Unpopular Rich and Educated Man in the Town
- R.B. Thohe Pou
Who knows you may be one of the richest and educated men in the town.
But you may no know â?" you are the most unpopular educated or rich man
in the town until you over- heard from some one talking in the tea
stall. I was shocked to learn that Mr. Shamee John is a very rich and
educated person but every one in this town dislikes him. He is such a
rich and educated person and I canâ?Tt understand why people dislike
him in many aspects. Every time he comes to our home town, people talk
only his negative aspects; it seems he is the only person in the town
who has done nothing good for the town. Why every one in the town does
not recognize his riches and high degree that he had earned? We must
respect such an educated and rich person in this town. Oh I really
canâ?Tt understand why people are against him. He hardly comes to our
home town; only few people keep in touch with him but why everyone
knows and dislikes him?
Many people may talk against him and dislike him but I respect him as
he is rich and well educated person. For some years I keep questioning
myself, â?oWhy this people dislike him instead of having pride to have
such a rich and well educated person in their town?â? One day when I
met Mr. Kompee James during one of the seminars, he told me the whole
story, â?oSee you came to this town only 2-3 years back but you must be
aware of all those development coming to our town. Well, who has
brought all these development in our town? Do you think that all the
rich and educated people contribute something for the development in
our town?â? â?oWhen we need money urgently for our Town Community Hall
building, we went to many people for help. We have contacted all the
rich men in our town. But there were only a few rich men who came
forward to help us in building this Town Community Hall. Infact, we
were expecting some contribution from all the rich men for our Hall
building.â?
Then I asked him again, â?oBut why you people dislike this particular
rich and educated person?â? He narrated me further, â?oYou see there
are some more rich people like him in our town and most of them
invested their money in our home town. But you know this rich chap has
not a single penny that has invested in our home town. As we compare to
other rich people here, he is richer than any one here in this town.
When we need money, he refused to lend us money; when we seek
intellectual help; he had flatly rejected on pretends of his heavy
schedule in his own office and other personal work. Last year there was
also a seminar on â?oIntellectuality and Economic Developmentâ?. He
was one of the main speakers in our Seminar. But he did not come to the
seminar even after his confirmation and program were printed out. What
kind of intellectuality and richness he has got that will benefit for
us society?â?
The people in the town want and expect that such kind of rich people to
invest some money in our town. They should also contribute their
knowledge for their society so that the young generation also may learn
from them. But he is good only for himself and for his family. Mr.
Kompee James narrated me further, â?oI have also learnt from some
reliable source i.e. from one of his friends in the city that he is
also unhelpful to his friends and people around him. If he is not even
helpful to his friends and people surrounding him, how can we expect
now to contribute his intellects and richness to our society? He has
every right to do with his intellects and richness then why are we so
disturb and dislike him? It is rightly said, â?oMan is a social
animalâ? and we love to live a community life. But today due to
advance in science and technology and many other advances; people are
becoming more individualistic. But it never means that one can live
alone happily without having good environment, friends or the
society.â? He continues to narrate and gave comparison on those people
who are not very rich and educated like him and he said that there are
some people in the town who are highly esteem for their valuable
contribution for the society in the town even though they are no rich
and well educated like him.
After interacting with Mr. Kompee James, I have many questions that
arise in me. Here I came to learn that the people in the town expect
every rich and educated people to contribute something good for the
society. Many of us may ignore what Mr. Kompee James has narrated to
me, but I think we may need to ponder what we are contributing for our
society in our town or for our society. Are we educated and rich? If we
are not rich like other people in the town, are we educated and
knowledgeable person who can contribute something good for the society?
If we are not rich and highly educated like others, what we can
contribute for our society? In which field we can contribute for our
society? Do the people give respect and trust only those people who
contribute something beneficial for the society?
