Monday, November 29, 2010

Arrogance of Numbers

Numbers are wonderful for mathematicians, also for politicians.
Democracy has added colour (importance) to numbers. To win one
has to be numerically more (could be by proxy or some high tech
means) on EVM. But, people get confused as number somewhere
is despised. That is how numbers (albeit, natural numbers)
play such subtle roles. A country (unfriendly) wishes to
overrun the other just by number (of people/ bombs/ war-heads/
terrorists). Numbers one can create, make or purchase.
It's only simpletons who only counts numbers like a kid writes on
it again and again on a slate to make it fat only without a change
in its numeric value. A disgusted child of those days, later
grows up to tame the numbers. Taming of numbers is a game of
wises played on stock,law making houses, corners and cross roads
of life. Stronger your muscle better you a number tamer.
Our rulers are no less in it. You can tame the world as long you
have arrogance of numbers? The arrogance of numbers made Duryodhana mad,
plunged Dhritarasthtra to pitch dark and made Bhismha lonely
on the bed of arrows.

Arrogance of Numbers does not make the world - world
rests on 'subtle of Dharma' Is Democracy the only answer?


Hrushikesha Mohanty
29th Nov. 2010

6 comments:

A B Sagar said...

Sir, I also believe that the majority should be happy :)

Anonymous said...

excellent writing and thinking. i am always confused with the numbers but it is right always. in todays trend, importance of numbers is to make somebody rich or poor.

Anonymous said...

Hi, I see it in current context of Indian Parliament, how ruling coalition dodging armed with numbers instead of standing upto uphold raj-Dharma.

Sapna said...

Sir

Everything in life is finally reduced to a number game. From the time we are born, a number decides a lot of things. Numerology is applied to give you a name. It starts from there. Sometimes, whether you are the first or last child decides the amount of affection you receive, your roll number decides which batch you go into for lab exams, the marks you get decides your fate. The number of zeroes in the end on your salary slip decides your place among family, friends and social circles. The number of houses, cars, etc you own. So also in the larger scheme of things. Number of nuclear weapons, number of armed carriers, .... the list goes on. Democracy today is numbers over principle. No, not the number of rights but the number of people who have a lot of zeroes in terms of asset, muscle strength and the like. Will some other form be different ? Unlikely, because that is also dependent on numbers.... But democracy that uses the number game is more dangerous for it is corrupting and killing an entire institution and generation.

Anonymous said...

Very interesting piece! You are absolutely right: we must realize the
limitation of numbers!

Dark horse said...

Sir this is nicely and logically described .....i am dreaming about number....

it starts with zero (void)
sunya swarupa....dominent the world ...represent holy father....
1-always fight for it , in school ,in college,in life , every aspect of life...
2-living god (my mom and father)
if we search we will get many direction to describe ..............

==========AMULYA DHAL____