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This is a great read.

You read about a journey which teaches you when you truly commit to your purpose, the world begins to help you move forward. (no spoilers)

Recommended read from my side.

We are the land of warriors like Maharana Pratap, Prithviraj Chauhan, and countless others. Also the minds like Chanakya and Vidur. But in today’s time, where everyone is busy in चाटुकारिता, we have even lost the courage to demand our basic rights. We have become like a girlfriend with such low expectations that if her boyfriend simply opens a door for her, she feels grateful.

Our respected Prime Minister is treated as if favouring his own country’s people is some extraordinary act rather than his responsibility — and the same goes for bureaucrats.

When I see this reality and the intentions of politicians, along with their dirty politics of dividing people on the basis of caste, religion, and language happening right before my eyes, I sometimes feel frustrated because I cannot change a thing.

The youth of the middle and upper-middle class are ignorant of what is happening in their own country. Deeply Western-influenced, busy following internet trends, and dreaming of leaving the country in search of some “better lifestyle,” because the grass always looks greener on the other side.

The ones who truly understand what is happening have either made peace with it and treat politics as entertainment, or they become reporters, activists, or direct critics of power — and sometimes end up threatened.

The most unfortunate thing is that the voter class is poor, and many become blind supporters with such a narrow mindset that they genuinely feel their leaders are personally favouring them. this decide who will be our leader.

I understand that corruption can never be completely eliminated in a democracy, but the current level of corruption is insane. Crores of public money are swallowed, and no one is held accountable. Incidents like the recent bridge collapse in Bhagalpur, Bihar, clearly show how deeply rooted the problem is. We have normalized corruption to such an extent that it has now become a part of our social conditioning.

In a time when there is no real politics left in the country, politicians have become so upfront, irresponsible, and rarely answerable for their actions. All they do is spread hatred among people. They divide people for their own benefit. I don’t know how they sleep peacefully at night after doing all this.

Sometimes I feel helpless and frustrated, wondering if I could do something to change all this, but I genuinely don’t know where to start. Seeing corruption, hatred, and irresponsibility becoming normal makes you question what kind of future this country is heading toward.

And that is why I call myself “कायर” — because despite seeing all this, understanding all this, and feeling angry about all this, I still remain just another spectator.