Mumbai Yours or Mine???

Mumbai the city of dreams for thousands who migrate everyday from their respective villages and states. To them this is the place which will give them financial stability, growth and success. They come to this magical world with a lot of dreams, hopes and ambitions. They struggle really hard by staying on rent even in a room as small as a bathroom, eat just once a day, compromise by traveling in crowded buses and trains and sometimes by walking long distances.Some are fooled by politicians, some by rich people in the pretext of giving them a job, some end up becoming bar girls and for some lucky ones... their prayers are answered. Their dreams come true, their problems are solved. They are finally able to live their kind of life which they had imagined while they were living in the small town, before moving to Mumbai. With success and prosperity coming their way, they end up becoming a permanent resident of Mumbai and bring along their family members and close friends.

Now we come to the residents - We are born here, study in the best colleges of Mumbai, get a whole bunch of contacts, give interviews, manage to get a job and slog day in and day out. And in the bargain, end up paying heavy taxes; stand in ques everywhere, right from malls to bus stops.
We have a first class ticket, but hardly get the comfort of sitting on the cushioned seat, as most of the time we are hanging out of the compartment. There is crowd everywhere in this city. People from everywhere are coming and settling down here, except the residents.
Why does it happen that someone who is a total stranger to Mumbai get their work done easily and many of us who know every nook and corner of this city are still struggling our way out.
Is it because they leave their responsibilities and come here selfishly to fulfill their dreams, on the other hand we try to balance work and family by staying close to our loved ones ?

Or is it because they are ready to do the odd jobs which probably we would not do,as we don’t have answers to the questions like “What will the society say?”.

In both the scenarios ... we have people struggling and giving their best. If they are lucky they get the best...if not they get the worst...

Inspite of knowing all this...we still fight... saying Mumbai is not yours..its mine...