India and Obama

I have been back from India and Nepal since October 2009 and it has taken me since that time to reflect on the effect of this trip on my life.

India is unique and anybody he travels India soon realizes that it is vital and exotic. The contrasts are enormous particularly compared with Australia. I returned to Australia with a renewed appreciation of our country. In saying that, we can learn alot from India.

We are quite a conservative lot and it takes time to get things done. In India the sheer force of humanity strips away some of the bureacracy as people are desperate to get things done. India brings things down to a base level. There is no time to worry about formalities which we worry about.

In Dehli they are building a transit system, across the city. It is being done despite the population and urban sprawl. In Brisbane, by contrast, take years to plan a tunnel.

Communication and technology is booming in India. Mobile phone proliferate and the computer is everywhere. The internet is the glu to commerce. Even in in the himalayas, the internet is accessable.

Upon my return, I focussed on what was important in my life. That is the luxury of travel. I also focussed on what is important to my clients. I hope to improve the delivery of legal services to my clients.

This blog can not end without some comment on the Obama phenomenon. You can not watch this man without admiring him. He is relatively young, intelligent and a great orator. Time will tell if he carries out his agenda. I hope he is successful as the world needs good leadership and direction in the coming years. He takes on enormous responsibilities and has accepted national and international obligations.

His speeches are worthwhile studying as they are cleverly crafted and we can all learn something from them, not only the content, but the structure of them