Once I wrote an article for our college magazine. For writing that article, I spent considerable time in a library searching literature. I have shown the draft article to a friend for his review, he said that on this subject there are many articles, so advised me not to send the article for the magazine. I said it was my understanding of the topic which I have expressed in the article. Still, he insisted that I should not send it for publishing. I did not consult others and did not send it for publishing, even now I regret, why I have not sent it and why I listened to one person’s advice and stopped. There are people who discourage others so that they themselves could look better. It is like a person who wants to be surrounded by ignorant and powerless people, to become the most ‘intelligent’ and ‘powerful’ person.
Like politicians discourage and never let their cadre or followers grow - get decent jobs, earn better and live better.
A politician is powerful if their constituency is least developed - as believed and practised by some politicians. People should always ask for the development of roads, drinking water, drainage system, sanitation and other things, only then these politicians could have a relationship with the people with fake promises. If everything is accomplished as per the need, there is no identity for these leaders. A politician representing an underdeveloped area is like super hero and these leaders want to be super heroes always by not developing that area.
Some developments are happening that is mainly because the system is corrupt - that is they get a percentage of commission as a bribe. The interest is in earning extra money, it is the reason for the development and not the intention and commitment of the leaders and system. They might be after bigger irrgation projects, even without assessing the future rainfall pattern, climate change, landuse change, returns on investment etc.
In a government school, one of my relatives was a teacher. He is very passionate about teaching science subject. The school children like him very much. In every school that he is transferred he becomes one of the favourite teachers with the children. One day one of the teacher colleagues called him and said that ‘What sir you want to get a good name by teaching children with so much interest and make other teachers worthless?’ And his voice was threatening. This way some people discourage others who are doing good for society. These very people will not tolerate a doctor doing the wrong thing with their beloved person.
