human value

During my recent travels I was in Austria(Vienna) to be precise and its pretty much usual to hear police sirens wailing as we are accustomed in the Hollywood flicks.It not only adds value to the background score but also shows the extent the essential services being active.I happen to witness one such situation and the surprise being that, a horse buggy had some issues and the animal needed some attention, not the human being.Bang came the red and blue lights flashing in a jiffy, with a fire brigade and Ambulance in toe.Awesome response time and more importantly the value they give to animals and human life in general. We can always state that yes the population is low and that the ratio of number of personnel catering to public is much better than in India and the infrastructure etc etc.The fact remains that our Attitude and the way we look at life or treat our fellow citizens is amiss.If an accident happens on the roads in India, and the victims need medical attention, there will be 100 bystanders gaping but may be a handful trying to find a way to the hospital even if it were to take them in an Auto .Would you give your car?We would first think of the police and inquiries etc, the procedural parts and hassles at the hospital and cop station right?The supreme court has issued a directive stating that any person who brings in an accident case has to be attended to immediately and the one who brings him in is to be released immediately without drawing him into a procedural tussle.Yet we don't care.Having said that imagine the value of animal life???????How many of us have tried to help an animal in distress??Is a question of one too many that we don't value these? We love to stand and gape,we love to rumor and gossip but never lend a genuine helping hand to the needy.The spirit of Mumbai is also because it cannot afford to stop.People just don't rest.Any obstacles have to be removed or resolved and hence this is visible.In cases of national emergencies we unite.In other cases we are at loggerheads.Even if you happen to collide with people most of us don't even have the decency to apologize, then how does one expect to be participative in bigger deeds.