Does it Change anything?

The picture doing rounds in facebook lately

What is the need of having a guiding force in a government, society...even a small group as a family? The authority is given to the highest earner, or the oldest person or the one regarded as the wisest. Why is it done that way, why aren't everyone given the power to declare amendments? Simple reason, to maintain sanity and peace among the group. We idolize a God for more or less the same reason. When things go out of hand, you have something to hold your faith to. Thats all together a different issue. But Every country memorizes its leaders, dedicates their achievements as a part of national integrity. The reason, to give people a hope, and to assure them that patriotism still prevails in us. Gandhi is regarded as the Father of Nation. It wasn't any reality show title that people were fighting for or even nominated and shortlisted. It was a title awarded to him. Everyone were awarded titles due to their efforts in  creating a free India. Iron Lady, Chachaji, Baba Saeb. This isn't a race, a post which should be made a public issue. The present scenario f the country isn't promising and yet people are behind digging an old issue and ridiculing it. These claims people made and are still making about Gandhi, whether true or not, do not help in anyway improvise the present pace of government. When we stick to something, first thing we're gonna see is 'Is it going to prove something?'. Its a Boolean situation, either these claims are true or they aren't. Lets look at the possibilities of aftermath in each case

 

Claims are True:

1. People would be shattered by knowing, the one they respected the most ended up a regular old guy. Trust in other leaders is inevitably reduced. Making them Heroes to Humans.

2. Political Chaos. Parties supporting Gandhi end up creating the opposition taking the other side. Quarrels, Arguments, Press Releases, Comments, Allegations. This leads to the phase when each party picks p the prominent leaders of the other and mocking their personal failures.

3. Media engages in creating separate sections dealing with individual agendas such as 'Reporting the Assembly Discussions', 'Voting for the next Mahatma, Father of Nation', Taking Public Interviews, Debates with Educators and Scholars on the subject...in short, a mini carnival of news that interests the whole nation.

4. Strikes due to disagreement among people, delaying the existing work schedules.

5. Some final judgement on keeping the position vacant or declaring someone  based on majority of support or chaos that would be reduced most.  In the former, the chaos continues. Opportunists crave for such a situation.

 

Claims are False:

1. People who likes, shared the present discussion of Gandhi's activities, woul perform the same for posts reflecting his victory!

2. Government might be taking an action on those who took such allegations, people who support these allegations mock the government for hiding the 'truth'.

3. A little less carnival of opportunists, still a media movement or some other post like this one might reflect their opinions more frequently.

4. People shift to other problems and open up new options to ridicule the government or decisions made by it.

Baseline, though i might've missed a couple of points in either section, Chaos prevails. And after all this involvement by public, they end up transforming at other issues, a sense of responsibility ignites in them..which forces them t search for next movement to show their support for, mostly people create their own campaigns. But the question remains the same 'what did we achieve by this?' 

Certainly not Truth. What helped us achieve by proving a decision or decision made 60 years back wrong? Practically, people are undisturbed why whoever is the Father of Nation. How is it going to change us. Its not a king we're electing! We're not trying to argue upon re-inclusion of Pakistan or Burma...or a decision on Corruption, we're hitting at a target that isn't even there. We need a person above us to look up for. If individuals do not accept the person as the guiding force, its best to keep their opinion to themselves. Driving frustration on random events into the decision of choosing a Father of Nation isn't a wise decision. Gandhi united the masses, acted as a proper force between people and leaders. Thats what we need to notice. Even now old and young wet their eyes on speaking the death of Gandhi and say 'People like him are no longer there' Its a belief that we nurture in Gandhi. Seeing him standing at the junctions and Assembly with a shaft and plain dress gives us a sense of respect towards the country. If we don't respect our house, we could seldom change it! The worst part is, people commenting on this post as 'Gandhi was a rouge!' Its just giving away years of belief we nurtured at a random post that claims its facts by an individual writer. Is it worth it? We have a hell lot of problems lying in front of us. How many of us are taking a stand. How many are giving it a notice. How many are switching of their lights and fans when not in use. Such simple steps are not being implemented, which should be the driving elements taken the present scene.

Respect Our Nation, Respect Our Freedom Legends, Move Forward. Build UR India