Swachh Bharat Abhiyan is the biggest and most famous initiative undertaken by Prime Minister Narendra Modi, but even after that, not much has changed on that front. The government has put in so much effort in creating awareness about cleanliness, but still the streets of our country reek of dirt and garbage.

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The only logical reason I can think of is that most of the citizens just don't care, unfortunately, and there are only a few people who actually take any action to do something about this huge problem.

But it can all be solved just a little bit of conscious effort by everyone, and therefore a recent incident that took place in the Jaipur metro can teach us all a thing or two.

While travelling by the Jaipur Metro, Sunil Choudhary saw a young boy trying to take out his water bottle when he accidentally dropped his lunchbox, spilling food everywhere. Choudhary then thought that the metro will just remain dirty all day now, with food spreading everywhere. But what the boy did next surprised him.

The boy is question – Pranjal Dubey – tore out a page of his notebook and started cleaning up the mess he accidentally made in the train. After that, he took out his handkerchief and cleaned the floor as well as he could.

Sharing this story on Facebook, Choudhary wrote, “It was time for me to get down, but I thanked him for all his efforts and thought that the nation doesn't need to spend crores on seminars for Swachh Bharat, but youngsters, who pledge to keep their country green and clean, just like Dubey.”

The lesson we all can learn is that one small gesture can start to bring about change and we all need to take the  initiative.