‘Corruption is the root of all evil’. Express your views on the given statement.for 400 and 500 words
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Explanation:
Corruption is so much in the limelight that it needs no introduction. This can happen in the form of the little money some of us bribe the corrupt to evade paying a hefty fine or imprisonment,to the extent of mega-scale scams. In short, it is a way of abusing public resource and office for private gains.
But why should corruption be stopped if people are willing to pay extra to get things done?
Ideally, government should not offer services favorably to some, which are made available equitablyfor all. If both giver and the taker of bribesare into agreement, then corruption will favour the rich while denying the same to the poor, who arein fact the ones in need of governmentsupportthe most. This further contributes to inequality, poverty and a perception that government is anti-poor. This makes the system undemocratic, inefficientand further exploitative. The poor willhave to wait for weeks and months while the bribers gets the same servicesdone quickly. Such preferences make the poor all the more unproductive by keeping them wait for long. This further causes additional financial burdenthus widening the gap between the rich and the poor. As documented in facts, The Report on Income Disparity 2017 – released by OXFAM showed that India’s richest 1% holds 58% of the country’s total wealth.
The world will not be destroyed by those who do evil, but by those who watch them without doing anything – ALBERT EINSTEIN
People bribe those in authority, but at the same time want a corruption-free government while also expecting the same government to bring back black-money into the system.
When people can voice their support for Jallikattu and Kambalain an unprecedented way to fight for their right to preserve their culture, while at the same time tolerate and even feed corruption, then this hypocrisy in the real sense. People have accepted corruption because they see it as something beyond their control or that which favors them, oblivious of the fact that it as a pervasive and an invisible evil. It is invisible in the sense – the public are unaware of how far it affects the society.
Corruption ‘happens’ due to lust for money, and money in cash is one of the important reasons. In our democratic system, it is people who elect their representatives who in turn become political executives. Talking in practical terms, political executives are also members of parties and they needmoney for election and other expenses to continue remaining in power. Though it may not be the case always, but there is a possibility. So, people should support genuine efforts by the government to check on corruption like cashless economy .
Because, “Education makes people easy to lead, but difficult to drive; easy to govern, but impossible to enslave” – HENRY PETER
Corruption is fueled by the discretionary powers of officials and lack of transparency in governance/administration supported by vicious nexus of corrupt officials who become accomplices to each other. It is at the lower-level where petty corruption happens that directly affects the poor. People are exploited by redtapism, which is where most of the services are filtered down to those who can afford to bribe, andthose who can’t remain at the lower end.
“Recall the face of the poorest and the weakest whom you may have seen and ask yourself, if the step you contemplate is going to be of any use to them.” – MAHATMA GANDHI’S TALISMAN
In short, the change which I want to implement is to bepublic-conscious and to encourage others to strive for the samefor their own benefit. If each of us fight for what is due to us, we can become a progressive society without falling into the nexus of degeneration and guilt. As Hannah Arendt puts it,Power corresponds to the human ability not just to act, but to act in concert.It is only in the public realm or the political that ‘humans can realise their humanity’.
“If a country is to be corruption free and become a nation of beautiful minds, I strongly feel there are three key societal members who can make a difference. They are the father, the mother and the teacher.” – APJ ABDUL KALAM.
CORRUPTION is so much in the limelight that it needs no introduction. This can happen in the form of the little money, some of us bribe the corrupt.
Corruption is a evil due to the fact that it is initiated
not by those in authority, but also by the public..
who are willing to offer money, gifts, other services for their own benefits..
Ideally,Government should not offer services to those people.as these are favorable to everyone in our country.EVERYONE IS EQUAL...