CRISIS BY DR. T M BHAT
John Maxwel (internationally respected leadership expert) says, “The first step to leadership is servant hood”
Nobody in this world has achieved anything haphazardly. Neither will we. Success, victory, triumph, accomplishment and achievement like words can only be expected when you follow certain universally accepted and proven rules, and fulfill some minimum requirements.
You work for a greater and unanimous goal and shun your personal skewed opinion, which, although may not be wrong, may not apply or may be unrealistic or impractical under the prevailing situation for the sacred cause and national feat. Due to the above fact, requirement of a leader and leadership comes to existence.
Every nation is composed of millions of people with millions of eyes and minds, and even though the goal of whole nation may be a common one, which universally are prosperity and freedom and every individual envisages with his mind, eyes and knowledge, his own ways to achieve it.
The duty to direct all these individuals, their thoughts, dreams and resources and to carve a consensus opinion and put them in one common direction has been entrusted upon leaders and leadership from time immemorial. Great success comes only when a leader understands his source of strength and success, which has undisputedly been the ocean of people who follow and believe in him. A leader cannot succeed without an emotional and deep level of bond with his people, and he cannot and should not declare himself as a leader until he has not acquired profound knowledge and understanding about his people at a superior level especially about their sensitivities. Excellence of leader and leadership are reckoned on the level of interaction and sharing with his people. Leaders should not forget that their opinion, even though is important but is not superior to the opinion of the whole nation. They should consider themselves like any other true patriot of a nation and should realized that what they have been entrusted with, is not their estate but a responsibility and whatever their individual approach or personal belief may be - its importance should not take precedence over national opinion and interest.
Divide and rule is a lesson even primary school children are well aware of, unfortunately it is over utilized in Kashmir at present, not due to an intelligent enemy but due to our own belligerence. These words despite serving as a mirror reflection for the people I am pertaining to in this article, regardless will sound repetition or redundant to most of the Kashmiri people. However, I write in the perspective of reiteration and desperation, but more honestly - in an effort to knock the doors again, behind which is an unattended and consciously or unconsciously denied aliment which likely may be distressing to people who are suffering from it and beyond any doubt is eroding the whole Kashmir nation.
It is not too late for us to peep in our minds and hearts and look for this disease of individuality, which is not only keeping us behind in acquiring a strategic position at international level, but is even causing unaccounted loss of emotions, efforts and even human life. Our leaders and leadership have to wake up from their deep slumber before it is too late to recover.
At the present time, in this changed world, ways to achieve similar goals as used in past have drastically changed, especially since the last decade. World order has changed; perception of things has changed; now the same thing that was good in the past has turned bad ironically.
Timely methodologies and meaningful innovations have to be applied and acceptable ways have to be adapted to revitalize our voice for legitimate demands. For these unprecedented requirements, to keep our voice in echoes will need lot of dedication and concentration, a great intellect and ample time to formulate appropriate strategies. This definitely demands integration, harmony among all people at helm of affairs and mental peace at individual level.
Who will knock your doors? And will you listen? Who will come to your houses to reconcile you? I believe the answer is – no one? People will find their leaders and leadership because they are the ones who create leaders, and give meaning to their existence. If you don’t shun your arrogance and indifference they will one day walk over you, history is witness to this fact. The regretful mention in history will not be your absence but the loss of priceless tears from dried old eyes, loss of fresh teen blood, it will be the waste of timeless effort and unmeasured resources, bearing of incredible trauma and agony, the unattended cries and the unknown and unappreciated sacrifices. History will hold you accountable for all this because of your heedless and reckless approach towards your responsibility.
Why should one who is observing from outside blame India for the inexorable carnage in Kashmir, if our leaders can’t feel the pain of it? Despite Indian persistent forceful and deceptive subjugation of deprived Kashmiris, our leaders and leadership is busy in fighting about their own occupation.
