Corruption

Let me be frank here, I have never heard of corruption until recently when it has become an issue in our society.  It was not in my vocabulary then, the word corruption. The Anti-corruption Commission in Bhutan was established in early 2006 if I am not wrong and since then has been digging out all the corrupt activities and with the help of all kinds of media, it was communicated to whole nation and that is how I came to know about corruption. First of all I would like to define the word in my own, according to my understanding, “Corruption is an activity, using or abetting the use of what is not ours like public resources, power and authority vested on us with full trust by the King, Country and People”.

Corruption can be big or small; it can be done through a single word or through a single piece of writing. I find the main reason for corruption is the greedy minds of people along with the avenue for them to commit it. If people think enough is enough, there will not be any such cases. And also if the good systems and practices are in place making no room for corruption, definitely no one will be corrupt. If we abstain from any form of corrupt practices that we encounter in life, we are helping firstly to the society and secondly we are clean and there won’t be any obsessive feelings within us. But there are also chances where we are not corrupt but are dragged as corrupt as a result of someone who actually is the main culprit.

If the corruption persist in the society, rich will become richer and poor remains poor. The disparity will be increased. The people with power and wealth and those influential will have all the benefits. As a result of this, it is imperative to root out corruption at an early stage. Corruption is thought to be more prevalent in a democracy where various kinds of political parties are thought to be more vulnerable to corruption. Anything can be done to woo the voters. The other prone areas of corruption include large projects, remote places where people are easy to be cheated, Human Resources recruitment procedures and face to face encounter of clients and an official.  

Corruption is a poison that can affect the entire society. It has got no cure once infected but can be prevented from happening. Government alone can’t take all the responsibilities in preventing the corruption. If every individual think for the same goal of clean society and work in hand in hand, corruption can not only be prevented, but can be rooted out completely. If we take one step further in our mentality, we can be the change we want in our society. We all must abstain from being corrupt and also report corruption before it grows. Corruption affects us ultimately, therefore, we all must work together to make a corruption free society.