Wishing all my readers a very happy new year. i know I am a bit late but please forgive me for that. I was reading Mr Karan Thapar's columns on Hindustan Times website and came across a funny message. I will put the link over here since pasting the content over here might lead me to break some copyright laws which I don't intend to. I especially want all of you to read the new year wishes sent to him by his relative. They are very similar to the agreement message that we get when we install some proprietary and licensed software.

I really admire the person who has created that particular new year message. Here is the column. Enjoy!!!

Misuse of Power

We all know where the Iraq war is headed. However a certain person still believes that he can pull about a change in the situation at ground zero. Such optimistic thoughts are necessary but only to a certain extent beyond which the best thing to do is to accept the truth and move on. Unfortunately Mr Bush doesn't agree with the rest of America. He has decided to send more than 20000 troops to the graveyard that is Iraq. We all hope against hope that the new war policy will bring about a change in that country

The above instance is a case study of how people at the top can misuse their power. Such people can be found at many places. Bush was just one example. Closer back home in India, the situation in Uttar Pradesh is quite similar. The law and order situation is totally out of control in that area. No wonder, we find cases like mass murder of small and innocent children and the apathy of the police force for such crimes. Similarly, nothing is done to avoid the stoning of travellers at Agra. Similar situations are present in other states as well. One more example of such misgivings is in Goa where all the parties have come together to do rampant and uncontrolled development at the expense of natural environment and the scenic beauty. A few years back, Mr Narendra Modi, the chief minister of Gujarat had carried out similar atrocities against the Muslims in Gujarat.

This is not a modern phenomenon. It has started right from prehistorical times. In the Ramayana and the Mahabharata, we saw how those in power turned evil and hence needed to be eliminated by God himself. (pardon all female readers, in the Ramayana and the Mahabharata, the God was a male). There are many such cases all across the world. Who can forget the atrocities carried out by the Roman empire against Jesus Christ either?

Misuse of power happens in a variety of ways and to various degrees. Let us take an example of a person at a corporate office. If he/she is a boss, he can be partial to some of his subordinates and totally ignorant to others. In a particular example, the boss wanted a new cabin all for himself. he decided to shift the entire team to another place. Not only did this cause a huge exercise in transfer of people and goods but none of his team members were happy with the new place. Neither were the people displaced from there happy at the new location. All this exercise for the comfort of just one person.

There can be much more but right now I am falling short of ideas and thoughts. As soon as I get more thoughts on this, I will add it to this article.