youth and politics

Aristotle asserts in his book,Politics, that man is, by nature, a political animal. He argues that ethics and politics are closely linked, and that a truly ethical life can only be lived by someone who participates in politics.

But the above statement would bring nothing but disapproving grimaces from whoever happens to read it.Well the above assertion quite ironically happens to place "Ethics" and "Politics" together which to many is as different and contrasting as chalk and cheese.
Ethics depicts a system with morale but politics doesn't happen to have any-that is what we believe and we believe what we see.
Just when I dare to put forth to the readers here that the topic I m writing about is Youth and Politics.It seems I have already been pigeonholed with some tag and most of you are thinking that reading this would be an effort in vain.But I would just like to paint an objective view of the whole picture trying to put it in the right perspective.
Youth-the future of the nation on whose strong shoulders rest the burden of taking the nation forward.But are we upto it? This is one question we should ask ourselves rather than to others.Loads of introspection is required added with a sense of honesty while answering it.
Apart from writing codes for the multinational companies and minting money,what is our responsibility towards the country.Who cares anyways,let the country go to wolves.There are more important issues at hand like getting a green card and obscene paycheques.If I say these things are all superficial,it would be nothing but a white lie.But don't we with ourselves carry an iota of thought that would propel us to do something about the state of affairs all around.yes,I know its easy to point fingers and shirk away from what is happening around.But remember when we point at something four of those fingers are pointing towards us.
As one of the protagonists in Rang de Basanti puts it...
"who cares nothing can be changed,I would be off to America getting my degree in a month"-comes forth the retort-"Its very easy watching from the distance letting what is happening...do something...join politics..get into civil services".
I know the arguement holds water for few minutes and after that we are overpowered by our so called rational and practical self that speaks for us citing the above notion as nothing but lots of romanticism and nothing more.
Yes,there are problems,there is the problem of corruption,the problem of crime....why take the futile plunge?
But were those people idiots who took the dive risking everything in '47 or in the youth uprising in JP movement in'77.....
Maybe,afterall,we just might have become numb enough to ignore things at their peril and are at ease with our conscience just by lighting some candles and sending some sms once in a while.
I will leave at that and rest my case and leave all of you to make peace with yourselves.Afterall we ain't so numb yet!

P.S. this one is my contribution to college magazine ....