Let Us Meet Mr. Inertia!

Let Us Meet Mr Inertia. M.V.Ruparelia.


Inertia has become our friend since long! We do not know since when? Knowingly or unknowingly or even by mistake also, we should not continue friendship with him any more! Let us meet him to know him properly. Where will you find him in you and around you- in your every inaction and in inaction of people around you, young as well as old! Some of the following inactions will show us where he is and why should we get rid of his friendship!

v On retirement, many feel that they have worked very hard and now is the time to relax. Within some time, they feel bored and face loneliness. They need a platform to connect socially & spiritually to fight loneliness. Associations of Senior Citizens are working in their vicinity but they would not join or participate in their activities. Associations offer good reading material by way of monthly magazine at nominal price but they will not subscribe. Invite them for good lectures by eminent speakers or renowned doctors on topics related to their age, no! Offer a picnic, no! Offer free Yoga & Computer classes, no! Make arrangements with some College/Institute for free use of well equipped library with all language newspapers, magazines, and books, attendance will be almost nil! You will find them roaming on roads with long faces alone or sitting on verandas of closed banks/shops, gazing aimlessly at passing women & pedestrians, gossiping, gulping dust from passing vehicles!! Inertia will not allow them to do anything new!
v People, though capable, will not complain or take up with concerned authorities for matters affecting them like potholes on their roads; street lights not burning in the night or burning till late noon; postman delivering posts after many days of receipt stamp; person on the counter not attending him, though first and waiting for a long time-either chitchatting or doing some other work; doctors not attending him properly or making him wait for a long time even after giving appointment etc etc.
v Some body misbehaves or molests helpless woman or beats some one, people will not go to their rescue or help them but get away quickly from there!
v Go on criticizing Government policies & actions but will not go for voting.
v The city witnesses a sharp rise in number of gastro entities, cholera, dengue etc but will not stop eating roadside foods or drink water only after boiling inspite of repeated warnings by Municipality.
v Will not remove banana skin or stone lying in our way. So on and so forth will be many examples of our inaction due to our friendship with Inertia!

Let us realize the cost of this friendship to us as well as to the Society & resolve on this auspicious day of World’s Elder Day to get rid of this friendship expeditiously! Let us live LIFE dynamically & fully instead of just passing days in company of Inertia!