Realize and remember no leader or leadership in Kashmir is by choice, but by chance. Again they are not chosen ones, they are in there by chance and in spite of that reason people have faith in them and follow them, they respect and regard them as leaders. This puts more liability on their shoulders, to prove themselves as being rational, equitable, uncorrupted and devoted towards their duties and responsibilities. Yet in contrary, you find them active in their personal rivalry, petty, stupid and unnecessary “party” issues, which seem pathetic and clearly indicate that they have forgot their institution and their origin. They can hear similar echoes from every corner of Kashmir valley and across the globe. In every other family or college discussions, they can discover over and over again similar disappointments being expressed by all age groups. For how long will they live in denial? This denial may not be proving harmful to them, but certainly is hurting the nation in general and the sacred cause in particular grievously; indeed only an insensitive and blunt heart can disregard this.
The real spirit of leadership is that you have to have vision. Vision in leaders emerges from a dream of sacrifice for their people and it can be fortified by honesty, selflessness, discourse and deliberations with his brethren who entrust in him their future. Our leaders have an uphill task ahead of them, but if they put their nation first in their minds they will prevail, I have a firm belief.
This is a sincere appeal to our leaders and leadership, Kashmir and we Kashmiri people have suffered beyond measure, sadly unknown to the world. Our enemy is not only barbaric and inhuman but also shrewd and cunning, which should provoke us to be proactive in fighting the dangerous illusory designs with logical and universally acceptable inventive moves.
Believe it or not till we are not ‘one’ even Allah will not be ready to save us. As is clearly written in the glorious Quran.
"Verily never will Allah change the condition of a people until they change it themselves (with their own souls). But when (once) Allah wills a people's punishment there can be no turning it back nor will they find besides Him any to protect." Q11: 13
I would like to conclude with few painful lines.
“They put our House on fire long time ago;
We started consoling each other long time ago
My brothers we are still burning
Please don’t stop consoling each other.
”http://www.greaterkashmir.com/full_story.asp?Date=28_2_2010&ItemID=18&cat=17
John Maxwel (internationally respected leadership expert) says, “The first step to leadership is servant hood”
Nobody in this world has achieved anything haphazardly. Neither will we. Success, victory, triumph, accomplishment and achievement like words can only be expected when you follow certain universally accepted and proven rules, and fulfill some minimum requirements.
You work for a greater and unanimous goal and shun your personal skewed opinion, which, although may not be wrong, may not apply or may be unrealistic or impractical under the prevailing situation for the sacred cause and national feat. Due to the above fact, requirement of a leader and leadership comes to existence.
Every nation is composed of millions of people with millions of eyes and minds, and even though the goal of whole nation may be a common one, which universally are prosperity and freedom and every individual envisages with his mind, eyes and knowledge, his own ways to achieve it.
The duty to direct all these individuals, their thoughts, dreams and resources and to carve a consensus opinion and put them in one common direction has been entrusted upon leaders and leadership from time immemorial. Great success comes only when a leader understands his source of strength and success, which has undisputedly been the ocean of people who follow and believe in him. A leader cannot succeed without an emotional and deep level of bond with his people, and he cannot and should not declare himself as a leader until he has not acquired profound knowledge and understanding about his people at a superior level especially about their sensitivities. Excellence of leader and leadership are reckoned on the level of interaction and sharing with his people. Leaders should not forget that their opinion, even though is important but is not superior to the opinion of the whole nation. They should consider themselves like any other true patriot of a nation and should realized that what they have been entrusted with, is not their estate but a responsibility and whatever their individual approach or personal belief may be - its importance should not take precedence over national opinion and interest.
Divide and rule is a lesson even primary school children are well aware of, unfortunately it is over utilized in Kashmir at present, not due to an intelligent enemy but due to our own belligerence. These words despite serving as a mirror reflection for the people I am pertaining to in this article, regardless will sound repetition or redundant to most of the Kashmiri people. However, I write in the perspective of reiteration and desperation, but more honestly - in an effort to knock the doors again, behind which is an unattended and consciously or unconsciously denied aliment which likely may be distressing to people who are suffering from it and beyond any doubt is eroding the whole Kashmir nation.
