Lets Talk About It

His mastery of elocution allowed him to get away with the fact that he did not answer the question. The answer he gave was tangential to the topic.

He used simply colloquial language, the reason being he wanted to be clear about what he wanted to say, so that everyone could understand what he had to say and interpret the message in their own light.

His opponent however, being from a wealthy family was grandiloquent to say the least. This as a result put off the majority of the listeners and helped the first candidate win the election.

In his acceptance speech, he was laconic, unable to express the joy of winning. He did not even have a policy planned out properly, yet his expressions were what had got him there.

And that is the fatal flaw of democracy. The majority of people are easily swayed, and the candidates are not scrutinized to the maximum possible extent.

Pontifical, it may be, but what the noble house’s candidate had to say had actual meaning. He wanted to expand the water-way so that both the southern and western territories would have access to clean water and also an important trade route would be established that would in theory lead to great prosperity for the region. However, what he had to say was also verbose, and lost the attention of the majority.

Ineffable was his sadness, having so many good intentions and wishes, he was unable to convey what he most ardently wanted: peace and prosperity. Whereas, the other candidate resorted to circumlocution; always rambling on about the greatness of the nation and what he would do to beautify the region, having total disregard for the issues that actually mattered.

None the less, the famed system of democracy, led to another candidate that won through demagogy, but in honest truth lacked the ability to carry on the mantle of the Kage.

Some may view this as an anecdote of how the poor won over the rich, but in truth it was a defeat of common sense.

The Death Penalty

Often the jurisprudence behind the death sentence is question. However, I believe that if the execution is held behind closed walls, the very purpose of the death penalty is undermined.

He made a prudent decision when he grounded both his children. After adjudicating the issue at hand between the two sibling, be decided that it was both Zara and Ahmed’s fault.

Adjudicate is the hear both sides and then decide, and adjudge is when you judge based solely upon law.

Speech

His speech although laconic, was exceedingly powerful; what he did not use words to express he used his facial expression and tone to create a heavy atmosphere.

The effect of his speech would have lingered for longer if it were not for the brusque interruption of his rival, who claimed that his complete speech was a lie, and that the promises he had made were mere words. The ensuing reaction of the crowd that was sheer discontent at the rival; their logic being that if he had something to say, then he could have formally addressed the crowd. To his his goal of creating a schism in the leading elite, he had failed.

The Chairperson’s decision was final. He believed that the speech was extraordinary and had profound meaning to it; it carried the essence of the organization and therefore, could not be written off as a mere lie. His concise address to the crowd and the two candidates was well received by all except the abrasive rival.

The rival was now in a state of complete shock. He had planned to conspire against the non-profit organization and now, his plans were in ruins. The incisive chairperson could understand the rival’s hunger for power and dominance, and that in itself was warning enough not to make him the successor of the organisation.

Dreams and Consequences and Prayers

My expectations of myself always seem to he so high. Not only do I want to become the leader of my country, but to invent nuclear fusion, change the education system and make a new way of ruling called meritocracy: a fusion of the good parts of both autocratic and democratic rule.

But, sometimes I wonder about, whether dream so high will ever lead to what I truly want: happiness. Having a family, enjoying the time you spend with you wife and children, taking care of your parents seems to please most people and it does me.

I would love to see my parents grow old, with me, and I want to be with them when they die. I want to pray for their well-being in the after-life. I want to hear my child call me dad for the first time. I want to teach and watch my child grow up to me a responsible citizen. I want my parents to be able to see their grandchildren. I want to comfort my wife when she is ill or unwell and I want to prove to her that the choice she made, the choice of being my wife was worthwhile, because regardless of how smooth a marriage may be, there will always be bumps on the road. I pray that I overcome them all.

Benign as it may seem, a choice needs to be made between your own happiness and the happiness of others. An honest leader will barely have time for his family; his life dictated by the will of his nations. Everything has a price; if you think that when you chose to steal something, you chose to pay with it with your reputation and safety instead of paying it with green paper and silver coins. Benevolence is no exception.

Many people overlook kindness  as a quality, but the truth is that they become so accustomed to someone’s kindness that they simply fail to draw a distinction between their nature and their kindness. Kindness is a part of nature, I will admit that, but it is the ability of distinguish people who are truly kind from others that are not. Most people overlook this greatest quality in a human being.

And what is kindness you might ask? Is it simply giving money to the poor, supporting a friend; Yes and no. Yes in the sense that that can be something that can make a person kind, but no in the sense that simply giving something to someone is not enough to be kind.

Being kind is being someone that is tolerant to others; someone that will not follow the example of others encircling the everlasting circle of hatred. Being Kind is being tolerant of people’s opinions and also going out of the way to tell people what you think they are doing wrong. Taking the anger and spite of others and tossing them away, and bot getting angry.

People realize that people with these certain qualities have something special, but cannot put their fingers on it. And this is the super power that we humans exhibit, to be kind, to be caring, to want the better of others and to go out of our way to do so. And with this power, comes great and dire responsibilities.

I want to be a leader, I want to be a father, I want to be a son, I want to be a Husband, I want to be the best Muslim out there and I want to be the best at them all. It’s a simple dream, but that is what most things appear. But, to be all these, what will I be giving up? After all, everything has a price.

Will I keep on dreaming of this beautiful Utopia, and as time passes simply see it as a fantasy?

Or, will I truly live the dream?

Time, as with everything else can only tell.