Read not to
contradict and confute, nor to believe and take for granted, nor to find talk
and discourses, but to weigh and consider.
Francis Bacon: Essays, “Of
Studies”.
I once wrote in our “Ekakmatra” group that the pleasure we get in enjoying
democracy is exactly equal to the disgust we have when we allow others to
exercise their democratic rights. And this forms the root of the friction and
internal conflicts in mankind, and it prevails even today. Although there has
been a marked difference between the so called “Ultramodern Democracy” and
“Ancient Democracy”, but that has never been able to surpass the fundamental
livelihood of the basic idea. In fact I am quite doubtful whether that can be
surpassed or not. But the limit of tolerance has helped the society to walk on
the tightrope of peace and harmony.
Another
significance of democracy is attributed to the fact of “Majority Wins”. In our
country on one hand there are a few people saying that mass of the country may
improve if the administration is in the hand of educated delegates. We have
seen the reign of Manmohan Singh, fellow return from Cambridge-Oxford. On the
other hand, another group is of the opinion that, a person who has not get
academic qualification but has led his whole life maintaining strict principles
and there on gaining wisdom will be a better leader. We are experiencing the
leadership of Mr. Modi. And then that is another section, who doubts what kind
of principle to follow. Also some people must be there who are of the opinion
that there must not be any opposition party to bring hurdles and obstacles in
the path of the ruling party and hence the development won’t be unnecessarily
hampered. Meanwhile in all these conflicting of opinions, one thing that
remains blurred is what majority wants. But at the end of the day Majority
Wins. So ultimately the section which
can impose on the other sections by any aspect or any mean is taken to be the
standard or republic to the country. Hence the question arises, what happens to
the other suppressed section?
The suppression raises the
questions of the significance of the change in the society that we all crave
for, raises the question of developments in livelihood. Actually there is a
significance hidden in the philosophy that human
development is a process of enlarging people’s choices. And this process won’t
restrict itself under the naming of monarchy or republic or autocracy or
socialism. This is an on-going slow and smooth process occurs spontaneously. If
anything or anyone stand as obstacles to the restrain, it itself will change
the “-ism”. To some, this will appear to be revolutionary, to some a result of
intolerance or impatience and to some an unworthy result of useless labour.
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Actually as I exist,
my opinion exists, for sure, irrespective of whether it matches with majority or
not, matches with the minority or not, or even matches with any other opinion
or not. The concept of truth is also a very relative thing, so let’s not go
into that. But the democracy that is present in avoiding one’s opinion without
accepting or rejecting is may lesser than the democracy that is present in
making people accept certain opinions without applying brute force or bullying
people. This is the point from where the clash goes end from the corridor of
understanding and attaches itself to a bigger prospect of individual ego or group’s.
Few accept this as servitude and the rest adjust and connect themselves to
solitude and loneliness. Hence the definition.
So at last the
confession, what I tried to say, what I tried to write, I hope neither does it
cross the barrier of democracy and bring about a counter attack or protest, nor
does it remain latent. What I have done is not share the story but sharing the
experience of what I felt or realized out of the story.
Although the pen
wants to say its emotions, but let it be suppressed by the excuse of education
and diplomacy.
**Is the voice of the
people, the voice of the God ?
NB : This is a translation of my previous post "মালটা গ্যাছে মেসো" . My cordial gratitude is for my dear brother Arnab Roy (find him @ https://www.facebook.com/arnabroystat) for wasting his day for my commitment.
