What the Pen Must Attend To
The question is what to write, and how to gather inspiration in its line.
There are many subjects, topics, hues, ideologies, and daily information.
Defence experts speak of the nation’s strength against adversaries and others.
Where do we stand today in equipment, warheads, drones, and preparedness?
What is our policy of defence readiness, and how are hostile motives handled?
The country’s safety is vital, and all support must go towards securing it.
Political strategists speak of the present and what lies behind appearances.
There is always a great background to whatever is happening in front.
There are leaders, their parties, and alliances among like-minded formations.
Opposition leaders, too, have their own survival tactics in this polarized world.
People write about what is happening in courts, where justice is shaped.
Public policy also emerges there, and administration is often put under strain.
They interpret what the Constitution says through the haze of present decisions.
How the common & often ignoble citizen is protected remains a great question.
Some historians speak of past events and the lessons to be drawn.
Our past is a repository, built by long labour and accumulated experience.
Our forefathers devoted their lives to those inheritances handed down to us.
Not all may remain relevant now, yet something useful can always be found.
Some speak from scriptures and fill persons with a sense of divinity.
Some talk of the common good through great men, their mercy, skill & valour.
The great men suffered many struggles, yet some only trade in speeches.
They think themselves above others; soothing ears has become a profession.
I see science and technology proponents speaking of innovations emerging.
The world’s technological pace is faster than our learning can keep up with.
We learn one thing, and another new facet comes before us immediately.
This is the age of Artificial Intelligence, and new habits & skills are entering life.
Supporters of the government praise its acts and accomplishments.
But there are several critics too, saying that much still needs improvement.
Governments work through policy, public mood, and ground-level adjustments.
At times, they are demanding, yet they also know practical realities.
I see economists speaking of national development and rising incomes.
India has become the fourth-largest economy, surpassing mighty Japan.
Its economy is spoken of at around 4.19 trillion dollars in present value,
Yet per-capita income is still modest against our vast population burden.
India may rise in total wealth through industry, capital, and productivity,
But on the individual economic scale, the picture remains rather dismal.
The latest widely discussed per-capita figure stays below 3000 dollars,
And that shows how many lives still wait for fuller prosperity.
The United States and China stand far above in total economic scale.
Germany, Japan, the U.K., and France are much ahead in per-capita terms.
It means that though our total output has increased in visible measure,
Our people still carry heavy pressure upon food, work, and basic resources.
We have many bellies to feed, many hands to employ, many needs to meet.
So we must work hard to move from a developing to a developed condition.
The task is not only to raise numbers, but to raise people’s living standards.
Unless common people feel the gain, economic ascent remains incomplete.
I am not an economist, yet I stronfeel people’s incomes must truly rise.
That is through industry, skill, enterprise, jobs, and apt handling of wealth.
Increased purchasing power can reduce crime, disease, and dependence.
Only then will growth become something felt, and not merely announced.
People also write of social inequality, superstition, and ethical distortions.
They write of President Trump, of Putin, and of Ukraine’s suffering in war.
They write of how Israel kills Palestinian people in gruesome injustice.
Such cases embolden other cruel forces to commit crimes elsewhere, too.
This world is huge and needs attention from many sides to function well.
People of the pen try with little power and whatever intellect they have.
But writing itself has many bindings; strong contrary voices are silenced.
Yet a few still dare to speak their minds, each in their own measure.
The mind stands crowded with voices, yet must choose an honest direction.
So the question remains what to write, and how to stand in truth.
There are countless subjects, and all ask for mind, courage, & attention.
The pen cannot cover everything, yet it must not become indifferent.
Its duty is to gather some light and place it where darkness thickens.
Moral Line
When the world speaks in many voices at once, the true duty of the pen is not to repeat noise, but to choose an honest direction and place light where it is most needed.
(From my Brahmpur (Odisha) Diary dated 11th June 2025, Wednesday, Time 9.14 A.M.)
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