Wisdom After the Event
By Karmayogi
When a puzzling problem
harasses one, everyone tries to help him with an idea, but in vain. At last
when somehow the problem is solved, its solution looks simple and obvious. To
know what is obvious after the event beforehand is wisdom. It is said anyone
can suggest meaningful alterations to a house after it is built, as it requires
no intelligence. To do so before the construction, one needs forethought.
The success of the Congress has taken the nation by surprise, but before the
elections that was not evident. Maybe before the elections it was true that
Congress faced a debacle. A week before the elections, Congress declared that
employment should be guaranteed. They went one step further to announce that
after the elections, at the very first Cabinet meeting, a decision will be
taken to guarantee employment. I do not know how the Congress arrived at this
decision. A senior economics advisor to the Congress proposed that a commission
should be set up to eradicate poverty and unemployment. He too did not expect Congress
to win the elections. The movement of social evolution all over the world is
towards full employment. Congress leadership has recognised this trend and
thrown their lot along that line. So, the evolutionary energy has changed a
negative election atmosphere into one of positive atmosphere. Anyone can be
wise after the event. But very few can be so before the event. If you want to
acquire that wisdom, recognise the direction in which the nation and society
are moving and take your decisions accordingly.
The Future is for freedom, not superstition; it is for the emancipation of all
the downtrodden, not for the oppressor; is for modern technology, not for
hundred year old technology; it is for youth and children, not for the old; it
is for knowledge, not for degrees; it is for honesty and integrity, not for
corruption and nepotism; it is for self-giving, not for selfishness; it is for
democracy, not for dictatorship; it is for the pioneering individual, not for
the superstitious tradition; it is for MAN, not for MONEY; it is for thinking,
not for memorisation; it is for an original ideal, not for the powerful
organisation built around it. The Future is for Spirituality, not for religion
and religious rituals.