WHO SAYS THE NATION HAS FAILED?

 *From the pen of a distinguished veteran,* *Lt General N. Sharma*:

*WHO SAYS THE NATION HAS FAILED?*

*Who says that the nation has failed?

*The nation has immense resilience to fight back.

*Look at the following list....*

*1. The medical fraternity*

No doctors & nurses have run away, despite the fact, that for now nearly two years, they have not had leave & have been in the middle of an unknown unpredictable virus, risking their own lives. There is no doctor who does not attend hospital & does not advise patients online, on phone & WhatsApp...most of them are sleep deficient ....their own immunity falling, while taking care of immunity of others

*2. Look at the Police.*

They have been maintaining law & order, trying to infuse a sense of discipline in our heads; getting beaten & stoned at many places, while safeguarding our lives.

*3. Look at the network of institutions* 

who have collectively developed & approved two vaccines, ramped up production & already inniculated more than 16 Crore Indians.

*4. Look at the Cowin team & the vaccine administrators*.

Just imagine the mangement of a server, which gets crores of hons on a day & is almost silent the other day...look at the team of vaccine administrators..who administer vaccine & watch you for symptoms, before sending you home with a Certificate. No more are their complaints of post vaccine complications. Look at the step by step generation of certificates & simultaneous database creation.

*5. Look at the Indian Army.*

*The soldiers have one foot entrenched on the icy heights of Ladakh overlooking all the Chinese movements....while the medical resources vare all streched over, adding 1000s of additional beds, throwing open for Civilians the meagre resources which are insufficient for serving and ESMs themselves.

*6. Look at the Air Force.*

Those pilots bringing oxygen generators from across the world. Does anyone know when do these pilots get to sleep.

*7. Look at the Navy.*

The sailors have been ferrying liquid oxygen from across the globe, while the ship has been asked to shed all its medical resources. 

*8. Look at the Para Military Forces.*.

Especially the CRPF, who in addition to their deployment in election & other security duties, are also raising & running additional hospitals across the country.

*9. Look at the excellent, across the globe, networking of the MEA.*

Has anyone counted yet, the value of aid received & the goodwill, India has behind this support.

*10. Look at the DRDO.*

It has developed a drug along with Reddy's lab & got Govt. approval in a matter of 10 months or so. The drug which will soon go into manufacturing, will ease out the oxygen requirements of patients

*11. Look at the Indian Industry.*

Not only has it donated generously from its CSR, but also have ramped up the oxygen production to levels, that the world must be watching in awe. 

*12. Look at the small scale industry.*

Today, you can find oxygen being generated in every nook & corner & a large number of them are distributing it for free.

*13. Look at the large number of Class IV employees.*

People who are treated as dirt, by white collar Babu's...the ambulance driver, the sweepers ..the staff supporting medical examinations..all are risking their lives daily, even dying, but none have run away.

*14. Look at the crematorium staff.* 

Overwhelmed..but not lost. Think of their mental trauma...for days together they have been receiving dead bodies..with all sorts of stories such as...all family wiped out..newly wedded husband died, young son died, father survived, people around making heartbreaking cries..can anyone imagine what is their psychological condition, how do they get sleep..in fact..they get so tired, that they don't sleep..after days of continuous non- sleep, they simply fall asleep, when they get to sit.

*15. Look at the RWAs in all Societies across the country.*

They all have come together to support themselves & fight.

*16. Look at all the educational and research institutions.*

They all have patiently continued research even in lock down...worked with the Govt. when called for & supported students stuck, some of their efforts is beginning to bear fruit

*17. Look at the large number of NGOs & large number of self help groups.*

They have come together, raising funds, developing Apps & websites, to help those in need.

*18. *No one in the world had predicted the scale & enormity of this second wave but, it is the Govt. of the day...which is continuously getting brickbats in hindsight for everything*.

The Govt. machinery has still not been derailed, despite a couple of Ministers dying...the system is still moving, though many may not be satisfied.

There are many more, who are ensuring that the nation does not fail. Friends may add to this list & share with others....let the impression nit be created, that the nation has failed....the nation is overloaded & overwhelmed...it is recovering & soon will be out of it.

*AND....NOW.........WHO HAVE ACTUALLY FAILED THE NATION?*

*1*. India has an excellent Constitution to govern the nation (the public, the industry etc.). - The Constitution has three pillars... *the legislature, the executive & the judiciary*.

- The ,free press is recognised as the fourth pillar.*

- Unfortunately, there is just one pillar....the *executive,* that works with the public & industry. The other two pillars....the *legislature & the judiciary*, with *NO executive experience whatsoever*, always tries to control it & that too, *with no accountability*.

- The executives & the public, are the most educated & experienced in the country, they contribute by way of taxes from which the other two pillars survive, but still it is the *Executive* that gets controlled *by the other two comparatively lesser educated, inexperienced, but highly egoistic pillaust*

- Just imagine, on a day, when you have to engage in an operation & you being directed to make a national plan, just imagine while your Boss wants you to execute, but supercedes your views, based on logical arguments produced by a set of persons, who don't have to execute & have no accountability.

The *fourth pillar, the free press is most irresponsible*..for it, a smile is no news..a death is; a thousand recoveries, are no headlines..but ten deaths are. It is always conniving to create an impression, rather than reporting the truth & let impressions be created in the minds of readers, by analysis of facts...it is always pushing an agenda, while hiding the truth. They always appear to have a hidden agenda, why else would two different media, produce entirely different reports.

*2*. There are a *large number of corrupt, antisocial & greedy people* who see an *opportunity in profiteering*, from a pandemic.

*3*. And then there are a *large number of Indians who do not wish to do anything,* at best they have some information of something, not having been done in a particular way, these are those selfish people who can't go out & assist even their own sick family members....these are the people who peddle their biases & prejudices...they have a limited information & try to paint a picture based on their biases.

*These are the three main categories of people who have actually failed the nation*. They are the thankless people, who do not wish to acknowledge the efforts of millions of Indians, who are fighting, to save others lives, even at their own cost.

 *Unfortunately they are also Indians, it is best to forgive them, but not forget them.*