John Dryden wrote, “Beware the fury of a patient man.” Indeed, this statement has much more depth than seems at a superficial level. The violence that happened in Ludhiana (for those who don’t know…Ludhiana is a city in Punjab, India) recently was a perfect instance of the pent-up anger being spilled out on roads. Very often it happens that we continue to suffer in silence. We make it a habit of not speaking up for ourselves even when it is the most essential. When we allow ourselves to be exploited, it is only then that seeds of fury are sown in our hearts. A phrase that is commonly used in English is ‘the calm before the storm’. When we keep stored our ill-feelings or justified anger or our voices of protest against the wrong-doings, we are making the ground for an imminent storm.
The poor protest because they have been deprived of what they deserve. They are exploited only because they are poor and don’t have enough resources. The division between the haves and have-nots has been continuously widening in Ludhiana. This accounts for the increase in the crime rate. I say this because crime too has a psychological dimension to it. And it is because of the psychological influence that the analysis of a particular violent protest can be analyzed. If we allow the strong to exploit us then we are giving them the license to do so always. And we are pained only when the exploitation is turned into a habit and we are reduced to mere helpless victims.
In life we have to stand up for ourselves. It is ourselves only who have to defend our self-respect. Otherwise people would always take us for granted and we would be left nowhere…with nothing to protect and nothing to own. So rather than giving a vent to your anger in the form of fury at one go …give it out in bits, that is, by taking a firm stand whenever required and whenever time demands so. This would make things all the more simple and you will be assured a bit smoother sailing in life…we can’t have a perfectly smooth ride after all!!!
5 comments:
Very true.We have to stand up to voice our concerns, its only then can a positive change be brought in this world.
Thanks a lot for sharing such a wonderful thought!
Sure,we can't have a smooth ride.If ou read my posts, even I have been complaining on the same lines.Problem is that now the state/s have become completely insensitive to the common man ,who is also called poor man.
What worries me is that if these people take to crime or any other bad activity,we will have only ourselves to blame.
I hope to read some more of such meaningful posts from you.
Superb.
wonderful.
Very well concluded Amrit. The correct moment to ground your feet is when the injustice is happening. Then it may take lesser effort than trying to correct long standing practices that have morphed into law of the land itself.
Thanks for sharing the good thoughts.
Very nice thought. I am amazed how you find real life instances through which you narrate such thoughts. Any reader can instantly connect and relate to it.
I am one such person who keeps quiet. I need to learn to stand up to things that were not done in good interest towards me. Or else, it will just be the "silence before the storm". But when the barrier breaks there is a very good chance that I may vent it on someone totally innocent and did not deserve to be at the receiving end.
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