Jun 13, 2010

My folly and the Sakhi of Dhruv and Harnakashyap

A couple of days ago I found my language a bit uncivil.I have resolved to refine it.For sending across the message to the high and the mighty words have to be used very carefully.Perhaps due to this reason Guruji passed the message about the fate of the cruel Kings by the Sakhi of Harnakashyap and Prehlad(Har jug jug----Pg 451 SGGSji).The message inspired the Sikhs without any unwanted and avoidable damage to anybody.In case a person desires to show a mirror to the high and the mighty he should write a book of fiction stating the naked truth(Publishing a book for an ordinary person like me is surely an uphill task and hence is not under consideration) .It is said that even an indication is sufficient for the wise.I have formed the following impressions about the rulers and their systems by the little knowledge of political science that I have.

1-Fear is the most potent weapon that helps a King establish his rule.For this he has an honourable system that decides what is right and what is wrong.

2-Truth being a great force should be encouraged by a ruler and his honourable system while pronouncing a verdict.

3-The time of any verdict and its execution planned by the honourable system should be in the best interest of the ruler.The honourable system that the British had was very smart in delaying or accelerating the process of trial to suit them best.Many democracies are a bit short of that smartness.Such lack of smatness has become a serious concern these days.
4-Unfotunately the honourable system in general has a single point agenda to appease the ruler though it is a hidden one.Upholding the truthfulness and fairness among the ordinary is never a top priority.It is a mere passtime as playing golf.The honourable system is often very potent towards the common and very sadly a puppet in the hands of the ruler and the ruling class.
When the honourable system considers constructive criticism as contempt it blocks its way towards positive evolution.
5-As in a democracy the people are supposed to be the rulers,the honourable system must strive to serve them by not ignoring the time factor.Of what use is a boat if a person has already drowned?
There was a time when the case of Billa,Ranga murdering Chopra children in the seventies was discussed throughout the country for several years.In present times such a thing might be forgotten the very next day even if it happens in ones own town.This speaks volumes about the honourable system.