To be frankly speaking though the idea for this post is ready, details are very much at nascent stage and much clarity of thought and material is yet to be developed. The central idea is that all things in nature are different, no two things are similar yet they are at same horizontal plane, are equal and exhibit harmony. On the other hand man made system are hierarchy based, vertical and linear. They are based on unequality though many social reformer unsuccessfully trying to make everything equal- which is against the law of nature.
To illustarte nature's law-in this context- I remember 2 stories that I read in child hood. First , one Rat wishing to become big and stronger- ask boon from a Rishi and in turn, changes form, from rain, air, mountain to become more and more stronger but ultimately again becomes Rat in final pursit of becoming strongest. That is cyclical transformation to reach at original point. Second one also relates to Rat. One day when lion got hold of Rat, it prays to make him free and promises to help lion in case of need. Though lion did not feel that he will need any help from Rat, he sets Rat free. However, one day Lion was caught in a Net, Rat frees him by cutting the Net. Lesson -as per nature all are different but equal and of same importance.
Important thing is that, Nature does not follow rule of similarity. Yet, in its scheme of differentiation nothing is more important and nothing is frivolous. No system is follower and no one is leader. Nothing is big and nothing is small. Every one is dependent on another and every thing is interdependent. Arrangement is horizontal and circular.
Important thing is that, Nature does not follow rule of similarity. Yet, in its scheme of differentiation nothing is more important and nothing is frivolous. No system is follower and no one is leader. Nothing is big and nothing is small. Every one is dependent on another and every thing is interdependent. Arrangement is horizontal and circular.
Take the example of seasons- summer, rainy and winter ( these three are taken as these are well known to common folk). For nature every season is important, every season's intensity is dependent on previous season. We can not say which season is first and which one is last. And so on.
Against this back drop- where nature follows differntiation- take man made system. Though, every utopian philosopher propagates message of equality. Yet all man made system's are based on inequality and here differences are vertical and linear. It means two ends of system do not meet i.e. top does not meet bottom. Here the person or value (it can be culture or any thing) looks down with contempt the person or value below it and at the same time aspire to become part of system above it. Mumbaikar looks down UP /Bihari - they wants to settle in Mumbai. While Mumbaikar want to settle in USA. The same can be said about caste system. Though presently in the days of reservation and concession- reverse aspiration is also there.
Another example. The king and common man (ruler and its subject) and in between so many layers. Arrangement is vertical and not circular. King does not meet common man. King commands more respect etc. etc and so on. Though from nature's point of view differentiation has to be there and some one has to labour and some one has to organise ( All can not organise and all can not labour). This vertical inequality creates friction.
What is natural- nature's differentiation or man's Utopian attempt to make all man ( and other things) equal. There is vast difference between different people with regard to education level etc. Educationist lament that only 10-15 % of school children enroll in college. If all enroll in college what will happen ?. If all become engineer who will be mechanic. Let us assume with the invention on mobile phone one fine morning every land line phone is discarded and thrown in sea. What a waste of resourcess it will be.With the invention of Rayon, if every one stops using cotton cloth. Its manufacture and use vanishes in thin air. But down the years disadvntage of Rayon surfaces but now cotton cloths are not available. If 15 year old Taxis baned in metros are not used in tier 2 -3 cities , what will be wastage.
If some new concept-thought-technology does not pass through cycle of -theory-reaserch-laboratory-prototype-introduction in small market-mass use-decline -vanish ( This cycle is not restricted to material manufactiring-but apply to every system- be it law-social custom and so on), any wrong untested concept can desroy the human being.
Thus we find concept -that every person, law, technology should be equal is unsustainable uneconomical and impractical. In Political Scince USSR's falure is a example.It will completly eliminate chance of economic use of resources and concept of recycle.What I am trying to explain is that differntiation in values, lifestyle, economic system, political system and every where are natural. They can not be wished away. 50 years back population used to be differentiated based on whether they are having electric connection or not. Today it is based on DTH connection or any other criterion. Earlier we used to lament so many are not going to school today we lament that so many students after finishing school are not going to college. Or as Per Mr. Nilkeni, in 60-70s, deprivation/differentiation and state's effort was to provide masses "Roti -Kapada-Makan", in 90s focus shifted to "Bijali -Sadak-Pani" and presnetly or near future it will be "UID-Bank Account-Mobile".My point is that in human system different layers will always be there. In fact value of many possession is valued by elites because it is not available to masses. They lose value once they are available to masses.
This wrting can go on end less. No Culture or Reformer can abolish this differences. Further we need not feel guilty or be apoligitic for this differences. No one but Rahul Gandhi directly can become PM of Country. Only Mr. Parekh's son can mobilise 750/- cr. in private placement in new company. All we can learn from nature is that no one should steal space or right of others. A metro citizen neither should try to make tribal like him nor feel superior to him nor encroach upon his rights. A owner need not feel guilty for better living as compared to his employee. Only it should be ensured that your wealth is not at the expense or cost of employee. This will ensure harmony and co-existence.
Further higher stage is to connect with the lowest rung of hierchy. It can be by CEO with peon. PM with common man. and so on. There is proverb. Ultimate of Ruling the masses is to serve them.
Lesson from this discussion- at Micro level we need not feel unsatisfied or proud on our position in hierchy. At macro level our culture should allow coexistence of all system as well as mobility from one layer to another one withiout resistance.
