A question of motive
I've decided to start writing this blog in a situation of turmoil in the country. A large fraction of the student community is literally out on the streets protesting against the hikes in reservations in educational institutes. But this blog is not about that. Participating in the discussions centered around this theme, there were a lot of other things that I noticed. There were people who have never been discriminated against fighting in favour of reservations. There are those who belong to the "less privileged" classes who are against these reservations. It made me wonder about the reasons for any of the people involved in the demonstrations/discussions to be present. Clearly not everybody is there for the "cause". It might not even be exactly clear what it means to be there for the cause. However, everyone does have some motivation. There has to be. And this is true for any activity that a person, political party, corporate body or any organisation indulges in. In examining these motivations, we might be able to come up with solutions to problems which otherwise seem intractable. Even if we cannot come up with solutions just based on this examination, it would lead to a radical clarification of the issues at stake. In this blog, I hope to pick up different situations and scenarios and examine what the underlying motivations of participating parties are. Whether I will be able to propose any solutions to those problems/situations is not on my mind at the moment. Just an understanding would be personally very satisfying, hence the blog.
Why does "Passion" not feature in the list? Passion for something also makes us do things even though the results may violate the other items in the list.
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Sabarish Sasidharan | 2:13 PM