Politicians, in general are despised all
around the world. They are looked upon as unwanted individuals who have no
sense of governance or conscious and are busy doing things for their own
selfish needs.
Politics is regarded as such a dirty profession that the
word ‘Politician’ is often used as a cuss word. But if one looks closely;
politics is everywhere and all individuals indulge in politics in way or
another. Many of us, knowingly or unknowingly act like politicians; devising
schemes to gain power whether in the work place, household, clubs or societies.
Similar to politicians, we form groups based on our own
country, caste, religion etc and we make sure not to allow any other ‘outsider’
to rise up in life. We are always ready to cover up our own mistakes but are
very swift in pointing out the errors of our rivals. Somehow, we are in
constant fear of losing our position to others and hence resort to all the
manipulative tactics in the book to retain our power.
Just like politicians, we too incline towards nepotism by
favoring our friends and relatives for top positions or jobs at the expense of
more talented individuals.
The funniest thing is that we are ready to blame the
politicians for all the ills happening in our country but we fail to even
realize the dirty politics that we play in our daily lives that affect numerous
people around us.
Therefore, instead of accusing the ministers of
misconduct, we should look within ourselves and ask whether we are doing the same
for our own masterly gains. We expect the politicians to mend their ways but it
is more important that we correct ourselves as well.
