Tuesday, February 22, 2011

Tolerance and Argument

Friends, this week we are going to discuss whether India is soft state or not?
In the course of action many questions are likely to arise such as-
What does "soft" state mean?
Why or why not shall we term India a soft state?
What are the upsides and downsides of living in a soft state?
Is this so called "soft" term related to India being a Democracy?
Is this so called "soft" term related to Judicial processing?

We shall discuss these and more. Why?
Because, in order to exercise our rights we need to fulfill our duties first.
We are youth. Our country right now has the largest number of young people.
But, what does being young mean? What is the border line between young and old?

We become old when we stop learning, when we stop arguing.

India has a history full of arguments. Arguments over Religion & Divinity. Arguments over Justice and Punishment. Arguments over power and governance. Now it is our duty to learn and question. Its the time to stop and argue, not the time to shrug it off and move ahead.
India also has a history of Tolerance. We are tolerant people. Our culture is the most tolerant culture. India never invaded any country. It accepted all religions and cultures that it interacted with and allowed them to flourish. None of this Tolerance was without Argument. Tolerance and argument went hand in hand. We never accepted anything without asking questions first. But, what we see now is our argument standing against our tolerance. We see injustice, improper governance, inability of the government to make bold decisions and still do nothing about it. We have started tolerating without asking questions first. We know that something isn't right but, are afraid or too busy to ask. That is why India has been termed as a soft state. Asking & arguing was second nature to us but we have let it slip away. We have become soft. And our government being democratic is a reflection of its people. Do I need to say more?


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Comments welcomed.

4 comments:

varun khajuria said...

judicial system of INDIA is so soft that it can't make any decision in clear cut cases because of this people like Mohammad afzal,kasab and many more are still alive and living healthy in our jails.

navi singh said...

@varun - i agree.

MAYUKH said...
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MAYUKH said...

I TRIED TO DISCUSS A PARTICULAR ISSUE RELATED TO SOFTNESS OF OUR COUNTRY BUT I INVAINED TO DO SO IN THE GD.
BEING WORLD'S LARGEST DEMOCRACY & HAVING A FLAWLESS CONSTITUTIONAL JUDICIARY, I IS STILL AKNOWLEDGED AS A SOFT OR LIBERAL ONE.
YES I AGREE WITH THE FACT THAT INDIA IS A SOFT COUNTRY BUT SOFTNESS IS THE TRUE SIGN OF INTEGRITY, PEACE & THUS IT CREATES THE BEST DEFENSIVE MECHANISM AROUND THE WHOLE WORLD.
BEING A RESPONSIBLE CITIZEN OF OUR COUNTRY AND THUS BEING A HUMANKIND I DO AGREE THAT TO DEVELOP A FRUTILE RELATIONSHIP WITH OUR NEIGHBOURS LOVE, PEACE & LIBERAL IDEOLOGIES ARE THE BEST WEAPON. WE CAN'T GET INTO WAR EVERY TIME BECAUSE WE ARE NOT HUNGRY FOR VENGENCE BUT WE ARE HUNGRY FOR RELIEF TO THE VENGENCE. THAT'S HOW WE DEFINE HUMAN BEING & THAT'S HOW WE ARE HUMANKIND, NOT JUST THE MOST INTELLECTUAL SPECIES IN THE WHOLE WORLD BUT THE MOST KIND & LOVABLE ONE TO THE GOD.
BUT AT THE SAME TIME WE SHOULD NOT BE SO MUCH LIBERAL THAT SOME ANTI-SOCIAL PEOPLE TAKE ADVANTAGES.
ATLAST I WOULD SAY THAT THERE SHOULD BE A PROPER BALANCE BETWEEN WEAK & SOFT. WE SHOULD CHANGE OUR MENTALITY, WE SHOLD BE HONEST, PASSIONATE & RESPECT OUR NATION'S CULTURE BECAUSE AT LAST IT IS ALL ABOUT THE CITIZEN OF A COUNTRY WHO MAKES IT PERFECT.