It is not too late for us to peep in our minds and hearts and look for this disease of individuality, which is not only keeping us behind in acquiring a strategic position at international level, but is even causing unaccounted loss of emotions, efforts and even human life. Our leaders and leadership have to wake up from their deep slumber before it is too late to recover.
At the present time, in this changed world, ways to achieve similar goals as used in past have drastically changed, especially since the last decade. World order has changed; perception of things has changed; now the same thing that was good in the past has turned bad ironically.
Timely methodologies and meaningful innovations have to be applied and acceptable ways have to be adapted to revitalize our voice for legitimate demands. For these unprecedented requirements, to keep our voice in echoes will need lot of dedication and concentration, a great intellect and ample time to formulate appropriate strategies. This definitely demands integration, harmony among all people at helm of affairs and mental peace at individual level.
Who will knock your doors? And will you listen? Who will come to your houses to reconcile you? I believe the answer is – no one? People will find their leaders and leadership because they are the ones who create leaders, and give meaning to their existence. If you don’t shun your arrogance and indifference they will one day walk over you, history is witness to this fact. The regretful mention in history will not be your absence but the loss of priceless tears from dried old eyes, loss of fresh teen blood, it will be the waste of timeless effort and unmeasured resources, bearing of incredible trauma and agony, the unattended cries and the unknown and unappreciated sacrifices. History will hold you accountable for all this because of your heedless and reckless approach towards your responsibility.
Why should one who is observing from outside blame India for the inexorable carnage in Kashmir, if our leaders can’t feel the pain of it? Despite Indian persistent forceful and deceptive subjugation of deprived Kashmiris, our leaders and leadership is busy in fighting about their own occupation.
Realize and remember no leader or leadership in Kashmir is by choice, but by chance. Again they are not chosen ones, they are in there by chance and in spite of that reason people have faith in them and follow them, they respect and regard them as leaders. This puts more liability on their shoulders, to prove themselves as being rational, equitable, uncorrupted and devoted towards their duties and responsibilities. Yet in contrary, you find them active in their personal rivalry, petty, stupid and unnecessary “party” issues, which seem pathetic and clearly indicate that they have forgot their institution and their origin. They can hear similar echoes from every corner of Kashmir valley and across the globe. In every other family or college discussions, they can discover over and over again similar disappointments being expressed by all age groups. For how long will they live in denial? This denial may not be proving harmful to them, but certainly is hurting the nation in general and the sacred cause in particular grievously; indeed only an insensitive and blunt heart can disregard this.
The real spirit of leadership is that you have to have vision. Vision in leaders emerges from a dream of sacrifice for their people and it can be fortified by honesty, selflessness, discourse and deliberations with his brethren who entrust in him their future. Our leaders have an uphill task ahead of them, but if they put their nation first in their minds they will prevail, I have a firm belief.
This is a sincere appeal to our leaders and leadership, Kashmir and we Kashmiri people have suffered beyond measure, sadly unknown to the world. Our enemy is not only barbaric and inhuman but also shrewd and cunning, which should provoke us to be proactive in fighting the dangerous illusory designs with logical and universally acceptable inventive moves.
Believe it or not till we are not ‘one’ even Allah will not be ready to save us. As is clearly written in the glorious Quran.
"Verily never will Allah change the condition of a people until they change it themselves (with their own souls). But when (once) Allah wills a people's punishment there can be no turning it back nor will they find besides Him any to protect." Q11: 13
I would like to conclude with few painful lines.
“They put our House on fire long time ago;
We started consoling each other long time ago
My brothers we are still burning
Please don’t stop consoling each other.
”http://www.greaterkashmir.com/full_story.asp?Date=28_2_2010&ItemID=18&cat=17
