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Ask not what the country has done for you but ask what you have done for the country essay

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ASK NOT WHAT THE COUNTRY HAS DONE FOR YOU. ASK WHAT YOU HAVE DONE FOR THE COUNTRY

The statement pronounced by the American President John F. Kennedy holds good irrespective of time and space. His utterance dates back though to a distant moment in history, it is still relevant. His utterance is relevant not only to the U.S.A. but to any place on the planet. The content of the words especially owes much to the great ancient Indian traditions.

Let us analyze the statement. It exhorts everyone to be duty bound instead of fighting feverishly for rights. If everyone does his/her duty there need not be a fight for rights. The Indian concept of Dharma promotes harmony, whereas the western emphasis on rights breeds seeds of conflict and social tension. This is well illustrated in a society where every unit is divided on the basis of interest or right. For instance, the rights of the minorities are in conflict with those of the majority; likewise the interest of the laborers is in conflict with that of the entrepreneurs. If laborers and employers discharged their respective duty there would have been peace in society.

A country where every citizen is obsessed with rights has got only a grim future. The Indian obsession with rights has begun with the inception of our Constitution which has followed the western ways ignoring the ancient Indian stress on Dharma. Besides if the Government prefers right to duty the people will never achieve self-reliance.

The statement is relevant not only in the relationship between the State and the Citizen but in other forms of relationships in institutions such as family, school etc, etc.

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