Economy of style

The Bangladesh society is changing fast these days (notice the mayhem in metropolis Dhaka), after three decades of hibernation. Due to losing the sense of national direction, passion and over-enthusiasm are passing boosters-development needs cool dedication and throw away the milk.

Materialism is based on acquisition--the more the better, totally against the simple concept of plain living and high thinking.

The have-nots are doubly handicapped, lagging several steps behind. To serve the self, or others? Selflessness has zero storage capacity for materialistic goods (and services). Few are givers, most are takers.

The potentiality has to be tapped, but not by the opportunists. The latter is the life-style today. The vision is myopic, and the one-track mind cannot identify options.

Jatra politics has to pass through the stage-show phase. But the political front is not setting down to routine service. The latter needs long practice and fine-tuning to become seemingly effortless. The noise level in our politics is too high. It distracts others from their chosen vocation and profession. Such halla-gulla is not fair to the citizens.

The survival instinct in politics is a nasty bug, like an unstable boat in stormy waters. The weather never clears up, for a perspective view. We have been living on disaster ration for decades.

The future is uncertain, thanks to internal mental hartal by the political leaders.