Moving into a new residential complex and looking around to see what Luxury is all about ,one gets a weird feeling about what money really does to people.Some are born with a silver spoon in their mouth, some work their way for the money, some have it passing down through the generations and some hit a jackpot.The outcome can be seen by the way people flaunt their money.A new trend is emerging.
A quick glance at people around and you realise that money is no longer an urban domain.Its spread across smaller cities, due to rising agricultural incomes, land prices acquired by the rich and the famous to spend weekends away from the mad city chaos,and aspirations that are built up by electronic mediums that put the person from a hut to the global village.The biggest however in India as can be seen is Political clout and its dirty money.Any and every body from these classes hook them selves to this sphere as education is never a criteria, ample free time, willingness to be a hooligan, ready to be a yes man of some MLA or MP and do all his odd jobs.Then you start graduating into this space and start calling your self" DADA" which means elder brother ,but is construed as "BOSS".Even it reflects on the car registration number he uses ,which in English resembles 8055 in decent font.Then the use of white clothes make it cheaper to have a wardrobe and gives a license to do all the darkest of things.Tax is taboo and only cash speaks.Be it 1000 bucks or somethings in multiples of that.These are stashed around all over the huts and small tenements which never are on the radar of the IT officials as they are supposedly busy snooping around , religiously sincere tax paying middle class people.The white garments then start getting adorned with atrocious taste gold bracelets and neck chains which resemble more of the dog chain one wears.They love to show that off, except they may not show the trust and loyalty a canine usually shows.
Then come the elections and the whole time goes in wandering around the city limits on petrol paid through black money hoarded by the biggies and/or looted from poor farmers.The income tax , service tax, wealth tax and any other is just not applicable to such people.They start the SUV boom and buy only white cars denoting peace and power and put the darkest sun films that exist on earth.Then comes the red small beacon and the mind gets corrupt.The disregard for etiquette's and civic sense is seen across and such people then start floating into the urban space.They not being exposed to any of the classy styles try to ape the same and end up making their abodes a gaudy film set and discotheques.The use of dark curtains the red and green lights in the living rooms, the balconies stacked with all that is unwanted and the upholstery in the cars show it all.Then comes the cleanliness and surroundings that you would like to enjoy especially in the evening when you come back from a long days work.What you see is, whats not yours in on the floor every where else except their own space.Even the elevators are not spared.The door entrances are like cages and are appropriate considering the kind of people within that space.The air stinks of the money at every step.The language one speaks is raw to the core and they are chatting about setting up educational institutions that get them donations in tonnes.Imagine what will happen to the country with institutions run by people who themselves don't have a clue about it?The Gymnasiums see the bouncers....oops!! the Dada's walking around as if they own the common areas as well ,and go about hiring personal trainers to shape their dollops.The belly however keeps sagging with the money one accumulates and is considered signs of prosperity.The rural paradigm shift is good provided we also help them align to the urban environment .the gaps between the rich and poor is increasing and the ambiance and peace may get lost.Such people buy these spaces in cash outright whereas we end up burning 20 years of our prime life paying of interest taken from banks where the same people may be directors.
This is what the trend nowadays is and if it continues, we better watch out.
A quick glance at people around and you realise that money is no longer an urban domain.Its spread across smaller cities, due to rising agricultural incomes, land prices acquired by the rich and the famous to spend weekends away from the mad city chaos,and aspirations that are built up by electronic mediums that put the person from a hut to the global village.The biggest however in India as can be seen is Political clout and its dirty money.Any and every body from these classes hook them selves to this sphere as education is never a criteria, ample free time, willingness to be a hooligan, ready to be a yes man of some MLA or MP and do all his odd jobs.Then you start graduating into this space and start calling your self" DADA" which means elder brother ,but is construed as "BOSS".Even it reflects on the car registration number he uses ,which in English resembles 8055 in decent font.Then the use of white clothes make it cheaper to have a wardrobe and gives a license to do all the darkest of things.Tax is taboo and only cash speaks.Be it 1000 bucks or somethings in multiples of that.These are stashed around all over the huts and small tenements which never are on the radar of the IT officials as they are supposedly busy snooping around , religiously sincere tax paying middle class people.The white garments then start getting adorned with atrocious taste gold bracelets and neck chains which resemble more of the dog chain one wears.They love to show that off, except they may not show the trust and loyalty a canine usually shows.
Then come the elections and the whole time goes in wandering around the city limits on petrol paid through black money hoarded by the biggies and/or looted from poor farmers.The income tax , service tax, wealth tax and any other is just not applicable to such people.They start the SUV boom and buy only white cars denoting peace and power and put the darkest sun films that exist on earth.Then comes the red small beacon and the mind gets corrupt.The disregard for etiquette's and civic sense is seen across and such people then start floating into the urban space.They not being exposed to any of the classy styles try to ape the same and end up making their abodes a gaudy film set and discotheques.The use of dark curtains the red and green lights in the living rooms, the balconies stacked with all that is unwanted and the upholstery in the cars show it all.Then comes the cleanliness and surroundings that you would like to enjoy especially in the evening when you come back from a long days work.What you see is, whats not yours in on the floor every where else except their own space.Even the elevators are not spared.The door entrances are like cages and are appropriate considering the kind of people within that space.The air stinks of the money at every step.The language one speaks is raw to the core and they are chatting about setting up educational institutions that get them donations in tonnes.Imagine what will happen to the country with institutions run by people who themselves don't have a clue about it?The Gymnasiums see the bouncers....oops!! the Dada's walking around as if they own the common areas as well ,and go about hiring personal trainers to shape their dollops.The belly however keeps sagging with the money one accumulates and is considered signs of prosperity.The rural paradigm shift is good provided we also help them align to the urban environment .the gaps between the rich and poor is increasing and the ambiance and peace may get lost.Such people buy these spaces in cash outright whereas we end up burning 20 years of our prime life paying of interest taken from banks where the same people may be directors.
This is what the trend nowadays is and if it continues, we better watch out.
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