Sms Poll question on CNN IBN – Was the Father of the Nation, a failure as a father to his own son?
I shall disclose the result of the poll later..
But this poll reminded of me what she revealed when I met her this year. She said, “I got the Best Teacher award last year.. But my family is asking me , ‘so what if you are the best teacher in school…. Are you a good mother to your children??? …. My work means so much to me… But my profession is costing me my children and my family today... I hope I get the strength to go through this ordeal, pray for me…….”
I said I would definitely pray for her…… The dedication she shows for the profession I admire (teaching) is something to be felt rather than expressed in mere words….
But at this moment, the accolade she received didn’t matter….. she was being condemned for not being able give her best , first to her family and then to her profession (strictly in this order)
The people who are admired for the work they do, are justified in being praised only if they can be the same at home as well…
Or else they get brick bats such as this - The good work they are doing to the society doesn’t matter when one cant take care of their own home.. First let him/her correct folks at home and then give gyan to us……
Look at that person.. thinks himself to be Mahatma… did you know at home, their kids behave like ……… So strangely home seems the place where the great are small and the small are great.....
But in turn… if a person slogged to meet ends, to take care of home and did nothing else, they would be appreciated.. That person never could do much because of the "family" responsibilities… But thats ok... And If they didn’t take care of home.. they are selfish, the black sheep (pun intended, so read till the end)… Hmmm, cant deny the grain of truth in that either…….
So here we have Gandhiji.... who changed the history of a country but couldn’t save the soul of his son… Why couldn’t his acts of truth and compassion inspire his son to be a great leader…
I shall disclose the result of the poll later..
But this poll reminded of me what she revealed when I met her this year. She said, “I got the Best Teacher award last year.. But my family is asking me , ‘so what if you are the best teacher in school…. Are you a good mother to your children??? …. My work means so much to me… But my profession is costing me my children and my family today... I hope I get the strength to go through this ordeal, pray for me…….”
I said I would definitely pray for her…… The dedication she shows for the profession I admire (teaching) is something to be felt rather than expressed in mere words….
But at this moment, the accolade she received didn’t matter….. she was being condemned for not being able give her best , first to her family and then to her profession (strictly in this order)
The people who are admired for the work they do, are justified in being praised only if they can be the same at home as well…
Or else they get brick bats such as this - The good work they are doing to the society doesn’t matter when one cant take care of their own home.. First let him/her correct folks at home and then give gyan to us……
Look at that person.. thinks himself to be Mahatma… did you know at home, their kids behave like ……… So strangely home seems the place where the great are small and the small are great.....
But in turn… if a person slogged to meet ends, to take care of home and did nothing else, they would be appreciated.. That person never could do much because of the "family" responsibilities… But thats ok... And If they didn’t take care of home.. they are selfish, the black sheep (pun intended, so read till the end)… Hmmm, cant deny the grain of truth in that either…….
So here we have Gandhiji.... who changed the history of a country but couldn’t save the soul of his son… Why couldn’t his acts of truth and compassion inspire his son to be a great leader…
Maybe the son didn’t want all that… he jus needed a father, not a great leader… but does the fact that the father couldn’t cater to the needs of his son , make the dad a failure…………….. Wouldn't the dad be equally in pain.. for if he so loved the world, how much more would he have loved his very own son.. how much more would the pain in the eyes of his son, affect him....
Its easy for "me" to say,... well you know, as a father, he was a failure…..He did make some "sacrifice".... if he can take care of all those leaders from diverse backgorunds, why cant he handle his kid better... He did have the people of a country on one side and his son on the other…..
And the mahatma made a choice…
and today the side he chose, decided to conduct a poll….
The results were out in a few minutes….
The question once again... - Was Gandhi, the father of the nation, a failure as a father to his own son?
80% -Yes ; 20% - No
All I can think after watching this result was the quote by Larry Flint .....
“Majority rule only works if you're also considering individual rights. Because you can't have five wolves and one sheep voting on what to have for supper.”
1 comment:
Good one!!
"Was Gandhi a good father to his own son?" sounds more marketable and exciting than "Was Gandhi's son worthy of his father?". Why can't he follow his own father, when almost the whole of the country does that? That said, when you have someone like Gandhi as your father, you are bound to have ego clashes, particularly if your priorities are different.
The responsibility lies with the individual. Period.
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