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DAY 1609

The Lounge at the terminal that boasts of still being on the other Side Of the Atlantic, Collection of Isles

Sept 12 , 2012 Wed 9:40 PM time zone

Time to travel again and collect thoughts of what was done thought and said, in these last few days. Whether it was good or bad or just …

I wonder often if it happens so, with many others. Are there avenues within us that continuously question and test our thinking. Are we concerned as much as we should be about aspects that concern morals, society, world affairs, history and the politics of regions other than your own place of residence. Would it affect our demeanor, our way we conduct our lives, of what we express, where we go, who we associate with and who not. I have often noticed that those in prominence continuously exercise these options - who visits whom, what the equation between two conveys if seen together, or apart and many other inconsequential deeds. Inaccessibility to those that matter often gives rise to such speculation and often when a million why’s and where’s and why not’s are brought to light, some shall obviously fall in the right basket ! It may never have been the cause for it, but because of its personality value, it gathers momentum, stretches out its own feet across and rides a fair distance.

I would imagine those in power, those that guide and dictate fortunes of an entire nation, and on whom the polity has deposited the responsibility of governance, would often fall victims of such misadventures. An important policy decision that is going to affect millions of people, could have been taken by the ‘prominent’ when in the confines of his or her personal space - such individuals can never be too far away from instant reaction or action, even if they were to be somewhat ‘out of office hours’. Decision taken is passed on to executive assistant to be sent to concerned officer in charge, delegated for that concerned department. Some decisions are readily accepted, some debated, and some rejected individually. And since they are ‘public servants’, there to serve, they needs must accept it. But not without nagging question.

Let us assume a scenario when governing head has in his leisure time entertained guests, but has had to attend to pressing decision making. Decision taken and passed, not entirely acceptable to administrator, calls for questions in his mind on why such decide was made. And the first question that enters their mind is … ” who is having dinner with him ?” .. and once the name is revealed, it is wrongly construed that the guest did indeed have a hand in forming opinion that was taken. End of matter ? No ! Guest is now considered, without any knowledge to be important enough to influence ‘prominence’ and his life changes …

More on this later .. I have to board now ..

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