WORK IN PROGRESS
Need to pen something on why so many of my good friends seem to be under the spell of Modi and his divisive agenda. Am I wrong and they are right that he is a strong leader and good for India? or Am I right and they are under some cult like spell which is going to lead India into darker paths ahead?
WORK IN PROGRESS
Lately, I have become philosophical with absolutely no academic background in it. Usually these thoughts occur as I run or drive or just laze around watching umpteen tv shows in these lockdown times. Much of these just dissipates within hours or days and I can hardly recall what it was that I was thinking so deeply about.
Today, I decided to put down one such weird thoughts before it too fades out of my memory.
I was blessed with strong stable parents and above average intellect. That combination gave me good education, opportunity to go abroad and excel in a limited way and get a good paying job. Luck played out with good perks and options at the company allowing me to semi retire after just 15 yrs of working. This after we realized that we had enough assets to take care of our parental responsibitlies (education/wedding) and enough left over for indulgences and retirement. Of course, this also meant no more ambitions to aspire for societal higher standard of living and luxuries, which was perfectly fine with me.
Which brings me to the question I pose here. Is it fair that I should be rewarded in life so much more just because of god-given superior intellect over a similar person born at the same time, all other things same, and only able to leverage their body and worked multi times harder than myself but not rewarded anywhere close to myself. Why is intellectual superiority rewarded so much more than physical hard work?
