തണുപ്പ് നിറഞ്ഞ നോട്ട് ദിനങ്ങള്‍

വരി വരിയായി നില്ക്കാന്‍ കൊതിക്കും ജനത്തിനിത് ഒരു സുവര്ണാവസരം. ഏറ്റവും നല്ല തീരുമാനം പോലും ഏറ്റവും മോശമായി നടപ്പിലാക്കാം എന്നതിന്‍റെ ഉത്തമ ഉദാഹരണം. വരി നില്ക്കുന്ന ജനം ഇത് കള്ളപണം വെളുപ്പിക്കാന്‍ എന്ന്‍ ചിന്തിക്കുമ്പോഴും സുപ്പര്‍ മാര്‍ക്കട്ടുകളിലേക്കുള്ള തള്ളിക്കയറ്റം കാണുമ്പോള്‍ ചില സംശയങ്ങളും ചോദ്യങ്ങളും ഉയരാതിരിക്കുന്നില്ല. മാറ്റം നല്ലതാണ്. അത് ജനത്തിന്‍റെ ക്ഷേമത്തിനാകട്ടെ!

COUNT

“I know how to count

I will count”, he volunteered.

“One, two, three, four, five…”

          “Stop, what are you counting?”

“I am counting,

How many times

My father bought sweets for me?”

          “Did you finish counting?”

“No, not yet I am still counting.

One, two, three, four, five.”

          “Oh yes, five, … then

           only five times?.”

“Only that much in this week, child replied.”

Does it seem absurd to you? Well, I am not speaking anything of any existential philosophers. We, simple human beings are so much fond of doing good things. But is that all? Then, we start counting the good things done by me, my family, my friend, my country and we keep a history of it.  ... But never succeeding to count what others have done.

 It is interesting to note that many people are particular in counting things that we have done in the presence of others. Is that nice? If something is done for the sake of adding up numbers, it is a waste of time for everyone. Do good but not for adding up numbers. Do good for itself. I believe that’s the reason Mother Theresa is considered as the best giver. However, the fact that she did not keep history of it she is misinterpreted today. 

Do not remember your own good acts.

Counting is a waste of time. 

Anangaathe

Shikshanam

Chodyotharangal

DEMOCRACY’S TWIST AS NUMEROCRACY

If democracy is a gift to the society its degeneration as numerocracy is a curse. Democracy is a gift of the ancients to us. Greeks contributed much to the philosophy, culture and society. However, the biggest and greatest of them is democracy. However democracy cannot sustain itself apart from the society. Democracy is not a metaphysical principle to exist in spite of the rejection or acceptance of the individuals in the society. Democracy is an ideal and together with it, has a practical dimension as well. Democracy is defined as a rule by the people of the people and for the people. Democracy is said to be the worst system to govern people but best among all the known ones.

Democracy is having a dimension in time and culture. Its use and misuse in daily life and political practice gave to it a wider dimension and change. Today democracy is witnessing one such change in its present form of application which, if persuaded by the different players successfully, will cause its own death. That cause is none other than number politics. Number politics would mean different groups within a society giving more importance to number of people belonging to their group in order to undermine other groups and to get maximum concession for their own group because number of votes matters above all else. Everyone seems to be completely at ease to use hook and crook for the same. Some groups even go to the extreme of aligning with other groups to gain what cannot be attained by one group alone. Furthermore, the outcry within these groups is for generating more children by the women members of the group in order to maximize their number for future thus degrading women as objects.  The number politics forces all the stakeholders to accuse each other for stealing members of their group to others especially women.

Undoubtedly, this type of number politics or could be better termed as numerocracy forces society to divide into groups and subgroups. In a society of consumerism where individuals have already lost their real identity numerocracy assures an identity at the cost of communal harmony and peace. There is no option for the good willed members of the society other than speaking against these tendencies which would destroy the society’s basic structure if allowed to grow without difficulties. Nip in the bud any such tendencies to promise peace and prosperity to the coming generations. Society needs democracy not numerocracy. Democracy offered peace and growth at least to some extent to all. Numerocracy will offer greater gifts to few individuals while assuring huge loss and lack of peace for the rest of the population. Put an end to numerocracy and let democracy to thrive. 

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