How pathetic!!!!!!

Today the nation is groped by the fear of Swine Flu, and it is no doubt an pandemic. Its spreading left, right and centre. People are confused and panicky. Schools have been shut, cinema halls been shut, malls have been asked to down shutters. The government is at its wit’s end to control the situation. In my opinion, the government is helping the matter worse by its inconsistent statements and actions. The minister thinks, that few thousand cases and a few deaths is nothing compared to the epidemic spread and death in other nations. Try telling this to the families of the patients who lost the battle against this disease. Can’t we be more sensitive? A life is a life…
In this melee we have some traders and shop keepers who are selling face masks at a premium. How greedy can we get? How cynical? When I saw those sting operations on the TV, I was appalled and ashamed. My mom who is a working lady in Mumbai, had the same story to tell. She was telling me, that chemists were asking as much as Rs. 450/- per mask. She also told me that some Homeopaths and Ayurved doctors have also entered the fray, with their formulations. I wonder, if such a thing happened in countries like UK, USA and Mexico, who have also suffered due to this flu-spread. Thank God, the Government did not license the sale of TAMIFLU to civil agencies. If it had been so, we would have all chemists and druggists becoming multi-millionaires overnight.
We boast of thousand years culture and take pride in our values and beliefs. We don’t give second thought, when taking a dig at western world for their so called “immoral” culture. And we forget all this at the first opportunity of making some fast buck. And how? At the expense of poor patients. Taking advantage of their plight. How pathetic!!!!!!
When will our country grow as a nation?