'This-too-shall-pass' mindset
- Hueiyen Lanpao Editorial :: November 30, 2013 -
Presumed to have been originated in the writings of Medieval Persian Sufi poets, 'This too shall pass' is a proverbial phrase which has come to be attributed to various cultures of the world today, mainly on account of its insightful and universal appeal.
It simply means that whatever that is happening will soon be over and life will go on as usual. In another word, it is a powerful mantra that can empower and transport a horrible moment into something hopeful and dynamic.
However, when this same mantra is applied as a means of problem solving in the administration of a State by the Government, then it spells disaster.
And, unfortunately, that is exactly what is happening in Manipur today.
Instead of trying to find a solution to a problem as soon as it rears up its head, the predictable response of the State Government is to wait and watch and let the problem to fizzle out.
It's only when the problem refuses to die down and is going out of control, then the Government wakes up for some quick fix solution and arrangement with 'this too shall pass' mindset.
Thus, Manipur has become a State piled up with unresolved issues and problems, just like the file heaves on the tables of its various Department offices.
It is because of this same 'this too shall pass' mindset of the Government of Manipur that the problem of illegal drug trafficking with involvement of its own security personnel continues to come up one after another.
The latest incident of arrest of five persons including a jawan of 8th Manipur Rifles while they are trying to smuggle in a huge quantity of drugs containing pseudoephedrine components worth around Rs 20 crores in the grey market into Myanmar through Imphal-Moreh Road on November 26 evening has once again shown how the State Government has been woefully short of living up to its oft-repeated commitments on dealing with the problem of drug trafficking with an iron fist.
As expected after every crisis, Deputy Chief Minister Gaikhangam, who is also in charge of Home, has come up with the assurance that the drug traffickers whether they be government employees or not would not be spared from getting punished as per the law of the land and the Government would act tough against those people who are smuggling psychotropic drugs in the State.
For God's sake, please spare the people from hearing this 'tough talk with no action' which only embolden the uniformed drug traffickers in his own disarray 'Home'. Instead, people would like to hear what has happened to the proposed legislation that would give power to the State to confiscate the properties of drug offenders.
Perhaps, it too must be lying gathering dust on the table of some Government office.
Right, Mr Home Minister?
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