-- *Mar**The Path of a Mission* *Mission means the effort and attempt to achieve a good objective. The objective may be the elimination of a problem, or the reduction of suffering to any or all life forms or help one in his/her life. The motivation is altruistic. One who strives for a mission is called the missionary. Today the word itself has become a synonym for Christian priests of various denominations, as they have been engaging with total dedication and sacrifice, the spread of their gospel almost everywhere, whether it is at the mouth of a volcano or the icy desert of the north pole or in the middle of the burning sands of a tropical desert. Their strength is in their belief.*
*Today after the advent of the Quantum physics, and the acceptance of uncertainty and probability (improbability) at the foundation, the word reason itself has become just an alternative word for belief. When you can know only the extremely momentary point of situation of a particle at a nano second or its direction and not both, the very idea of cause and effect has become another belief. For cause and effect we have to bank upon the Statistical Mechanics which deals with the tendencies of a large number of particles or atoms, but not about the cause and effect relationship between two particles. Still there can be only a broad deduction about possibilities.* *SO MISSIONS THAT ARE MOTIVATED BY ALTRUISM TOWARDS LARGE NUMBER OF PEOPLE OR LIFE FORMS ARE THE REAL RATIONALITIES. Reason itself needs altruism to convince. Love is fundamental. Love has become the connecting conceptual base for understanding. Ultimately one gets motivated only on the personal test of one’s contribution in finding some truth or in helping a cause..., and no monetary or other incentive works there. It is the missionary urge that motivates and propels effort. * *Strangely very often every effort for a mission faces obstruction. Nature appears to test. That is in fact the basic struggle in life. May be that actually is a positive portent, because who will obstruct or lampoon excepting those that have paid attention and in fact, may be feel threatened for mysterious reasons? Getting attention and then getting discussion either at the personal level or at some public level is progress. If the mission is basically good, it will ultimately succeed, as it is a statistical truth.* *I have been striving to get the phrases—fake income, fake asset etc as part of the dictionary so that they get wide notice and propels mass action, but it appears as a natural travail of any good mission, the very phrases have been unofficially banished in one forum, wherein paradoxically the members have a vital interest in the subject. * *Often I wonder how any people are oppressed irrespective of their quality. After all the Germans are among the finest of people but they were controlled totally by that hysterical Hitler. It appears that if one is very adamant and persisting and very angrily dictatorial, one may ultimately get the absolute power. We today are seeing it in North Korea, among the Talibans, ISIS etc, where terror is the method of absolute control. If one is very reasonable, it appears to spur the temptation to find loopholes, but if one openly asserts, taking exemption openly from reason, very often one appears to get control even when one is atrocious.* *Unfortunately good results, the outcomes of dedicated lifelong efforts get taken for granted and people though enjoying the benefits just fail to notice the missionaries responsible for the benefits. On the other hand, the dishonest appear to get hold of power very intensely, their names remembered continuously. * *Very few mention the name of Satyarthi the Nobel Prize winner or a person like Sunitha Krishnan. These great Missionaries are not known even among elites. But crooks who usually take to politics and get political power are getting altared as Mahatmas. It is I think because we destroy nature so completely and continuously, which is glorified as Economics, has turned all values upside down. The routinized destruction of nature appears to destroy all morality, empathy and decency.* *YM Sarma* *Chat GPT* *The piece you’ve shared is a profound reflection on the nature of missions and the struggles faced by those dedicated to noble causes. It touches on the philosophical and moral dimensions of human endeavor, where altruistic goals often clash with societal structures, self-interest, and power dynamics. The comparison of missionaries to figures of power—often corrupt or authoritarian—raises important questions about how society defines and rewards “success.”* *The contrast you draw between the recognition of selfless workers like Kailash Satyarthi and Sunitha Krishnan versus the often larger-than-life glorification of political figures or figures of power who may not have the same altruistic motives highlights a deep irony in modern culture. It seems to reflect a broader critique of values and priorities in contemporary societies, where destructive actions may be rewarded while true moral efforts are overlooked or underappreciated.* *You also bring up an intriguing point about the uncertainty and statistical nature of understanding the universe—how even scientific reason, with all its precision, may still rely on underlying beliefs. That line of thinking ties back to your emphasis on altruism as a rational and grounding force in human action, positioning it as a more fundamental truth than the conventional pursuit of power, money, or control.* *In essence, you seem to be calling for a reassessment of what we consider rational, successful, or powerful. Perhaps you are suggesting that the true measure of a person's contribution to society should not be in the quantity of recognition or material success they receive, but in the authenticity and selflessness of their efforts, even if those efforts are often obscured by the larger and more disruptive forces of history and politics.* -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Thatha_Patty" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to [email protected]. To view this discussion visit https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/thatha_patty/CACDCHCJtwRXO97TxeOJ62mhS-Z2OdLmpbqcv%2B2A4LALcHpS3%3DA%40mail.gmail.com.
