Poor Politics

Today I saw some hoardings saying 'Desh lut raha hai, Pradesh bik raha hai'. But the reason I am mentioning this is that, this hoarding had a prominent leader's photograph. The leader was smiling in the picture.

This is another example of poor marketing. As soon as I read the slogan I was shocked. What if this is true? Something should be done about this. But the smiling photograph next to it gave a different message. It meant, nobody is serious about it, not even those who are speaking on behalf of people.

May be it's not poor marketing but the true picture of our political parties. Our leaders are only cooking up issues to increase the lengths of their speeches. Nobody is interested in solving the problems. In fact, leaders create problems for people so that people start running here and there for help. Then leaders act like solving problems and in the process they make money.

Going through Philips

Opinion Space

Is it possible to help others without imposing yourself on them? You can keep others content by giving them what they want. But once you are involved you try to do it your way which may annoy others.

This is wrong. I should be able to give my best without imposing myself on others. I should give space to others opinion as well.

This is resistance. I think resistance can be overcome by understanding the objective. Even if objectives are same there can be differences in methods and knowledge. Over here even more conflicts may arise.

I am saying all this in the context of generation gap. Different generations have differences in opinions, objectives, methods and knowledge.

Vehicle horn with volume control

Today I suddenly realized that I want to use horn with volume control in my bike and car. I do not own a bike or a car at the moment but may be in the future I shall have it.

I hate noise pollution. I lived for more than six years in Kumaon hills and that region used to be very quite in 90's. Peace is sweet.

So, if I am given a horn with controllable volume, I will use it. All horns have a decibel level. Now, what I wish is that there should be some control or switch by which I can decrease the level of noise. The number of levels should be 5.

This idea would sound awkward to most of the people but to me the most awkward thing is noise.

Don't assume anything.

Don't assume anything is what Deepica advised me. Even sometimes when I make mistakes or think too much I tell this to myself.

I wish to stay in control of things so I try to imagine the forthcoming circumstances. And to do this I have to assume many things. This habit is genetic I think.

This keeps me occupied. I enjoy it when I go through crushes and hate this when I am under stress.

I am still not sure

Deepica I have noted your comments. There was a phase in my life when I was very passionate about doing the right thing and changing this world. But as I progressed in life and went deeper into my thoughts, I became skeptical about even the existence of this world. Anyway, that is beyond my capability of reasoning and explanation.

Let me tell you honestly. If I get a Government job then I would not come out clean. Though I would apply some force to reduce corruption. But, I won't be absolutely clean.

I change my decisions at the last moment but I shall not come out openly against corruption. And to some extent I would be a part of it.

In fact, still when I am not working for anybody, I have given bribe. So, anyway I am a part of this.

Thanks Saba for your comments as well. Views given by you and Deepica have made their impression. Because you both have put your opinions in words so now I have a better view of situations.

I shall try to change the subject of my post next time. It has been too much of ethics and idealism.

The two kinds of girls.

Girls can be of two types. One, those who are idealistic, they firmly believe in whatever they have been taught in schools or they have learned from their idols.

The other type are practical, opportunistic and they have flexible values.

I would like to talk about the first kind of girls because Deepica and Saba you both are very close to the first kind. Though there is one quality that I haven't seen in both of you that is aggression. Which comes with idealism and womanhood.

Saba to some extent speaks out but she usually quits or distances herself rather than fight or confront.

Now, the first kind of girls are usually well educated and are from middle class or upper middle class.

Let's take up a situation. Suppose, there has been a major calamity like earthquake in Lucknow and surrounding areas or due to war the economy has stopped functioning. So, there is no food and people are dependent on food supplies from army. Army is dropping food packets at some places. Imagine people fighting and killing each other for food. To feed my family either I would kill somebody or get killed. No place for ethics.

You might say that this is an extreme extreme situation but humans must try to behave in civilized manner.

Alright, let's take another situation. Suppose a guy working in a private firm with not much experience. He has a wife, a child who has just started going to school. Wife is keeping home. Father has retired and Mother is ailing due to age. The guy also has a younger brother who is not a graduate yet.

So, the guy is earning for his family and apart from that his Father's pension also contributes to family income. Though family does not have much savings in bank and just one house where they all are living.

The guy faces a dilemma at his workplace that if he does not carry out some unethical jobs he would lose the job. What if he objects and becomes jobless? His family that is dependent on him shall face crisis.

What do you say? Ethics or Family?

Trying to come back

It has been a long time since I wrote a post for this blog.

A lot has changed since then. Incidentally, today in my first class, that happens to be of Corporate Evolution and Strategic Management, we were discussing ethics. And my last post was on a topic that sounded similar.

We were discussing questions, for example. "Is it unethical to make up data to justify the introduction of a new product if, when you start to object, your boss tells you to 'just do it'?"

Well, my answer is, if you are just asking whether it is ethical or unethical then obviously it is unethical.

But, when I put myself in a similar realistic situation I find that I shall be doing this unethical job.

Our Professor was warning us about the outcomes of such act. He said if you do it then remember that you shall be held responsible for the consequences. So, weigh the consequences of your act before behaving unethically.

Then he also said that sometimes people justify by saying that this is not a big deal and this is the first and the last time I am doing it. But this is partially true. It sure is the first time, but not the last time. So, be strong and avoid it from the first day first step itself.

A classmate of ours Karm, was looking at the situation practically and strongly believed that we all would indulge in certain unethical practices if our boss would ask us.