सिध्द विचार

Hardly any day passes without talking about, in some ways, a functioning system [governance], rules, discipline, order, individual rights, ethics, freedom and so forth. The complexity of the issues and simplistic views presented provide quite a bit of intellectual feed and satisfaction. None of the individual I have met so far disagreed freedom, set of rules, ethics. But collectively, in overall society in Nepal, these things fail to see the light. Volumes have been written about these subjects. Societies and nations are judged and ranked by these parameters indicating their level of sophistication, prosperity, rich or poor, developed or underdeveloped, among others.
If not overtly, human minds are wired to welcome free goods and services. If competition were to be held Nepalese would score quite reasonably in seeking free service and gifts. Some examples: quality and access apart, opposition politics want free education and healthcare for all- great thought only if it were to become reality in ones lifetime; almost half of the passengers in all public vehicles claim to be students to avail discounted tickets; drinking pattern of the guests and attendance is worth noting in almost all parties where drinks are free flowing; government wants free energy from the hydro developers whether or not it is profitable for the investment critically needed to reduce overwhelming load shedding; locals want free equity as they please. The list is long and inclusive of public and private sectors and prevalent at almost all levels of their functioning. It is more intriguing in the sense that expectation of ‘freeship’ is always from the ones we need to work with in equal footing and without whose cooperation we tend to lose most.
It is also true that what is available for free to someone to exercise is not desired by the same degree as in the former case. For example rules, laws, discipline are all abundant yet rarely utilized to the extent they should be. Their use to full extent by one does not diminish their value and ability for another person to use it to fullest extent. Public good of course! It is also true that being disciplined and law abiding pays. But then why are there violations that result in penalties. And such violations are also widespread ranging from traffic lanes, public offices, boardrooms. Individual actors, entities in case of organized groups, exhibit this characteristic of violation, often repeatedly, irrespective of their stature.
Why people break rules, system, impinge on others space, rights, freedom? Why this trend is mainly prevalent in abundance in less developed economies? How does it get corrected, how long does this take to get the system in order and who can and should do what? Barrage of questions emerge. While there may be much better researched fact based theory to answer these questions, honestly I do not know for sure. However, I find a common syndrome in seeking freeship and violating rules. Love for Shortcut! Everyone is rushing to make up for the lost time, especially those who missed the bus. Imagine a traffic rule violation or bribing to win a favor is also about the urge to get ahead of others faster through shortcuts.
One way to avoid temptation for shortcuts is to law enforcement while on the other hand education plays vital role. Disciplining should start at top of the pyramid. It would mean anything from the households, corporate or the government in such a way that taking a bath as an act of cleansing starts from the head not toe. Leaders, in their own right, should cleanse themselves first for followers also to follow their path.