindled the light of hope and change in the hearts of the people who voted for him. A much deserved change in American leadership. A Democrat in the White House and a Senate and House of Representatives filled chock-a-block with Democrats. Feels great to see the Democrats back in power. Their liberal thoughts would propel their country in the future. Democrats have traditionally been pro-India. But George W. Bush proved that Republicans too can be close to Indians.These elections have been historic by breaking barriers like gender, race, etc and the world is showering congratulatory messages on a young leader and an inspiring orator. But I still believe that Hillary Clinton would have been a better President for Indo-US relations. Obama was a great option for the Americans and their internal policies but when you bring the international scenario under reckoning, an experienced leader is always a better option. But the citizens of USA have chosen to go with Obama and what a win! The large margin was expected and was not at all shocking but the manner in which the first Afro-American was elected to the Oval Office will always be a great story to narrate. The peculiar fashion of conducting elections in America has always intrigued us Indians. Though our population is larger, our electoral method is simpler and quicker. The concept of electoral colleges and popular vote can sometimes be rather unjust. The fiasco in 2000 brought out the intricate details and loopholes in their constitution. Bush managed to wriggle his way into the White House. Al Gore showed great endurance and emerged as the leader with better sportsmanship. They don't even have a uniform voting system. States conduct elections and voting system differs from county to county. The Federal nature of their administration is portrayed in their elections too. A majority in the state and you get the entire electoral college! Very much possible for a nation where two parties dominate the political canvas.
"Yes we can!" says Obama and I hope he does do it in the right manner. They take a wrong step and soon they will be hurtling towards a point of no return throwing the global economy in a permanent state of chaos. I hope he lives up to be the 'change we can believe in'. His stance as far as India is concerned has been alarming. His economic policies might cut down the outsourcing culture. His comments after India's Chandrayaan-I launch raised many eyebrows across India. Will he be another US Commander-in-Chief desperate to ensure US supremacy in world politics? His statements surely hinted in that direction. His policies seem multilateral in nature but who knows whether he will stick to his words. Earlier in the year he had said that he would not hesitate to hunt down terrorists in Pakistan and now he says that the United States of America should play an interventional role in the Kashmir issue. Mr.Obama, you ought to know that we won't accept intervention of any sort in the Kashmir issue. It has been made into a bilateral issue by Pakistan in 1947 and it does not require further meddling into. Why do we need to keep on saying that Kashmir is an integral part of our nation? It is a fact. Proof: The Instrument of Accession. Mr. Obama, we expect a lot from you. Making negative statements about the development of emerging nations like ours and interfering in our domestic matters will not make you different. You won't be the change you want to be. To be the change accept the geopolitical changes. The future is ours and we hope to share it with you. If you embrace the crouching tiger, it will do wonders but do not intimidate the tiger or the dragon.
His charismatic personality has surely appealed to the masses and is a perfect example of a bright,young leader. Hope the general elections in our nation next year see some young leaders like Obama who would promise to usher in change in the system! Why not you? Why not me?