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Opinion
Is Equality Really Possible?
by TA Ramesh
The feasibility of equality cannot be perfectly achieved in any democratic
society. All are equal before law of God. Liberty, equality, fraternity,
justice, freedom to think, express, practice of religion, language and
participation in political party meetings, parliamentary meetings and business
organizations are allowed in any democratic nation in the world. But economic
inequality and social inequality are still there because they depend upon the
qualification, talent, knowledge, interest, desire and vision of the
individuals. Above all, the inequality between genders is naturally present
everywhere though it is not given importance in the advanced countries. However,
equal opportunities for all are given for education and job in any democratic
country. Whether developed or developing, big or small, rich or poor, all
nations that have members in the UNO are given equal respect and honor to
maintain world order and unity.
Variety and Diversity
Naturally all living beings are part of this earth whether they are fauna and
flora or human beings. Each one is created for a special purpose, which is one’s
natural order as duty to fulfill during the span of one’s life. By instinct all
species do their duties of natural order except man, who depends upon his mind
to do anything. Nature is a lover of variety. So, there is variety and diversity
in all species. The hidden potentialities of human beings are a wonder of
nature. Inspired by love and guided by knowledge man does wonders in the world.
Physical ability, mental capacity and spiritual capability differ from person to
person. Apparently though looking to be the same but actually each person is
unique in thoughts, words and deeds because of one’s precious mind. So,
achievement of equality, politically or otherwise among men would only curtail
the expression of one’s unique personality by which one stands high or low in
some field or other for which one is created by natural destiny to fulfill in
one’s lifetime in the world. That is why it is said that what is not possible by
ordinary men is possible by talented men, what is not possible by talented men
is possible by geniuses and what is not possible by geniuses is possible only by
God.
Exploitation and Potentiality
Man is the only being uniquely capable of rising high to any level as sky is the
limit for him. So, instead of trying to achieve equality, everyone should be
democratically allowed to express one’s personality as coordinative contribution
of one’s best for the upliftment of human society in the world. That is the way
humankind can develop, progress and achieve better things than before in the
world following the foot steps of the inventors and creators of the past to
continue the works started by them ensuring peace, security and stability of the
civilized world in order to maintain faith, confidence and resourcefulness in
everyone. Therefore it is clear as seen from the history of many nations that
meaningless philosophical ideologies and empty slogans of politicians would only
mislead the people ending in disappointment, disillusionment and despair. Hence
it is worth while to look inward to know about one’s potentiality and exploit it
to the best one can to soar high to dizzy heights to enjoy unique pleasure and
satisfaction experienced by great personalities.
Inspirations and Distractions
Not only great personalities but also Art, Literature and Nature inspire one to
exploit one’s capability in the field one is interested so that one can
significantly contribute beneficial things for the betterment of the society.
Pictures drawn by Picasso, artistic painting works by Michelangelo, music
composed by Mozart, Beethoven, Dr. Balamuralikrishna and the songs of M.S.
Subbulakshmi, divine statues of many Indian Temples, great world literary works
written by Shakespeare, Charles Dickens, Wordsworth, Voltaire, Victor Hugo, Walt
Whitman, Robert Frost, Thoreau, Leo Tolstoy, Sri Aurobino and Tagore have many
things to say about human heart, mind and soul and have inspired many men turn a
new leaf in life. Times have changed. Many don’t bother about them. Many are
interested only in politics, cinema or pop songs today. Of them political
thinking is absorbing the life of many in all walks of life. Carried away by
political ideologies and useless slogans many indulge in competition and
violence to get quick benefits. To eliminate ignorance, encourage the poor
people and make them come up economically and socially in the society and solve
the problems of communal disharmony, caste, class and secessionism, the policies
of equality, socialism and secularism are introduced in democracy. But the
rogues, rowdies, extremists, terrorists and antisocial elements disrupt
religious harmony and peace of the society making use of those social policies
in a wrong way supported by violent politicians due to competition and rivalry
among themselves.
