The idea of true freedom is running on my minds offlate. We celebrate
our independence day on every 15th August. The other day i watched a
tamil film "Paradesi" which is about "Bonded labour" in tea estates
during British times. Their freedom was taken away by greedy middleman who misguides them
for a sophisticated life and money. An entire village gets enticed by
his sweet talk about appropriating money at less time. The hunger at
their stomach made them fell to the middleman's talk. With ignorance
guiding them, they are bound to suffer and that's what happened. They
lead a melancholic life which moved me and made to think a lot about
human quotient that played in their lives. A lascivious british general,
a sadistic middlemen and his "live in the shadow" followers and
bouncers make the life of these bonded labourers a hell, least to say.
Yet nobody comes to their rescue. The film has an emotional ending with
the "Bonded Labour" hero's wife and new born son in the quest of meeting
him ends up in the "Bonded Labour" group. I started to wonder how
someone's life can be affected by wicked and self motivated people.
Human life from the time immemorial has been exploited by none other than by its own race. Humans claim that they are social animals. But in any other society of animals, the effort is always in helping the fellow animals. Human beings have surpassed the powers of other species. This world in a sense is ruled by them.
The miseries we see are self inflicted on us. World of Karma theory at once takes away degrees of freedom from us. Its difficult to ascertain the miseries and its causes and hence restriction of freedom. Swami Vivekananda says these miseries inflicted are a mischievous acts of a few people to enjoy the privileges of life. A privilege is something one can flaunt to others that what he did is exclusive and he alone has the right for that. We have made many tough social systems and procedures to safeguard the rights of men and women. But time and again the human race is inflicted upon by the power and intellectual people. I still see people who fold their arms and live below their dignity to earn their living.
The idea of true freedom in our country is baffling and needs a deep thought. We are one of the most populous countries in the world. Hence the economy of demand and supply does not work in favor of us. The apathy towards fellow countrymen, the zeal over advancing interests of one's family and kins, the indifferent attitude towards society and the all selfish attitude of us makes us to devalue the people around us. The plethora of people who are ready to do any job at a very less price which otherwise a struggle in the developed nations is a case of true freedom denied to everyone. Let my country awake.
Human life from the time immemorial has been exploited by none other than by its own race. Humans claim that they are social animals. But in any other society of animals, the effort is always in helping the fellow animals. Human beings have surpassed the powers of other species. This world in a sense is ruled by them.
The miseries we see are self inflicted on us. World of Karma theory at once takes away degrees of freedom from us. Its difficult to ascertain the miseries and its causes and hence restriction of freedom. Swami Vivekananda says these miseries inflicted are a mischievous acts of a few people to enjoy the privileges of life. A privilege is something one can flaunt to others that what he did is exclusive and he alone has the right for that. We have made many tough social systems and procedures to safeguard the rights of men and women. But time and again the human race is inflicted upon by the power and intellectual people. I still see people who fold their arms and live below their dignity to earn their living.
The idea of true freedom in our country is baffling and needs a deep thought. We are one of the most populous countries in the world. Hence the economy of demand and supply does not work in favor of us. The apathy towards fellow countrymen, the zeal over advancing interests of one's family and kins, the indifferent attitude towards society and the all selfish attitude of us makes us to devalue the people around us. The plethora of people who are ready to do any job at a very less price which otherwise a struggle in the developed nations is a case of true freedom denied to everyone. Let my country awake.
Hi Hari
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Your article reminds me of my discussion with a colleague on change management and self-actualization. She took me back to the Maslow's hierarchy where one moves towards self-actualization only after meeting one's basic emotional and physiological needs. Once these basic needs are met, attitudes should evolve.
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