50 years back, Ayn Rand asked all the Atlas of the world to shrug. She asked the movers of the world to stop working for the unproductive people. She wanted to protect our blood from the parasites. But 50 years on, Atlas is still undecided. He still carries the world that hurts him, kicks him, abuses him and still feeds on his blood. He still bleeds.....
So why doesn't he shrug? Why doesn't he say - Thts it, I give up!!! When Atlas Shrugged came out, many predicted the death of Communism. It symbolized what is now ridiculed as the Great American dream. But people hated it too coz it advocated the fulfillment of the desires of man. It valued money. But a lot of time has passed since then and the question is was the title of this masterpiece just a title or was it a metaphor, urging us to give up the unyielding struggle against the evil.
Why don't people actually say enough is enough? What stops them? Is the that omni present initial hesitation or that fear of the unknown? Maybe its complacency. I guess its the same feeling that a caged bird would be having... A bird that does not like to be caged but still is wary of freedom. Coz freedom gives it the choice. Choice, if we go by Ayn Rand, should not lead to any dilemna. Thts coz right is always right and wrong is always wrong. There is no middle path. Middle paths emerge when you are not sure, when you are afraid of taking a stand.
I read Atlas Shrugged just when i started my career against the advice of many. I didn't seem to agree with some parts of the book. I always sided with Dagny Taggart and could not understand why Hank Reardon and others gave up. I believed in being a doer. I wanted to drive the engine of the world. 2 years later am not so sure. I can now understand the reasons why Dagny eventually stopped providing her blood to the parasites. But can I stop? Or rather do I want to?
One of my frnds today told me that maybe Atlas has shrugged. But I don't think so. When atlas shrugs, the engine of the world would stop. Since tht hasn't happened, since my senior still forwards my work as his own, since i still do work which doesn't really excite me without complain, Since I still put others' demands over my needs, Atlas hasn't shrugged coz i haven't shrugged!!!!!
So why doesn't he shrug? Why doesn't he say - Thts it, I give up!!! When Atlas Shrugged came out, many predicted the death of Communism. It symbolized what is now ridiculed as the Great American dream. But people hated it too coz it advocated the fulfillment of the desires of man. It valued money. But a lot of time has passed since then and the question is was the title of this masterpiece just a title or was it a metaphor, urging us to give up the unyielding struggle against the evil.
Why don't people actually say enough is enough? What stops them? Is the that omni present initial hesitation or that fear of the unknown? Maybe its complacency. I guess its the same feeling that a caged bird would be having... A bird that does not like to be caged but still is wary of freedom. Coz freedom gives it the choice. Choice, if we go by Ayn Rand, should not lead to any dilemna. Thts coz right is always right and wrong is always wrong. There is no middle path. Middle paths emerge when you are not sure, when you are afraid of taking a stand.
I read Atlas Shrugged just when i started my career against the advice of many. I didn't seem to agree with some parts of the book. I always sided with Dagny Taggart and could not understand why Hank Reardon and others gave up. I believed in being a doer. I wanted to drive the engine of the world. 2 years later am not so sure. I can now understand the reasons why Dagny eventually stopped providing her blood to the parasites. But can I stop? Or rather do I want to?
One of my frnds today told me that maybe Atlas has shrugged. But I don't think so. When atlas shrugs, the engine of the world would stop. Since tht hasn't happened, since my senior still forwards my work as his own, since i still do work which doesn't really excite me without complain, Since I still put others' demands over my needs, Atlas hasn't shrugged coz i haven't shrugged!!!!!
7 comments:
Written beautifully !! Well why hasnt Atlas Shrugged ?? Maybe he's not aware that he's carrying the world on his shoulders, maybe he loves his work too much or maybe he hasnt met John Galt !!
Well who is john galt ??
Good write up there...something that has troubled me for a while as well..Its about time...Why hasnt he shrugged?Who is John Galt?
Where do you find the majority.... in DOERS or Parasites... ???
Wait a minute, how many Nishant's are there in your office... definitely more than half the strength... DOERS are more...
then why hasn't atlas shrugged??? Cos the strain Nishant is having is bearable... it took for rearden and dagny lot of time, the were pushed so much that they could not bear the pain anymore so they decided to shrug... will nishant ever be pushed to such a extent... NO... as of now...
the govt is not in its best form but also not in its worst form... there is still lot of space left in name of COMPROMISE...
if u believe u r a DOER... quit... start ur own... wat stops u... got a doubt in u??
at least in r country v havent reached tat saturation... v will reach soon but... when there s no space for self employment and every chain of survival is taken up by big brands and monopolize it...
when the working class is pushed to get things at an atrocious rate the brands sell... when there s no other supplier... when v make up r mind to give up the luxury and turn towards the indigenous products of r country... there the atlas wud shrug for the brands...
when indians protested against britains by burning the english clothes there atlas shrugged for the british... there are too many DOERS on earth, cant expect an atlanta to hold all of them...
another time ur boss bullies u... ask urself the question, can ur self respect b sold for ur salary... u have a choice... either u can stay there... become a boss one day... else try a bold diff path... right is right, wrong is wrong... as u say...
HEy Nishat
Well, found such a huge similarity to the "two year back" thing we were talking yesterday. I would egg you on till the last drop of stamina you have and to all the Dagny's and Rearden's because if they shrug before that, the sudden halt of the engine that would shatter the parasites wouldn't be felt. Way to go dude!!
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