Progress demands development of individuality, mediocrity seeks perpetuation in standardization.

The title of this blog is is a quote from a famous book.

Unfortunately there are not many readers of this book in India. Those Indians who have heard of this book , called the Urantia Book, might be only a handful as of now. Those who have heard of it also might not be in a situation to read and understand the wisdom and knowledge that are covered in this great book of 2200 pages.

But my intention is not to introduce this book. Instead I want to discuss something about this philosophical statement.

Note the affirmation of this statement on the need for development of the individual and individuality of each and every citizen of the country for ensuring progress of the society. Progress here means true progress, not mere material progress achieved somehow in some direction by any means.

Now see the second part of the statement. It says that the mediocre people or the average type of individuals would prefer a standardised way of work. Because the standard way of work is easier for them and would not challenge them to use their brains and intellect. So standardisation is that the average type of people would need. They want standard operating practices for everything they do. They dislike changes.

These two lines read together then mean that the standard ways of working that the average people seek prevent the society to develop individuality and therefore prevents progress.

Average thinking persons cannot understand this. They vehemently oppose development of individuality and continuous efforts for changes leading to continuous evolution towards progressiveness.

Those who know the recent history of India would understand this. I do not know how many of the readers of this site understand the pace at which some mediocre people advocated the introduction and perpetuation of the ISO 9000 series of standards in all organizations in this country without really understanding the consequences of such a measure.

Now many organisations in India proudly display their ISO quality standard certifications in their corporate offices. But I am sure, many of those at the helm of affairs are pretty unaware of the damage the same is doing to their organisations with regard to progress of their respective organisations. Unwittingly they have put the hand brakes engaged and are pushing the accelarator pedals, wasting energy and wondering about the non-progress !

If you have the brains and the intellect, it is pretty easy to understand why these standardization efforts are hinderances to progress. But then you need brains to understand that. Remember the statement above: the mediocre people would opt for standardisation and seek to get such standardisation effectively in place preventing progress.

Again these kind of things perpetuated also cause perpetuation of corruption.

One has to be intelligent and wise individuals to understand that and untie the knots of the vicious webs of societal corruption that keep happening instead of societal progress.

But the situation would not allow individuals with individuality, character and competency to develop !

What a pity !

Source: BewareIndia Website

The argumentative defense of any proposition is inversely proportional to the truth it contains !

People with an inclination towards corruption try to argue hundred and one reasons for justifying their actions of corrupt deeds. Deep in their minds they know that their corrupt actions are indeed corrupt and not good for them and the society.

To offset their mental pricks, they develop an argumentative difence in support of their acts. The more they try to defend themselves, the more the likely hood of their deeds actually in error and in truthlessness.

The Indian society at this stage is in a situation where a good majority of people are trying to bring out more and more arguments [either publicly or privately to themselves] to support their actions of dishonesty and falsehoods. The more they feel doing it, the more the likely hood of those actions actually being not truthful or dishonest.

If you are a human being, you do have a pilot lamp deep somewhere in your mind which is Godly and hence truthful. You cannot escape the watchful supervision of this Godly power which tells you what is right and what is wrong. You do not need any one else to make you understand that. But when you do an act of dishonesty or an act which is not good to you or others around you in the long run, you have to try hard to make arguments in defence of your erroneous act in your mind to your own divine guide that is within you.

The more you have to argue, the more you are indeed in error.

Winning a technical success with your arguments means that you weaken your inner pilot of wisdom and godliness. Your chances of making such success later increases and eventually you progress to a life of vices and dishonesty. Your pilot has weakened and there is every chance that your life deviates from the normal course causing such events destructive to you and others in the due course of time.

Those indulging and arguing in favour of dishonesty and leading a life that can be adjudged as corrupt not necessarily by others but even by their own inner self, will sooner or later realise their follies in life that they had committed in their prime times.

I have seen such kind of people, materially successful, but desolate and pathetic mentally.

What kind of a success it is !

Do you want successful people of this kind everywhere in your society ?

Source: BewareIndia

AMBITION IS GOOD, OVER AMBITION IS NOT !

Ambition or a desire to progress is an much needed characteristic for all human beings. Without ambition in the individuals, the society would be stagnant and non-progressive.

But the trouble is when ambition turns into over ambition in some individuals and societies.

Ambition without care and consideration to others is harmful. At the same time ambition has to be commensurate with individual capacities to fulfil the ambition in the right and fair manner.

There is a saying: ' A pint cannot hold a quart.' Inherent capacities cannot be exceeded.

You have a tumbler which can hold only 200 millilitre. That is its designed or inherent capacity. So there is no question of this tumbler holding more than 200 ml. If you pour more it would get spilled and spoil the area around.

Similarly, a person with certain kind of inherent mental and physical capacity cannot do a job which is beyond his natural capacity or ability. By efforts he can perhaps achieve the limits of his natural capacity but never exceed it.

This is something very important to be understood. All people are not alike and are not with the same abilities and capacities.

So attempting all to be treated alike would cause unpleasant situations.

Ambition of the individual has to be within his limits of abilities. If it is not, he will spoil the surroundings, if he tries to achieve over and above his natural abilities.

In India, we totally disregard this fact of life. We want to make those who do not have the natural abilities to discharge certain kinds of functions forcefully made to do those functions.

So we force some to become a doctor or engineer or administrator or manager even when they do not have the natural capacity to hold all those information and knowledge to discharge those functions effectively.

This is another situation in our country which leads to corruption.

Over ambition to hold a quart in a pint glass !

What a pity ?

[Source: BewareIndia ]

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