The Educated People

In our country the literacy rate, according to the United Nations, is about 50%. Thus, there is a 50:50 ratio between the "literate" and the illiterate people. So theoretically the literate and illiterate people are to be blamed equally for the problems that come into being because of the people's power.

Lets see what really happens. The educated people of our country very conveniently blame the uneducated and illiterate masses for choosing (electing) the leaders who eventually prove to lead the country towards no good. We deem them responsible for the problems by pointing out their lack of knowledge and consciousness. But are the illiterate masses really the one to be blamed? This question is for all the educated people. What have we, the educated, done to undo the mistakes of the illiterate masses? What have we done to rectify the wrongs made by the "majority" of the uneducated people? And what have we done to improve their condition?

Hmm...a difficult question, eh? Its because educated people like us do not realise the need for our voices be heard. We wait until we, individually, are threatened and only then raise our voices (sometimes). By that time its usually a little too late. So why not, correct the mistakes made by our uneducated masses through awareness. Although they may be responsible for some of the problems, they are not to blame as much as we are. They are illiterate so they have a lesser degree of understanding of the true motives of the politicians. But we are literate, and moreover, many of us are also educated. We have full understanding of what they don't. So it becomes our responsibility to make the corrections.

"A man can get discouraged and can fail many times, but he is not a failure until he begins to blame somebody else and stops trying." - John Burroughs

So from now on, we must stop blaming the illiterate masses and blame ourselves. And before others start blaming us, we must make a move...


- M.S.