The Seat of Power

SRI SRI RAVI SHANKAR





A ministership purports to serve the people. However, if it is perceived as a means to derive pleasure or prestige, it will only infest society with corruption, stymie growth and lead to moral degradation.Fear and insecurity will grip society , inhibiting humanness.It is natural for human beings to want to overcome fear and insecurity . Most will do almost anything to feel secure. Consequently there is a struggle for the seat of power. However, those who hanker after power are really powerless. They can accomplish very little even after coming to office. The irony is that even after assuming the seat of power, they remain fearful. In fact, the fear increases manifold. If you are in fear and tension you can't come up with creative ideas -so you can't do much, either for society or yourself.
Often you hear ministers threatening to resign if they don't get their way . It is irresponsible to take pride in resigning from one's post.This is not sacrifice; it is the act of renouncing a sacred duty assigned by the people.Ministership is not a luxury which you can take pride in renouncing. Similarly , conferring a ministerial post on someone is to expect and demand their best service -it is not to be construed as a reward.
Once you realise your innate power, you don't need a seat or position to serve the people.You can do better without a formal post as did Mahatma Gandhi. Often a ruler is not a reformer and a reformer doesn't rule.