Responibility? What is that ?
The word "responsibility" is interesting in more than one ways. On the one hand this word results in making an individual respond according to the specific situations, h/she adopts a position that benefits many in a particular time and space. Most start singing paens about the person that he/she has responded in a particular manner. All of us give examples of children who we think are responsible and their near-perfect ways of life. "They eat this way, they drink this way, they learn this way and sometimes even potee this way"-oft quoted words of the wise around us
On the other hand the "responsible"person himself becomes a martyr without he himself knowing about the predicaments. There is an inner satisfaction that comes to him from being responsible. He tells himself that this has satisfied him. I know a person whose father bore 9 kids and himself did nothing much significant things in life. He just managed to live life and bring up the eldest kid. The eldest kid was "jihadised" to be a responsible kid and he grew up to be that perfect son, every body prays for. He never smoked, never drank, never flirted, never used filthy language. He climed the corporate ladder steadily and made his way as one of their vice-president. But then till today he has been looking after the last series of his nine brother and sisters. He works, earns, lives a perfect life. His father happily looks at the nine kids he managed to produce through the malnourished wife.
What do you think about this father and the son?
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Moreover, I will remiss if I avoid to share my fret which developed during my two years stay at Nagalan, the land of Aungs(King).Still date the royal families are ruling villages and according to their customary law on yearly basis the villagers has to give tax to the village Aung (King).The villagers are responsible for cultivation and harvesting of paddy and maze for Aung. Aung and his family members never used to visit their Jum field as it is against their customary law. Even the most worst thing is that few decade back Aung used to keep 5-6 wife. One to look after him, one for cooking, one to look after children etc. etc. etc. A irresponsible royal family head quietly exploiting the common people.
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Sudarshan Goala