Start Thinking...

courtesy : email to Ashish Galav ( guru galav ) by pehleindia.com

Dear Fellow Indian,

Please take a moment to read this and forward it to as many people as you can.

We are at a critical point in the evolution of our nation. The nuclear deal, the moon mission, the global economy, regionalisation of politics, new faces of terror, etc. etc. - depending on how you look at issues around you, there are opportunities for, and threats to, our very way of life. That makes the upcoming elections a make or break event for India. Never before in the history of independent India has a single general election carried so much potential to shape our destiny.

How we are led by the next government has to be a reflection of how the majority of us wish to shape our destiny. But many of us do not vote, or worse - vote for the wrong reasons. In 2009, however, we cannot afford that. We cannot let the destiny of our nation be decided by non-thinkers. We must vote - and that too for the right reasons.

We need to start thinking now about how we will use our vote in the upcoming elections. What do we personally stand for? What will we not compromise on? Where do we stand on key issues? What issues are completely irrelevant for political parties to waste time on? Will we vote for someone simply because he or she belongs to our caste/community? How will we evaluate whether a serving candidate has been a success or failure?

These and many more questions should haunt us as individuals for at least the next few weeks, or they will haunt us as a nation for the next few generations.

So start thinking…

Thank you,
The Pehle India Team.

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