With all the hullabaloo going over the financial package announced by our honourable Prime Minister, there are some people/parties who have asked or recommended or commented to hand over money to people directly as a part of the package.
Irrespective of my current financial status I believe this is absolute stupidity or blatant mass pacifist politics. A person has to earn his daily bread by doing his job. It may be running a ministry or un-clogging sewers. There is dignity of labour in whosoever strives to earn his livelihood by whatever means within the constructs of law and labour.
When you start giving money instead of “help” you tend to wither the self respect and independence that someone has built up and he looks forward to such situations every-time it’s suggested or presented.
Instead, make people believe in the power of humanity, the power of nationalism, the power of oneness, the power of brotherhood, the power of “US”. Aid them in food, shelter, transportation, work, medical facilities. Make them believe that the system is there to take care of them in times of adversity. Let them know they are not alone in facing it. But also let them know that we’ll fight together. Be their wingman, be the brother, sister, father, daughter or any other role that can keep up their self-respect, their self-esteem.
Freebies only encourage free loaders. We don’t need to be a nation of free loaders. We need to be a nation of Free thinkers !!
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