Why we would do good to ourselves by not emulating Singapore!

We all have great aspirations about our country's development. All of us would have some or the other time felt that India must follow a Singapore (if not a US style) type of development.

Recently I had been to Singapore for a few days, and I ensured to travel the length of the city using their public transportation, mainly the MRT. There is no question about the development of the place. Fantastic infrastructure, great roads, streamlined traffic, superb hotels and shopping spots, and what not! Well, what i loved the most was the degree of the cosmopolitanism imbibed in the place!

Well, i guess i have digressed a bit already!

I took some time to talk to some cab drivers, a few locals, etc. throughout the few days that i traveled across Singapore. What i got to know was there was a big 'entry barrier' (if i may so) to owning a car to owning a property and so on. Basically, for all the so-called luxuries you would ideally look for, you have an entry barrier. Besides, we all have heard of Singapore having gone through the exercise of demonetisation. And im sure we hate all this! :)

Basically, what i am coming to is - I, being an Indian citizen have taken the conscious decision of staying back in India solely for the amount of flexibility and freedom this country offers in whatever we want to own/do. We do not have strong barriers to almost anything here in India.

Ya man, i don't see any point seeing our country develop to the level of a Singapore and in turn have my hands tied! We are a Nation where we have our own standards of discipline and lifestyle. Thus, i understood, we are in an amazing country, where we live our lives to the fullest, albeit with some problems here and there!

Or may i go one step ahead and say, physical development of the country is no great development. People's happiness alone is! And i am sure we Indians are a happy lot.

Let's stop cribbing about our Nation and remember to recall the larger benefits our country offers whenever we feel our country is highly developed!