(SUCHHA NOTE) IDHAR UDHAR KI BAAT

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"Take out a suchha note from your wallet after your morning prayers and send it to me. I will donate it to Mata ji," said my friend who was going for a pilgrimage. I had requested him to donate a hundred rupees on my behalf.

I asked, "What is a suchha note?"

"The one which is from your hard-earned money."

"I told him I don't have any other source of income."

I was wondering if the deity knows the difference between a suchha note and non suchha note. She is rightly averse to non suchha notes as such a wealth will make her abode stink. And what will be the punishment of the people who built those nine bridges which collapsed in Bihar recently.  

I feel that nowadays the  talk about honesty no longer appeals the normal man. People are in a race to amass wealth through unfair means and show it off through gizmos and brands. 

In this crowd I recently encountered some honest men so I thought of citing their examples. Their methods may show our future generations the way to be honest.

Last month I got the intimation regarding a get together at a beautiful place. The get together was for two days and was organised by an officer who had risen high in the hierarchy. I had grown with him and I knew him to be a very honest and upright man. I was to intimate, my willingness to attend. I could foresee the expenditure on the lodging and food for this get together. My worry was that my friend organising the function may do it out of his pocket or by misusing the official funds. Both the situations were not acceptable to me. So, I decided to wait for some time. A week before the event a message was circulated by the organiser intimating the approximate amount each participant has to pay for the food and lodging. I intimated my willingness to attend and enjoyed the whole event. All other participants also enjoyed paying their bills.

Another friend is a Lieutenant General. He has been in Delhi for some time.  So, I assumed that by now he must have got a bungalow allotted in the Luyten's Delhi. I requested him if I can come to have a cup of tea in his Luyten's Bangalow. His reply didn't surprise me as he informed me that he cannot afford to maintain such a big house out of his pocket and he doesn't want to use the organisation's resources. So, he has chosen to keep away from the Luyten’s.  I remembered that as a Colonel he had rightfully taken a stand for his junior at the cost of displeasure and wrath of his bosses.

Another friend a senior officer has banned gift hampers, expensive liquor and lavish food where he attends an event. And the good thing is that he is strictly implementing his orders and not allowing the tikdambaaz party to pluck low hanging fruits.

I am sure these people know that if the deities are not comfortable with the filth of non-suchha notes their houses certainly cannot hold such filth.

I am happy that in our army such honest, upright officers are rising to high ranks.

Note:- All the officers didn't want to be named as they are  Non-glory hunting types.

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