Last year I had come and spoke at the ForumIAS meet. This year wanted to come again and share further thoughts and reflections. However, was unable to do so. So now I am penning them down for you to read and know what you are signing up for so that you can make an informed decision...
Here is the first article in the series on policy paralysis: जीवन - एक दही and it deals with role of potential future unlimited liability in hindering decision-making... Do lemme know your thoughts - all thoughts welcome :-)
https://thesupermanreturns.wordpress.com/2017/10/07/jad-vol1/
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नियति नेता चुनती है और नेता नीति चुनता है। जब तक बालक नेता (और नियति, i.e. जनता) के अनुसार कार्य करे तब तक सब कुछ ठीक ही होगा। यहाँ सही या गलत कुछ नही होता, अगर कुछ होता है तो सिर्फ उचित या अनुचित। बालक फिर भी अपना पिछवाड़ा बचाने के बजाय लड़ना चाहता है, तो उसे मजबूत बनना होगा, जो समय के साथ system उसे बना ही देगा। (और यहां पर बात बिगड़ती भी है क्योंकि वह वहाँ अकेला लड़ने वाला नही होगा और सभी का अपना एक अलग नजरिया व हित होता है।) फिर भी आशा तो करी ही जा सकती है। आशा व सब्र करना तो हमे cse ने करना सिखाया ही दिया है।
Had it been easy, it would have been improved upon long back.
Also as is said in The Kite Runner, "A man who has no conscience, no goodness, does not suffer."
It seems that one thinks, one might become powerful after qualifying this exam and sitting on the desired post, and take decisions having welfare of people in mind. But maybe those having no post are much powerful, as all accountability seems to be solely on the heads of the government officials(bureaucrats). They alone are called to be answerable while others(wrong doers) are given the possibly undeserving title of 'aam aadmi'. The so called 'Iron Frame' of the country is taking a beating from all sides. Time will tell what is the consequence of all this. Hoping against hope, that things will improve.
Despite all this I would say that it does not deter me from the aim of joining this service. For now atleast, who knows what the future holds. Also, we dont know what problems we might face or have faced in other arenas. Ofcourse the extent of trouble and responsibilities is probably incomparable, but again, the higher we aim, the more obstacles we encounter.
Thank you for helping us understand the job better and giving us a peek into what lies ahead, or rather warning us.
Ofcourse, waiting eagerly for the other articles of this series.
Best wishes to you though. May by some stroke of benevolence of the divine(if any), things take a better turn.
Most guys agter getting slecting (let alone be a top ranker ) never come back to the forum
We are greatly thankful to you