Are Intellictuals Cowards?

Dear Friends

We are facing many problems in day-to-day life. Problems might be of different kind. Personal, family-level, Institutional, Company-level, Social, National and so on. The response or reaction to these problems, common to all, vary with the section, especially educational-level.

Uneducated people react or respond in more or less in an intense manner. Many a time s they come together to address the problem faced by them. They are ready to act on the problem for resolving. They can go the extent of sacrificing everything what they have, money, energy, physical efforts, family, property etc. Once they decide to resist the problem, their act follows in the devotional manner. Intellect nearly stops at that point. This can be described as they fight against the problem in a 'tooth and nail' fashion. They face the problem courageously.

While if we see the similar response of the Educated, Intellectual people, when the nature of the problem is same, our conclusion is shocking. First thing this intellectual entity does it he starts assuming or thinking that the problem does not exist. If he cant do that he starts thinking that the problem is there but not for me , it is for others. After this stage is also over and once he starts thinking that it is his own problem even, then he thinks that what others are doing. And if others' efforts can fetch the expected solution or results, I will also get the benefit. So he/she tries to avoid to participate in joint action. Or else he participates but in a safe way. For example, he/she gives mute consent, gives signature, gives frank opinion orally but in confidence, talks loudly in family or with unrelated friends, blames others who are fighting for the cause or sometimes/ same time who are against the fighting. He/she avoids to give even a logically correct opinion with reference to the problem. He exposes himself in the most mysterious way so that no one can conclude on which side he is telling something. Ramaay Swasti, Raavanaay Swasti. He uses all his intellect to safe-guard his job, name, fame, reputation, wealth, property etc. He does not wish to take any risk. He wont participate in any open movement. But will use intellect to prove how he is correct and all others are at fault. How he is the only rational, intelligent person out of all. He will try to break the unity of the fighting people. He can talk to both the sides with equal zeal and competence, protecting his self-benefits. If any movement fails, he will be the first person to publically declare that he was telling everybody that this move will not work. If the movement yields success he will roar like a lion and project himself as if he was the only visionary to suggest and conduct that movement to its logical end. He will use his vocabulary to describe his sacrifice, his dedication, his courage and boldness, his total involvement in the most impressive manner. He will try to suppress his exactly opposite behaviour during his talks and speeches, public and private.

Why this difference exists between the behaviour of uneducated people and so-called educated/intellectual people? Do you at least agree to my observation? Is the social system responsible for this? Is the educational system makes them Coward? Does the degree, wealth makes them condensed/narrow minded in their thought process? Is the selfishness directly proportion to the educational degrees they obtain? Is it the aim of the present education system to produce slaves or slave minded professionals. Is the examination system snatches from them Nirbhayata/Boldness or forces them to become horizontal throughout their life? Is it the pressure of the parents or family that forces them only to look after their studies when they are students and nothing else? You look after yourself only, why you are bothered about others? Is this slogan is literally followed in almost all the families? Competitions everywhere, right from admissions to employment is heavy. Is it responsible for the mentality of Parents and Their Wards? Is the present teaching-learning process is totally ineffective to develop or inculcate the basic qualities like 'Fight against any injustice?', 'Resist the unjust', 'Nirbhay Bano', 'Fight for the Right' etc? Are Teachers unaware that they are responsible for this type of development of the students as well? Are Social and political leaders a shear failure to inculcate such qualities in the youngsters or intellectuals through their own Ideal life?

When one will go for the answers he has to apply the same yardstick for both the categories, uneducated and educated. If one logic works for one group, it should be logically true for other group as well.

Another thing which one may consider is that if we see the prehistorical days of our Nation, the leadership, a very influential and powerful leadership, of the nation was in the hands of highly intellectual people who sacrificed everything for the freedom of Our Nation. Some were reputed Barristers, some were IAS/ICS officers, Some were Teachers in reputed Universities, Some were Educationists, Mathematicians to the level of Ranglers, Engineers and Scientists of High profile. Then where from all the courageous qualities emerged at that time? This study will also help you all to arrive to the right analysis and conclusion.

Will you please help me to arrive to a correct conclusion?

SNN