Of late much has been happening and many of them have been significant events. I'd like to go over each one of them and find out as to what can be made out of them.
(a) Nelson Mandela.
The icon of the anti-apartheid movement has passed into the mist of time. Much has been written
about him and any attempt at it on my part will be like carrying coal to Newcastle and hence, I
desist. But the single quality of his that has fascinated me is his forgiving attitude to all those who
were responsible for his 27 long years of incarceration in prison. To err is human but to forgive is
divine, it's said.
RIP Nelson Mandela. You shall continue to shine as an eternal beacon for being an extraordinary
human being and a great leader!
(b) The Assembly elections.
The results of the recently concluded elections for the five state legislatures have been true to
predictions and have been discussed and analysed threadbare. So, no more of it from my side but
I'd like to share my queries about the whole exercise and they are:-
(i) Why didn't the Delhiites give Arvind Kejriwal's Aam Aadmi Party the working majority
to rule them? Do they think that good intentions are fine for rhetoric, but governance
requires the craftiness of the well entrenched political parties?
(ii)Why do people like Digvijaya Singh mutter contrary to their body language
when asked to comment about Rahul Gandhi being ineffective as a leader? Sycophancy
has touched a new low.
(iii)Will the elected representatives give their people a governance free of corruption and
nepotism?
(iv)And who'll rule Delhi? I'm waiting to see that clincher!
(c) Avoidable goof ups.
Farooq Abdulla recently made a mess of himself when he gave that classless statement about
employing women into his personal secretariat. As a minister and a senior leader looked up to
by his party men, he should have been more dignified. But what I'd like to remind him and people
like him who've similar mindset is that if they're clean in their dealings and if they respect the
fairer sex, no one will have the temerity to implicate them through false allegations.
It isn't hard to notice that most, if not all, of the guys implicated in the cases of sexual harassment
have had questionable attitudes towards women.
So, to my mind, Farooq Abdulla was only questioning aloud about his own behaviour! I must say
that it's good to be introspective!!
Tailpiece.
The Quarterdeck continues to attain her full operational status in a slow but steady manner. There are lesser things that are strewn around but what worries me is the nagging ulcer on Lekha's right foot which looks quite offensive. She meets her doctor on the 20th.
(a) Nelson Mandela.
The icon of the anti-apartheid movement has passed into the mist of time. Much has been written
about him and any attempt at it on my part will be like carrying coal to Newcastle and hence, I
desist. But the single quality of his that has fascinated me is his forgiving attitude to all those who
were responsible for his 27 long years of incarceration in prison. To err is human but to forgive is
divine, it's said.
RIP Nelson Mandela. You shall continue to shine as an eternal beacon for being an extraordinary
human being and a great leader!
(b) The Assembly elections.
The results of the recently concluded elections for the five state legislatures have been true to
predictions and have been discussed and analysed threadbare. So, no more of it from my side but
I'd like to share my queries about the whole exercise and they are:-
(i) Why didn't the Delhiites give Arvind Kejriwal's Aam Aadmi Party the working majority
to rule them? Do they think that good intentions are fine for rhetoric, but governance
requires the craftiness of the well entrenched political parties?
(ii)Why do people like Digvijaya Singh mutter contrary to their body language
when asked to comment about Rahul Gandhi being ineffective as a leader? Sycophancy
has touched a new low.
(iii)Will the elected representatives give their people a governance free of corruption and
nepotism?
(iv)And who'll rule Delhi? I'm waiting to see that clincher!
(c) Avoidable goof ups.
Farooq Abdulla recently made a mess of himself when he gave that classless statement about
employing women into his personal secretariat. As a minister and a senior leader looked up to
by his party men, he should have been more dignified. But what I'd like to remind him and people
like him who've similar mindset is that if they're clean in their dealings and if they respect the
fairer sex, no one will have the temerity to implicate them through false allegations.
It isn't hard to notice that most, if not all, of the guys implicated in the cases of sexual harassment
have had questionable attitudes towards women.
So, to my mind, Farooq Abdulla was only questioning aloud about his own behaviour! I must say
that it's good to be introspective!!
Tailpiece.
The Quarterdeck continues to attain her full operational status in a slow but steady manner. There are lesser things that are strewn around but what worries me is the nagging ulcer on Lekha's right foot which looks quite offensive. She meets her doctor on the 20th.
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