“They are living a life, we are only alive

From Amsterdam to Paris to Zurich, what began on a vacation quickly turned into a awakening call. In an explicit publication from Reddit, which sparked a hot online discussion, the traveler was reflected in the feeling of India’s feeling of the basic amenities and values ​​he saw abroad. “No respect to our country, I love everything about India,” he wrote. “But when I went there, I felt envy about everything they had.”

Its repercussions extend everything from air breathing to public transport, painfully, the culture around work. One of the biggest shocks came during a meeting with his company’s founder in Denmark. “He talked about the culture of work, flexibility in working hours, and most importantly, mental health,” he pointed out.

I felt in contrast to the Indian offices confused. “Our founders talk about 12 hours working days and other BS things,” he wrote, disappointed by the time when hours are still throughout India.

Note from a friend in Europe stuck with him: “Yeh Life Je Rhe Hai, Aur HM Kaat Rhe Hai” (they live a life, we survived). He said that he was arrested, the calm burden that many Indians carry – they wander through broken systems and exhaustion just to obtain it.

Public services have also emerged. He admired the adherence to the deadlines and arrangement of European transport, which is far from chaotic systems in India. In Switzerland, one of the sellers helped him to understand the exchange of currencies without imposing transfer fees – a moment that emphasized the basic decency in governance and public interaction.

Back to the homeland was not raising a level. “I always feel that we, the citizens of India, have the right to basic human needs, food security and free education. What prevents us from making such a radical change?” He asked.

After the sharp reactions. One commentator wrote: “Every Indian must visit some developed countries.” “Otherwise, things will continue as they are-with self-praise and delusions.”

The last resignation: “illiterate politicians will never allow hunger, greed and illiterate. We deserve better. But we will not get it here in India.”