Elitism
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Many complaints are about hierarchy. There is even a thinker (maybe Churchill) who used to say that the one who is not socialist at young age is not idealist, but later one comes to churn about if social equality is ever possible.
I used to listen once to a lecture of the leader of the Krishna consciousness, before Gyan, when i got to know about the "variety form image" - where the castes are compared to the parts of the body. He said that communism (equality) is man-made idea that can never become practical. This was new idea for me.
I used to believe, or rather desire, that all people are equal. Now i still desire it, but i understand they cannot become equal in their way of life, achievements or many others, but only in their rights and even these rights all take "numberwise". So the idea of numberwise is like a more real, corresponding to reality. Do you believe in equality?
There is a story about the parts of the body, that legs said "why should we do the hardest work all the time carrying the whole body", the other parts also complained, "we'll also stop performing our tasks", so the body were lying idle. What is the condition of the body of the community of the world today? Is it well? Is it proper that there are variety of duties and each one performs its own duty, or should all sit on the head to rule? Which is the natural community system where one will feel like most well. How many are needed to do the rule.
And is God not the geatest elistist? He is solely the greatest.
I mean is it possible that elitism and hierarchy could be avoided. Is it something man-made and unnatural?
In my opinion, there are and there will always be difference in people but we should aim to belong to the elite. Elite, or the chosen ones have always been the few. Majority is always controlled, following the mass current.
So, in short, elitism is to have some hight standards for yourself and aim to fulfill them.
I used to listen once to a lecture of the leader of the Krishna consciousness, before Gyan, when i got to know about the "variety form image" - where the castes are compared to the parts of the body. He said that communism (equality) is man-made idea that can never become practical. This was new idea for me.
I used to believe, or rather desire, that all people are equal. Now i still desire it, but i understand they cannot become equal in their way of life, achievements or many others, but only in their rights and even these rights all take "numberwise". So the idea of numberwise is like a more real, corresponding to reality. Do you believe in equality?
There is a story about the parts of the body, that legs said "why should we do the hardest work all the time carrying the whole body", the other parts also complained, "we'll also stop performing our tasks", so the body were lying idle. What is the condition of the body of the community of the world today? Is it well? Is it proper that there are variety of duties and each one performs its own duty, or should all sit on the head to rule? Which is the natural community system where one will feel like most well. How many are needed to do the rule.
And is God not the geatest elistist? He is solely the greatest.
I mean is it possible that elitism and hierarchy could be avoided. Is it something man-made and unnatural?
In my opinion, there are and there will always be difference in people but we should aim to belong to the elite. Elite, or the chosen ones have always been the few. Majority is always controlled, following the mass current.
So, in short, elitism is to have some hight standards for yourself and aim to fulfill them.