“Everyone wants children like Bhagat Singh or a Bose but in neighbour’s house. I too feel so now”. This statement was by the father of Major Sandeep Unnikrishnan to Sunday Times.
I thought about it and felt it was so true. Everyone in our country is wishing for Bhagat Singh or Subash Chandra Bose, but who is ready to become their parents! It is just like everyone wants to go to heaven but nobody wants to die! How many parents can you find who inspires their child to join army!! How many parents can you find who motivates their child to follow the foot steps of Field Marshal Kaaryappa!!
Many parents today want their child to become Sachin Tendulkar or Sania Mirza but only a few wants their child to join Army. Even if some child says that he/she wants to join army, then they’ll ask for the reason. The child will obviously say that he/she wants to server the nation. Then their parents suggest that there is lot other way to serve a nation, thereby debilitating the child’s ambition of joining the army.
Recently in the news paper I read that Major Deepak Kapoor, Chief of Army Staff had made a statement that the number of youths who are enthusiastic to join army has reduced. There are many who make youth the scapegoat, but the core of this problem lies in the parents! Only a few parents let their children choose defense as their career. If the child is studying well, no parent dreams of seeing him as a major in army, but instead envisages him as a CEO of a multinational company!
I don’t mean that the above attitude of the parent is wrong! I am not concluding anything here. I am just summarizing the dispositions of today’s parents! If anybody wish to see Bhagat Singh then you need to find a parent who is ready to lose his child at the age of 23!!!
I agree with point the view you are trying to share.
ReplyDeleteThe dire situation for the defense force today is that they are advertising and trying to attract the youth to join the defense forces - the Army, the Navy, The Air Force, Indian Coast Guard, Border Security Force (BSF), or the Paramilitary Forces of India (PMF).
This reminds me of the policy some of the countries - a youth has to serve in the Defense for a particular period of time.
Rather than blame the parent entirely, are we willing to join the defense force given the choice? The obvious answer most of us will give is "No.. It takes a lot of endurance both physical and mental... The pay package is very low... We have to keep moving from one place to another place.... the reasons and excuses goes on and on.. "
"Let's be the change you want to see".
Absolutely agree man. Most people shy away with a convenient excuse, 'I won't make it past the physical test man'. Truth is, people don't care to try.
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