Page 2 - Bad Things To Good People.cpdf
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YOU DON'T EAT A LION DOESN'T “Hmm…”I smiled: “No”
MEAN LION WON'T EAT YOU!
“Uday, why do such bad things happen to
One of my friends is working in a state- good people?”
government's administrative department.
She is very honest, dedicated and “Do you have any logical reason why bad
hardworking. She cannot stand any things should NOT happen to good
manipulation or corruption. people?”
Her fellow workers in the department “But why?”
follow the so-called 'practical philosophy'
of life: “ I'll-scratch-your-back-if-you- “There is no apparent reason or
scratch-mine”. They make a living out of explanation I can give that would explain
scratching and not by performing their all the sufferings, miseries, evil, torture,
duty or work properly. It goes without say destruction and hunger in the world! You'll
that they are corrupt to the core. They never understand it. You can try all your
know how to manipulate the system and formulas, religious and otherwise, but
squeeze money out of it. Since she does nobody; nothing can give you a clear or
not support this, naturally, she becomes fools-proof explanation…”
enemy no.1. So, they have stalled her
“So, there is no reason at all?”
promotion and stopped her progress. The
department laws are strict on her, but not “There could be – but no one has found it
for others.
She is very frustrated and told me: “Uday,
merit has absolutely no value in the
department. Nobody support justice. The
world is unfair…”
“Yes- I agree with you – world appears
unfair. And we have to live a fair-life in this
unfair world – that's the toughest
challenge in life. If you are honest and
hardworking, everybody would dump work
on you while they take away the credits.
This is the way of the world…”
“Are you justifying it?” she asked
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