The game called life...
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Posted by kush_sam on March 04, 2003 (Tuesday)
The saga of an indian soldier and life of an indian cricketer...
Dear Friends ,
After losing against New Zealand, India is back to normal with people still hoping for a miracle. In a way it was good that we lost and people now have come out of their craze or arguably most overrated, overpromoted and overpaid team and are paying attention to real issue. There is a war on in kashmir and india has lost 51 soldiers and oficers. They are fighting at a height of 17000 ft. It is -5 to -30 C in inclement weather there. The intruders, 80% of whom are pak army soldiers, are at the top of mountain and our brave soldiers are actually climbing those mountains with rope against the fire. Some figures that may shock you: An Indian air force flight leiutanant is paid Rs. 1200 flying allowance per month and he is supposed to make 40 sorties in aging Migs. That is about Rs. 25 per sortie after taxes. If he dies his family gets paid Rs. 2 lakh. The man of the match in any World Cup team gets 3000 pounds, about Rs. 2.1 lakhs. When flying over Kargil at 18000 ft he is just 1000 ft above intruders armed with american stringer missiles and can easily be shot down. Yet, they do it. Nachiketa who returned from Pakistan captivity will be back for action this week. And hey do this for whom? A person in Bihar has offered 111 coconuts and intends to offer 10001, yes ten thousand one more. A large corporate and BJP local unit offered prayer at Sidhivinayak temple and distributed prasad.A youth in Gujarat is on fast. No, none of the above is for Indian soldiers, its for India's win in World Cup. I am sure you are aware as to how important is life of a US marine. If 5 of them lose lives, all newspapers in US cry as if world war has started. There are stories of their families and how they curse US government. Fl. Lt. Ahuja was killed in cold blood and he was emated by his four year old son. The head line in times was about India's win over england.
And our team can not make 4 runs in 7 balls against Zimbabwe. And people in India or indian people across the world still worry about their performance. We, the intelligent educated elite have failed this country. The least Indian cricket team can do is win the game against pakistan and the world cup and send the reward to army relief fund. They can still earn zillions through advertisements...
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Good point. Are the salaries that low? But the hype is everywhere. If you compare the salaries of a US marine to what sports stars earn (baseball, football etc.) - it'll be same if not worse. Well, if sanity ruled, much of the touted machinery of our 'progressive' world would come to a standstill.
I agree with you that "if sanity ruled, much of the touted machinery of our 'progressive' world would come to a standstill " Nice quote, but i as an Indian did my bit to put up my views in front of the world
hats of to both of u guys id really love to say a lot but after reading th article and the superb qoute am i short of words seriosly..... the only words which id like to use is a stanza... "Life itself is a lot of random actions, the noise that surrounds us, a part of our existence.The noise deafens and defines our ears,and we turn to stone, enduring the noise." This is the situation us fellow indians are going thru... and its high time we woke up and thought more sensibly. vibhor
HELLO!!! KUSH. THIS IS SUPERB THAT UR R A WRITER 2 THE ARTICLE IS GOOD AND I WISH & HOPE FOR THE BEST IN FUTURE.... BEST LUCK... THAT'S THE WAY IT IS... SIRFMAYUR... TAKE CARE...