tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9101696972614159949.post2477153079464118774..comments2023-04-12T07:26:00.368-07:00Comments on Dk's Passions: Fate - As we call itDKhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16379383101803773197noreply@blogger.comBlogger9125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9101696972614159949.post-69983800436274511982011-07-24T05:27:00.638-07:002011-07-24T05:27:00.638-07:00Good one Arun, I feel mutual respect for human bei...Good one Arun, I feel mutual respect for human beings regardless money and status is definitely needed among everyone.Pradeep Prem Kamalhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06636337089971744383noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9101696972614159949.post-7556925521578342172011-07-23T03:52:36.236-07:002011-07-23T03:52:36.236-07:00Wow! Usually i dont have the patience to read blog...Wow! Usually i dont have the patience to read blogs! But this one grabbed my attention!! Really a good one!! Very thoughtful and thought-provoking too!Ramya AThttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15093214771064516695noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9101696972614159949.post-89134589538583828402011-07-23T01:44:17.705-07:002011-07-23T01:44:17.705-07:00Loved this post! The bare minimum we can do is be ...Loved this post! The bare minimum we can do is be polite and be mindful of our words. They have so much odds stacked against them and they try so hard to make something out of their hard luck to give their children a future. Like you said, even if we don't really help, the least that we can do is treat them well.<br /><br />And the other thing is how we crib if we were to work one saturday/sunday extra. The maids/house help are expected to work on all days and there's no extra compensation. We don't have a maid yet, but when we do, I want to have a compensation plan for them - if not as generous as what we receive at work, at least a basic health expense coverage, transport allowance etc - what do you think?Abirami Rajendranhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13135676563846836199noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9101696972614159949.post-54032114170632050542011-07-22T20:17:51.757-07:002011-07-22T20:17:51.757-07:00Hi na,
Nice post. Really makes people to think. B...Hi na,<br /><br />Nice post. Really makes people to think. But no use by just commenting. I love the closing part of your writing. You are accepting your selfishness. Loved it..loved it a lot...<br /><br />Murugaprabu MarimuthuMurugaprabuhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15273705469156596764noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9101696972614159949.post-53234436344613462732011-07-22T12:01:52.717-07:002011-07-22T12:01:52.717-07:00Great post DK! I am sure all of us have these thou...Great post DK! I am sure all of us have these thoughts and glad that you wrote them down!SushMirahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13358860292716820481noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9101696972614159949.post-67353040967246227012011-07-22T10:45:03.224-07:002011-07-22T10:45:03.224-07:00Wonderful post DK! You've written everything a...Wonderful post DK! You've written everything about what I keep contemplating about! Brushing aside philosophies, I've seen for myself that showing genuine respect and interest towards a person is what is grossly lacking these days. But ur post proves that there is still hope in this increasingly maddening world! The most meaningful post Ive read in recent times! We're on the same wavelength :)Nishanthhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17693760114549777609noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9101696972614159949.post-38942695329279085202011-07-22T08:23:03.208-07:002011-07-22T08:23:03.208-07:00Nice post DK. This is definitely a serious problem...Nice post DK. This is definitely a serious problem influenced by us only. I strongly feel that the reservation system we have for backward class is also a reason for this. It definitely sets on the minds of rich / middle class that they are superior to others. <br /><br />I haven't seen any such thing happening in NYC. People give so much respect for each others. Whenever you have eye contact with any random person (even on the road), that person will reciprocate with a smile on his / her face. Even if they meet workers on the way, they stop by to ask how they are. And, they dont treat any job as inferior to others. <br /><br />Though we, Indians, claim that we are good at hospitality, we have to accept the sad fact that we don't respect others unless there are some personal benefits. <br /><br />VarunVarunkumar Nagarajanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17382088053239819474noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9101696972614159949.post-10436336503073079642011-07-22T05:41:19.895-07:002011-07-22T05:41:19.895-07:00Machi,
Awesome post da!!! Felt really good about ...Machi,<br /><br />Awesome post da!!! Felt really good about you after reading this.. Great going!!!santoshhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10730722297225844073noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9101696972614159949.post-36923946950921604012011-07-22T04:24:16.136-07:002011-07-22T04:24:16.136-07:00One word that I heard which suits for this is &quo...One word that I heard which suits for this is "Elitism". <br /><br />In India:<br /><br />0) Culturally we are trained to rank and label people/jobs. <br /><br />1) People are judged (higher/lower) by the money that they have.<br /><br />2) There is soooooo much of variation in pay between white-collar and blue-collar jobs (Thanks to USD conversion) So, it has become normal for rich people to consider poor (than them) people inferior. <br /><br />What is worse, blue collars also think the same and want their kids to do only white collar jobs.<br /><br />I went to Germany for a conference and realized what social equality actually means. It changed my opinion about India so drastically. A group of Distinguished Engineers, vice-presidents, directors served us food, cleaned the used plates, gathered drunk beer bottles etc. in a conference dinner. They were a group of about 15 people (in the top of org. chain) serving food and cleaning plates for about 200 guests. Such a thing will _never_ happen in any big Indian software company.<br /><br />One English D.E. once asked me: "Why does Indian senior managers expect the security to getup and salute when they enter office ?" I could not answer him easily.<br /><br />We have this extra-ordinary urge to rank people/jobs and there is a _fear_ to not mingle with anyone below your rank, fearing that it may affect their rank.<br /><br />There are people who travel in Volvo buses because they find common people in normal buses, which they consider unhygienic (technically the A/c volvo buses have more chance of virus spreading) <br /><br />Our years-old caste system is a testament to this ranking aspect. Even in today's India, even educated people, do not want to marry someone from lower caste. <br /><br />We are a country whose middle class is obsessed with Elitism :-) <br /><br />The solution(s): <br /><br />(1) Make sure there is not much of a gap between the rich and the poor and between different jobs. In fact Manmohan singh proposed this once but the idea got shot down because it didnt go well with the middle class of India. <br /><br />(2) Stop judging people based on money. Or atleast stop reacting differently based on money. Do not feel weird about sitting together with office-boys/plumbers in lunchtables/office buses.<br /><br />(3) No short term solution possible, just like how it is for any other social problem :-)Sankarhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13337547916077401549noreply@blogger.com