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An incident in cleanliness...
27th May 1999 Srinath S @geocities.com
Hello iinn-mates, Yesterday I received a mail containing an idea to be posted on the IfI database (http://www.indiapolicy.org/ifi). It was so interesting that I thought I'd also share it here. Surely, you would have had similar incidents yourself. It would be very interesting to hear about them and spread the message of improving the quality of our lives. So, here's the idea I received-- I had been to Mysore last week and during my journey back something happenned in the train , which I want to share with you. It can be added onto the IFI site. Well, I was just enjoying my journey, when few people sitting next to me started to cut a jack fruit and you know if the milk from fruit is spilt it is difficult to clean. They were just enjoying and the whole compartment started to look like a garbage bin as the skin of the fruit could be seen everywhere. I was really getting irritated not because they were having fun but, they were not taking any care in keeping the train clean. We all know that this is another major problem in India i.e., maintaining hygenic condition. I just kept quite but, I was waiting for an oppurtunity not to quarrel but to tell them what they should do . Suddenly one person offered me the fruit and I promptly refused. Then looking at my face I think he got the point. He asked whether I didn't like the way they were doing things. Taking this as an oppurtunity I told them that I had nothing against them eating the fruit but, I was not happy with the way they were throwing things around without bothering about the cleanliness or the effect of that on others. I didn't shout or didn't seem to be upset but, I just put it across in a calm way. I was very happy with the result. They asked me whether I will eat te fruit if they clean the place. I agreed. And they did clean the place, put everything onto a paper basket and kept it for disposal. I was very happy as I succeeded in my job. I think if we follow certain principles and make others understand it in a clear way, we will succeed in reaching our goal of reducing some of the problems that our country is facing. This is only a beginning.......... -srinath -- Send in your ideas to address challenges of Indian life: http://www.indiapolicy.org/ifi
