The Defence force of the country
is not a charity initiative nor an employment guarantee scheme. Indeed, nor is
the government. Ideally the government is elected to frame policy and implement
for the betterment of the society. They are expected to provide the wherewithal
for education system to nurture young minds, health infrastructure to provide
basic health and nutrition and investment in all the avenues for citizens to
progress into better people. Which also means having an efficient and effective defence forces to protect the democratic nation. Agnipath scheme is well
thought out. It can be reviewed after few years as the need maybe. As of know
it is apt.
Employment is not for government
to create. Few centuries back people used to find their own job depending on their
need, aspirations and skills. That is how it should be. Progressive societies prospered
while primitive societies like India suffered hence couldn’t contribute much to
humanity despite its vast population. The idea of job is exaggerated by feudal
corporates and spread by market influenced education system that churn out
herds, ably supported by religion, rabidly panting for money, position and
power. Ideally education is expected to create self-aware individuals. Self-awareness
increases the connection with reality hence means and intent to respond to the arising
need/challenge that one would like to respond to. This then creates skills as it suits. Government
therefore must invest in all the avenues to nurture all sort of skills. Internet
has created a connected world for knowledge and skills to spread. The idea of
education has nothing to do with goals hence marks and examinations doesn’t really
make sense. Education is about creating awareness and exploring possibilities through inquisitive mind. Skills creates
searing eye to probe but presence is what that gives it value. There is no
presence when life is capsulated in goals. It is not about fish’s eye but
awareness of fish, the world. A self-aware human will never aim for fish’s
eye. Despite high skills his or her presence does not allow skill to be narrowed down to crass. That is aesthetic. Its an indelible mark of humanity.
Meanwhile there should be zero
tolerance to vandalism. Each and every one who vandalizes the public property
must be tracked, identified and face exemplary punishment. Also, it must be thoroughly
checked whether the vandalizers were instigated by controllers. Many a times
these vandalizing herd are only pawn in the sinister game.
