We all have our birth certificates, certificates for each and everything in life. But is that the proof of our existence.Each of those certificates mean a lot to us. Its the only way, we can ensure all our jobs, life is smooth. I know that in our country people who retire, they need to go to the respective offices and prove they are alive once in few years. Its like a certificate of existence that has to be given.
We take xerox of all our important papers and keep them carefully. Laminate the originals and keep them even more safely! I have a suitcase of certificates and papers over the years. Now I haven't opened them or even looked at them in the last year or so. Only when I am changing a job, or the need to give some xerox arises, do I open that suitcase.
Surprisingly the paper that holds the information is the most important possession. Land documents, ration cards, voter id cards... the list is endless. We in India don't have a social security number. Mostly people have PAN cards. How do you use this card? I wish there was a system which was built where everything related to a person was linked to one certificate say PAN card. From the birth of the person, his date of birth gets stored in that card. And this number is his unique identity. This system has its flaws and complications associated with it. Many banks don't accept the same proof as an address proof and ID proof, even if it has a photo on it! May be its to increase the documentation, or have another additional document for verification.
If we had bar codes to identify us, and it would relate to all our other certificates, would make life easy for us. But identity theft is prominently one of the biggest risks we face today. Lets see how things work in our country. But think about this, If you didn't have your birth certificate, you would'nt be alive today?
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