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Mr. Tomal extended his charge accusing me of " thinking too far away from the reality". I think he is little oblivious of the reality( please do not feel hurt, I do not have any intention of hurting you). I ardently request you to observe the things a little practically- not being overwhelmed with emotions. It is obvious that one would be emotional seeing lots of people observing the national occasions with much enthusiasm, but we must see who are the people in the crowd and what they are doing. The essence of the days is not maintained throughout the whole year, and these people are found to spoil the values even on the auspicious days. You must have seen young guys coming to Ekushey Boi Mela at Bangla Academy. Do you think they come to read or buy books? Didn't you find the boys running and jostling into the girls, and the girls hovering all around the Mela? You must be very happy seeing these young guys coming to the Mela and thinking that the young people are reading books, but I cannot be so, observing ''what lies beneath''.

So honesty is a great concern to me. Is it of less value to you? Your question in the title makes me doubt that you value it less. Our moral and ethical degradation has declined to an alarming point. Our hard-gained independence has brought little benefit to the common masses. We have not been able to introduce any remarkable political, economic, social or cultural development since independence, because we are not honest about what we do or say.