After a long hiatus

I am back again after a long hiatus of 5 years. What was I missing. I guess nothing. Things have gone from bad to worse it seems to me. I think I am getting more and more pessimistic everyday. From the moment I wake up to the time I go back to sleep, all I get to see, hear and experience is the bad news. Morning newspaper, evening news or driving/walking on the road - BAD news.

Government is not even a bit ashamed of all the corruption charges being pelted at them. Why not? Well they are "charges" *only*, nothing more; Not yet proven in the court of law. "WHAT???". Have you gone bonkers in your head? No Sir, this is the truth about us (and it seems that the trend is spreading to every other known democracy in this world (believe me, its true). We are the movers and shakers of the world you know.

Everybody seems to get on the bandwagon of corruption. Now when I look at the present day politics I feel that one is not eligible to become a minister if you do not have the corruption bug in you. I always wanted to keep myself at a distance from politics, but I find myself getting pulled towards everyday. Not good from my blood pressure I guess. I am sure I will find myself in some bloody hospital, complaining about hypertension because of this.

I remember someone telling me a joke a couple of years back. It goes like this. A person prays to GOD for a long time. GOD pays him a visit and grants him a wish. He asks for a road to be built from his home in India to Canada so that he could travel between the 2 countries without any hassles. GOD is flabbergasted. He asks the man to ask something else, as it was not possible to build such a road. The man thinks for sometime and then asks GOD to remove corruption from Indian politics. GOD asks the man "How many lanes do you need on the road?".