No society can come into existence if the people
constituting it are not prepared to sacrifice many of their self-interest to
accommodate their collective interests. However, it is very difficult to
identify a man who is able to view collective interests of many without
relating them to his self-interest. That, precisely, is the reason why a man
invariably has somewhat strained relation with the society he happens to be the
part of.
Is it not true that submitting to the constraints
without much resistance and restraining oneself most willingly are two
different things? Although we, generally, do not differentiate between the two,
because the end result helps the smooth functioning of the societies; the fact
remains that the thought of restraining oneself follows the awareness of what
may cause harm, and hence is self-rejuvenating.
Destruction of the unwanted is fine; provided we
have the ability to differentiate between the unwanted and the wanted. Moreover,
we resist change, especially if they come in the way of our desires and hurt
our ego. Making unrelenting efforts for promoting what is wanted is relatively
easier and safer because we do not resist everything that is apparently good
for all of us.
PROMOD KUMAR SHARMA
[The writer of this blog is also the author of “Mahatma A
Scientist of the Intuitively Obvious” and “In Search of Our Wonderful Words”.]
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