You are the dictator now →
“Be the change you want to see in the world.” Mahatma Gandhi
I’ve been travelling in Romania in the past few weeks and overheard many conversations about politics and quality of life. There are two big patterns that I observed and wanted to share.
- People complain
- People expect that their lives will get better only when PersonX will be president
I am especially interested to understand the second one. What follows is my simple take on it.
During communism most people couldn’t get easy access to various types of food (such as meat, milk, etc), hot water and other resources. It was the president / the state who regulated their access to these resources. I imagine that living more than a couple of years in such an environment, teaches people that they can not be responsible about some fundamental aspects about their lives anymore.
Coming back to 2011, it seems that a large number of people (mostly the ones aged over 40) think the same. Even they all have easy access to food and other basic resources they still expect the president to provide better places to live, better jobs, more money etc.
Is there anything else than willpower that will enable these people to take their lives in their own hands (i.e: be responsible)?
