about setting examples...

Many of us do not know that as we tread through the little paths in life roads, we are leaving behind little imprints of our selves in others. Many people show the path and others learn from what they do. So it becomes important for parents, teachers, leaders and celebrities to get their acts right to set examples for others.
School teachers have great impact on the young minds. They should be very careful, in their dress in their speech and in their body language The young kids pick up very fast, good or bad. The actors on screen and off screen must be very judicious. I don’t think ,the Indian Health Minister Ambumani Romdoss is wrong when he banned smoking in public place. People like Rajani kanth and ShahRukh khan have tremendous following, they can make great impact on society. Political leaders seen as role models, are under pressure to kick their unhealthy habits. President elect Barack Obama announced some time back that he is trying to quit smoking, highlighting the trend of political figures kicking the habit because they feel it is bad for their image as well as their health. Gandhiji never kept secret of his dislike for smoking and drinking and worked hard on moral policing. Nehru never appeared smoking in public,though he was a chain smoker.
Indians are mad about films, film stars, cricket and Cricketers. Film stars are used for every endorsement on TV, from health foods to cars. They have to choose right things and set good example.