To Change or Not to Change!!!

What is one supposed to do when he/she reaches a point where one realizes that he/she has taken a path he/she did not intend to, and now wishes to switch gears, change directions, and move on in what seems to be the right path? We come across such cross roads all the time as individuals, but some times these forks come in our way as a nation. One option is to conveniently ignore the situation because making any change is, to put in one word, hard. The other is to take the pains of going through a correction process so that the coming generations do not have to live with the contradiction.
The subject in context is that of the National Anthem of India. It has been debated over and over again, and honestly I never paid any particular attention to it earlier. Today after seeing the latest Rehman rendering of the current National Anthem, I was curious to know the meaning of the words we have sung for years now. Apart from the controversies of many years that were enlisted in the web pages, what struck me more was that I did not find the meaning of the words good enough for the song Jana Gana Mana to be used as the National Anthem.
Obviously following the leads of the controversies led me to find out the exact meaning conveyed by the most sought after contender - Vande Mataram. I can't understand how one can refute the aptness of this song in the designation of a National Anthem? I do understand the sensitivities involved in maintaining a secular outlook when it comes to things of national significance, but what is wrong in selecting the verses that have no such obstacle? Even those selected verses convey a far more 'secular' message, and more importantly 'patriotic' message, than the words of Jana Gana Mana.
Personally, I find this to me a much more appropriate change to make than Mumbai, Chennai, Kolkata or Bangaluru!!