If I were to ask you, what do you remember the most and can have impact on you, is it the most happiest moments? Or the unhappiest moments which tend to leave a scar on you? How much ever, you may deny its the latter which have a long lasting impact on our lives. Just think about it, years of hard work in a relationship, doesn't it usually ruined by one momentary temper lapse? An argument early in the morning, won't it shape your day? Well, how to have a healthy relationship is a topic for another day. Then, what is the correlation between Infrastructure and our relationships?
Let me take an example, over a weekend, you decide to watch a movie along with your family. You had a GOOD time. How long are those happy memories retained? 14 Days or less than that. Now, let's say, you had a very unpleasant experience, how long are those memories retained? Sometimes, a life time isn't it? Whenever you have an unpleasant experience, i.e any experience which deviates from your expectations, you tend to get protective. The natural tendency is to save oneself. In order to do so, you spend more energy and when you spend more energy for an unproductive purpose, your brain stores the information as a warning. It warns you next time, not to visit the theater again, to be-aware of such situations etc., Ever touched a hot stove when you were a kid? Why don't you touch it again? Your brain immediately warns you against such an action. It is for your survival.
The more unhappy moments you accumulate, the more Frustration, Anger, Jealousy, Sadness get accumulated in the system which aren't your good friends. If your life is a Bank account and your daily deposits are just negative experiences / feelings / emotions, what will be your annual / monthly or daily returns?
When we are living in a society, it is the responsibility of the Government to provide its citizens with Good infrastructure and there is an equal responsibility of the citizens to conserve and protect the infrastructure by proper usage and help the Government with maintenance.
Some of the common Infrastructure problems which India faces are lack of Good roads, Schools, Irrigation projects and Health related Infrastructure. Imagine you're struck in traffic for 2 hours and the distance from your home to office is just 10 Kms! Isn't it frustrating? If it happens daily!? Imagine the negative deposits of emotions in your bank account. All these negative emotions kill you slowly, bit by bit. These emotions kill Nations. Its people tend to get more frustrated, they will lack concentration ability, promises will be missed, Accidents tend to increase, Productivity will be decreased, efficiency of vehicles will come down, Corruption and Pollution will increase, citizens will vent anger on innocent people. I could go on.
So, as policy makers it is important to concentrate on building quality infrastructure. Either have no infrastructure or have excellent infrastructure in place. Build excellent roads. Not roads with pot holes. Build excellent Schools. Not Schools with just roofs! Build excellent dams. Not half built walls! Build excellent Hospitals. Not a shed with some beds. If transforming nation into a super power is your aim, with happy citizens dwelling in - Concentrate on Infrastructure.
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