Yes, honesty pays but only if all
of society is honest. If only you are honest, but everyone is not, you will
suffer. This is the bottleneck obstructing change in India today. We all want
to be honest, but we don’t want to be the only one honest, for then we will
suffer. This paradox prevents change.
Foe example, suppose that
a crowd of people is waiting for a bus at s stop. When the bus arrives,
everybody pushes and shoves to get in. It makes life difficult for everyone. The
solution to this daily misery would be everyone queuing up to get in. However,
everyone needs to come on board with the queuing system. If you are the only
one queuing up, while the others continue to rush in, you will be left behind.
Thus, transformation
will come about only if everyone decides to change together. A majority of Indians have to accept what we
do is wrong and be ready to change for a better future. Society needs to rest
and inculcate good values. Right now, We don’t even have a clear set of Indian values.
We need to create them. How will all
this happen and that too at the same time? Well, this is where leaders come in.
A leader is a human
being who can reach a large part of the population. If the leader is
charismatic and influential, he or she can create a lot of positive change in
people’s thinking. If we are lucky enough to have good leaders at the top,
change will happen quickly. Unfortunately, we don’t. Given how divided India
is, how corruption is accepted and how we lack good values, it is impossible
for us choose a good leader at this point.
Deep down we all are skeptical and ashamed of ourselves. Thus, anyone who even tries to change India for the
better is seen with cynical eyes. We know we are all tarnished, so we doubt
everyone else too. It is a sad situation, where we need a leader but cannot
really trust anyone. I can bet some people reading this will be asking- what is
chetan’s agenda? What is he trying to achieve? Who is he trying to please? What
does he want? In fact, a leader would be left explaining himself or herself
rather than doing any work.
"Time for CHANGE"
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