Thoughts on the struggle for Change

The law locks up the hapless felon who steals the goose from off the common, but lets the greater felon loose who steals the common from the goose. ANONYMOUS, ENGLAND,1821 Society tells us what to do and what not to do. The State also tells us what to do and what not to do. but who is the state and society telling all this..the ones who are rich and powerful, or the ones who has nobody to turn to, the one who has only his own blood and toil to rely upon, to feed himself or herself and their family? it is said that law is made by a set of individuals to control another, perhaps larger set of individuals and gain power over them. it is also said that law is not equal for everybody. it is different for the rich and different for the poor. In the Middle Ages it was true for all countries.. yet democracy and its champions in various lands and those who struggled and laid down their lives for ideals higher and greater than themselves, felt proud that one of the greatest achievements of democracy is to have lessened this disparity. the ideal of democracy is equality of all people, the common dignity of all people, and equal access to justice for all people of a society and nation. However, we in our land of the pure live in a clime of holy cows, of ruling groups and and elite clubs.We are, as i have said before, a nation of experts in lip service. perhaps lip service is somewhere ingrained in our minds as Farz e Kifaya for all the actions not acted upon, things which we should have done but did not do, out of laziness, lack of confidence, selfish interests or in the abuse of power. Self interest takes precedence over belief, over faith, over values. the power to do the right thing dissolves into the melting pot overlaid with selfish considerations. Why is that, are we different from other nations in this? no, we are only failing because we are approaching the problem in a wrong manner. we are placing too great a premium in the ability of the individual to withstand social pressure. we propose placebo solutions to social ills. Prayer, and no action. shifting the blame to God. it isn't that I doubt His Power, but am i not his viceregent to do his work? It is unfortunate that we don't talk about it, so afraid are we to break stereotypical ideas, but the truth is that belief is not as strong in its pull as self interest. Just saying to somebody that do the right thing is'nt enough.We need to support and join hands with like minded persons and support them against the hegemony of the status quo, be it the establishment, the elite, the religious establishment. Those who support democracy and democratic mores need to stand by each other, and help each other sustain the scorn, the victimization, the defamation which is piled by the minions of status quo upon people who want to see change in this society. It is easy to steal a goose from the common like a common felon, but let not the pioneers of change be like felons. it takes a herculean effort to take back the common from the ones who took it away. we can, but together.