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If we
are bred this way, then we can’t do much on our own. Can we? Because we are
saying that in order to succeed in life, we need the help of others. Of course
the proverb might be suggesting or pointing us to the need of good relations
with others in the community. But at the same time we are also indirectly
promoting nepotism. Don’t you think? And that’s one of the most rampant forms
of corruption that people identify. The need for good relations and having them
on the other hand promote mediocrity – we are raising someone on a pedestal
that s(he) does not deserve to be placed. So, if we are saying that in life all
we need is good kuen dang thuenlam་༴ཀུན་དང་མཐུན་ལམ།
to do well then we are seriously promoting corruption!
And
when ACC as the leading organization in combating corruption in the country does
its duty properly many people hardly appreciate what it does. They are after
all doing it for the sake of the country. A living can be made anywhere, but
people working in ACC risk everything. We are a small society where everyone
knows everyone (at least we claim so) and just because they are doing their
duty or what is right and expected of them, people take it seriously. By that I
mean personally. Just because ACC is against some corrupt individuals it does not mean people
working in ACC are all personally against those persons. I hope we understand
that!
And
now we get the root cause of all these corrupt practices inherent in our
system. This Kuen dang thuenlam ༴ཀུན་དང་མཐུན་ལམ།mentality
affects us all – in banks, RSTA offices, hospitals, city corporation offices, and
so many other government offices!
Something
to think about but by this I am in no way suggesting that we should harbor bad
thoughts at our neighbors, colleagues, et al. That’s a different story altogether!
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