Abuse of Noble Intentions
Noble intentions for the well being of the world are misused and abused by evil
forces and antisocial elements endangering social harmony of human beings. So
rights and liberties in the hands of rowdies and hooligans are destroying peace,
security and harmony of human society. Communism or socialism has demoralized
the society, disgraced human value and degraded quality for quantity leading to
chaos in many erstwhile States of totalitarian regimes. Swayed by such policies
even democratic States lost morality in the social life of their people and
quality in the activities of nationalized enterprises there. So, the
protectionism of the developed countries in the world discourages and obstructs
the developmental activities of the developing countries for a long time. When
everything is going on in this type of eccentricity, how can equality be
achieved anywhere in the world?
Inequality among World Nations
United Nations Organization is neutral international body. Even in the UNO
equality is not sincerely followed as far as the Veto Power of the five
permanent member countries, America, Russia, Britain, France and China is
concerned as an important decision on any international matter acceptable by
majority of the members can be vetoed by any one permanent member. This practice
is being followed in this world body since its inception after the World War II
without any change or modification in the use of the Veto Power making
ineffective or powerless the working capacity of UNO. So, the domination of the
powerful nations over others is quite conspicuous and equality cannot be
practicable even there. When this is so, how can cooperation and coordination
among nations be possible to solve any vital international problem affecting
humanity as a whole? This is a vital question requiring to be addressed by all
in the UNO and a solution has to be immediately arrived at to make this world
body worthy of its existence and function in order to maintain peace, security
and developments of the human world really possible by revamping and re-powering
it to be really effective.
Power Competition
Today international terrorism is being perpetrated by the world wide fanatic
leaders of Islamic fundamentalism, which is against the progress and
developments of the modern world and has to be permanently stopped by the
multilateral efforts of the civilized nations of the world. In the Almaty
Meeting of G8 held in Canada and in the Earth Summit Conference held in
Johannesburg, problems like World Terrorism, Nuclear Proliferation,
environmental pollution, poverty, ignorance, disease, Governance in the African
Countries and socio-economic developments in the under developed countries are
discussed and decided to be solved by the cooperation of the international
community. Of these, World Terrorism has been taken up first to decisively deal
with before anything else. In this regard already there is unanimous approval by
all nations for the fight against terrorism in the world.
Since terrorism has no boundaries, it can be dealt with multilaterally by equal
participation of nations with advanced military capabilities and worldwide
intelligence net works, and that is the easy way and practically possible to
solve this problem. But since the USA does not believe in the capabilities of
other nations for this global venture, unilaterally it wants to put a permanent
end to terrorism, which is perpetrated by terrorist organizations in various
nations supported, funded and harbored by them and the rogue nations such as
Iran, Iraq, (Libya) and North Korea according to its assessment of the world
situation, capable of making Nuclear Weapons or having Weapons of Mass
Destruction in stock, at a quicker pace in order to protect its interests of
developmental activities as usual in isolation so that its unchallenged
superiority over others can once again be established in the world. Power
competition for superiority can be possible only among war mongering nations
which won’t allow the participation by unequal partners in this club. Amidst
this power competition how can cooperation and coordination equally among all
the nations be possible? So, change in the attitude and intention of the
developed nations only can possibly solve this problem.
Unity in Diversity
As a result, it is clearly evident that equality is not feasible in the world.
But unity in diversity can be promoted and achieved among individuals and
nations by cooperation and coordination for developments in various fields based
on friendship in pursuance of globalization of economy, culture and ideas and by
peaceful coexistence so that world order and unity can be gradually developed in
the due course of time. For this, the developed nations should come forward
after putting an end to terrorism in every nation of the world to solve the
world problems recently listed in the Earth Summit Conference Agenda in
Johannesburg. In pursuance of this world program, the process has been started
in the establishment of a democratic government in Afghanistan, following which
rehabilitation of the people has to be done there. Further, establishment of
good governance, alleviation of poverty, elimination of epidemic diseases and
provision of pure drinking water and sanitation in the African countries are in
the world list. Also, democratization of erstwhile States of the Soviet Union,
East European countries and socio-economic development of the people in Central
Asia, East Europe, Africa and South East Asia have to be followed up as was
discussed and decided by the advanced countries like Canada, America, Britain,
France, Germany, Italy, Russia and Japan in the G8 Summit Meeting held in
Canada. If this world trend is sincerely pursued as per the stipulated program,
if not equality at least unity in diversity can be achieved in the future.
May 21, 2006
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