Penny for my thoughts

Being in the US has made me enjoy every moment which connects me with India. Anything which provides me a whiff of India, I go for it. US, having a large Indian population, has kept me connected to India. In all my classes, atleast 10 percent of the guys are Indians, and in Computer Science (am in mech), almost 60-70 percent (grad, not undergrad). Must be, coz at any given time 250,000 students from India are studying in the US.
But, the grad life is not as how we enjoyed in undergrad. More work, less time to interact, parties few and small, life is unlike hostels (read heavens), and half of the time loneliness and yearning of the good old times creep in, especially in the initial stages. Everyone has to fight through this stage once or rather more times in life, as we go to new places and get new friends. Friends are unlike undergrad or earlier, where u are bonded for life. To overcome this, I had to find a way, and wat better than movies, which though not a real representative, at the least keeps me in touch with my wild thoughts.
I have watched most of the recent movies, and except kaloori and taare zameen par which were both awesome, all others were just usual stuff. So, I just made a rewind and watched Rang De Basanthi. I have watched it twice earlier, but nowadays each movie I see holds more thoughts and more unspoken words than earlier. Maybe its a sign that I have become more thoughtful, or am just alone, or maybe those thoughts just escaped me earlier. A lot of movies have had this effect apart from RDB, namely Fight Club, V for Vendetta, Kaakha Kaakha, Anbe Sivam. These are my favorite movies, but now they have become ultra favorites. Have seen them all earlier maybe 3-4 years ago, but I see them with new eyes now.
Alone, I dont just enjoy the movies, I live them. This happened especially with Kaloori. I forgot there was a world outside me, and came back to reality just before the finish of the movie, coz my relatives arrived.
I was aware of the change then. But I still cant place what it is. Maturity, or rather immaturity, boredom at tripe, or just plain madness(:)). Whatever it is, I love it and I just want it to stay all my life.
Now coming back to RDB. The movie made me realise what I have done for my country, nothing!!!! The words - "No country is perfect, it has to be made perfect".
These ring so very true when I see the people and things around me in Buffalo. It is not that US does not have it share of poor people or that its infrastructure is good everywhere. I have seen potholed roads, strewn garbage, people fighting in the streets, losing jobs, without cars and a proper house.
But, the difference lies in the attitude of the people. Ya, even the US has its share of people who do go on about how life is not all that rosy. But, the fact is most of these people are passionate about what they do and what they want to do. If they decide to do something, they do it without a second thought. This is a country where people who took an undergrad degree in music, are now doing research in diseases in PhD. That alone shows how much life can change if u decide to do something.
And this attitude is wat determines the people and the nation, and this is wat I believe is lacking in Indians.

P.S - I know i meandered a lot in this post, starting somewhere and then ending up somewhere. But these thoughts just came on continuously in my mind. This post is just the way my thought process goes... !!!