Comments on: Abhinav Bindra wins the first individual Olympic Gold for India http://www.writingcave.com/abhinav-bindra-wins-the-first-individual-olympic-gold-for-india/ Sun, 14 Mar 2010 06:17:49 -0700 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.6 hourly 1 By: global indian http://www.writingcave.com/abhinav-bindra-wins-the-first-individual-olympic-gold-for-india/comment-page-1/#comment-56033 global indian Thu, 14 Aug 2008 03:31:18 +0000 http://www.writingcave.com/abhinav-bindra-wins-the-first-individual-olympic-gold-for-india/#comment-56033 great! congrats India.. hope more golds come your way! :) great! congrats India.. hope more golds come your way! :)

]]> By: J http://www.writingcave.com/abhinav-bindra-wins-the-first-individual-olympic-gold-for-india/comment-page-1/#comment-55991 J Tue, 12 Aug 2008 05:06:18 +0000 http://www.writingcave.com/abhinav-bindra-wins-the-first-individual-olympic-gold-for-india/#comment-55991 i agree. i did not feel any "national" pride ... because it is just an individual getting rewarded for his individual efforts. i, as a nation, had nothing to do with his success, so of course i am not going to feel the ... rush. you phrase '...and the nation has tagged along' defines the situation perfectly and its embarrassing to be part of such a mass. i agree. i did not feel any “national” pride … because it is just an individual getting rewarded for his individual efforts. i, as a nation, had nothing to do with his success, so of course i am not going to feel the … rush. you phrase ‘…and the nation has tagged along’ defines the situation perfectly and its embarrassing to be part of such a mass.

]]> By: Alka http://www.writingcave.com/abhinav-bindra-wins-the-first-individual-olympic-gold-for-india/comment-page-1/#comment-55978 Alka Mon, 11 Aug 2008 17:53:58 +0000 http://www.writingcave.com/abhinav-bindra-wins-the-first-individual-olympic-gold-for-india/#comment-55978 You say: "As Indians we very conveniently rejoice and feel proud when an Indian does great in an International competition, but when it comes to contributing while that Indian is training, we quickly look away. I wonder why there is so much inferiority complex and callousness." Well, if we (by we I mean the Generation X, who is seeing abundance, not our parent's generation) start contributing to India and our community then where will be the time for chilling out,tattoos and fun? My mission in life is to be known as cool dudes. Caring for India or community? Huh! Then we have to move our a**es and that too not in a disc. Who is willing to do that? Where is the time that I can see beyond "I, ME, MYSELF?" My world don't exist beyond "I me myself." Period.I am too busy being American than Americans themselves. Have you seen our parents teaching us that just one Sunday you have to devote time for community? Or you already have too many dresses and if you are going to buy one more, you have to give up 4-5 dresses in charity? Only Narayan Murthy and Sudha Murthy seem to be doing that. Or have you seen our parents doing any charity work? Do they have any community feeling? Do they Take us out to be friends with others who live differently than us and less fortunate than us? All I see is that they take us out to our "respective" religious places and NOT to the all religious places and teaching us why only our religion is better and worth following for. But when we see success, we want some crumbs too. That's why the celebration. You say:
“As Indians we very conveniently rejoice and feel proud when an Indian does great in an International competition, but when it comes to contributing while that Indian is training, we quickly look away. I wonder why there is so much inferiority complex and callousness.”
Well, if we (by we I mean the Generation X, who is seeing abundance, not our parent’s generation) start contributing to India and our community then where will be the time for chilling out,tattoos and fun? My mission in life is to be known as cool dudes. Caring for India or community? Huh! Then we have to move our a**es and that too not in a disc. Who is willing to do that? Where is the time that I can see beyond “I, ME, MYSELF?” My world don’t exist beyond “I me myself.” Period.I am too busy being American than Americans themselves.
Have you seen our parents teaching us that just one Sunday you have to devote time for community? Or you already have too many dresses and if you are going to buy one more, you have to give up 4-5 dresses in charity? Only Narayan Murthy and Sudha Murthy seem to be doing that. Or have you seen our parents doing any charity work? Do they have any community feeling? Do they Take us out to be friends with others who live differently than us and less fortunate than us? All I see is that they take us out to our “respective” religious places and NOT to the all religious places and teaching us why only our religion is better and worth following for.

But when we see success, we want some crumbs too. That’s why the celebration.

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