Why India is like this?

There was a revealation during the meal last night. We were all talking about the greatness of Subramanya Bharathi, Ilayaraja and other Tamil greats, lamenting how there are sung, and criticising leaders, government and politics for the ills of government.

I have a theory. Every minute of my life I have in the society is cost to the society. If I do not add value to the society by using those minutes, then it is free loading. When one person free loads, it has a multiplier effect. Say, I work only 2 hours a day and after a bout of consciousness started putting 3 hours a day. The additional 1 hour work will generate some output which will make working and living easier for others and each one so affected might add say half an hour more of contribution to the society, which in turn trigger another round of value addition and so on.

Reverse the above and imagine where I work only 1hour a day. Every one loses. That is why our roads are broken, the garbage is not collected, drinking water is not pure, policemen collect bribes and you name any ill.

If I start putting in 24 hours of life from tomorrow, I would have done as much service to the society as any number of hours of arguing and discussing how to solve the ills of this society. Is it easy? No, it is very hard. Is it doable, very much.

I am going to start and see how it works.