The question came spontaneously to my mind and I continue to ask many
more questions to myselfâ?¦ why the rich and educated people who have
not contributed for the society are snubbed in the society? What make
the rich and educated people ignore their own society or town? Do we
need to contribute something for the society to be recognized by our
society? Are we now living in an individualistic society? Why do we
need to consider the other persons in the same society or town? I have
got many more questions to be asked. When I try to answer some of those
questions, I have got some answers but there are many questions that I
canâ?Tt be answered instantly. So as you read this article, you may
continue to raise more questions and ponder yourself and bring the best
result for yourself to decide.
- R.B. Thohe Pou
Who knows you may be one of the richest and educated men in the town.
But you may no know â?" you are the most unpopular educated or rich man
in the town until you over- heard from some one talking in the tea
stall. I was shocked to learn that Mr. Shamee John is a very rich and
educated person but every one in this town dislikes him. He is such a
rich and educated person and I canâ?Tt understand why people dislike
him in many aspects. Every time he comes to our home town, people talk
only his negative aspects; it seems he is the only person in the town
who has done nothing good for the town. Why every one in the town does
not recognize his riches and high degree that he had earned? We must
respect such an educated and rich person in this town. Oh I really
canâ?Tt understand why people are against him. He hardly comes to our
home town; only few people keep in touch with him but why everyone
knows and dislikes him?
Many people may talk against him and dislike him but I respect him as
he is rich and well educated person. For some years I keep questioning
myself, â?oWhy this people dislike him instead of having pride to have
such a rich and well educated person in their town?â? One day when I
met Mr. Kompee James during one of the seminars, he told me the whole
story, â?oSee you came to this town only 2-3 years back but you must be
aware of all those development coming to our town. Well, who has
brought all these development in our town? Do you think that all the
rich and educated people contribute something for the development in
our town?â? â?oWhen we need money urgently for our Town Community Hall
building, we went to many people for help. We have contacted all the
rich men in our town. But there were only a few rich men who came
forward to help us in building this Town Community Hall. Infact, we
were expecting some contribution from all the rich men for our Hall
building.â?
Then I asked him again, â?oBut why you people dislike this particular
rich and educated person?â? He narrated me further, â?oYou see there
are some more rich people like him in our town and most of them
invested their money in our home town. But you know this rich chap has
not a single penny that has invested in our home town. As we compare to
other rich people here, he is richer than any one here in this town.
When we need money, he refused to lend us money; when we seek
intellectual help; he had flatly rejected on pretends of his heavy
schedule in his own office and other personal work. Last year there was
also a seminar on â?oIntellectuality and Economic Developmentâ?. He
was one of the main speakers in our Seminar. But he did not come to the
seminar even after his confirmation and program were printed out. What
kind of intellectuality and richness he has got that will benefit for
us society?â?
The people in the town want and expect that such kind of rich people to
invest some money in our town. They should also contribute their
knowledge for their society so that the young generation also may learn
from them. But he is good only for himself and for his family. Mr.
Kompee James narrated me further, â?oI have also learnt from some
reliable source i.e. from one of his friends in the city that he is
also unhelpful to his friends and people around him. If he is not even
helpful to his friends and people surrounding him, how can we expect
now to contribute his intellects and richness to our society? He has
every right to do with his intellects and richness then why are we so
disturb and dislike him? It is rightly said, â?oMan is a social
animalâ? and we love to live a community life. But today due to
advance in science and technology and many other advances; people are
becoming more individualistic. But it never means that one can live
alone happily without having good environment, friends or the
society.â? He continues to narrate and gave comparison on those people
who are not very rich and educated like him and he said that there are
some people in the town who are highly esteem for their valuable
contribution for the society in the town even though they are no rich
and well educated like him.
After interacting with Mr. Kompee James, I have many questions that
arise in me. Here I came to learn that the people in the town expect
every rich and educated people to contribute something good for the
society. Many of us may ignore what Mr. Kompee James has narrated to
me, but I think we may need to ponder what we are contributing for our
society in our town or for our society. Are we educated and rich? If we
are not rich like other people in the town, are we educated and
knowledgeable person who can contribute something good for the society?
If we are not rich and highly educated like others, what we can
contribute for our society? In which field we can contribute for our
society? Do the people give respect and trust only those people who
contribute something beneficial for the society?
The question came spontaneously to my mind and I continue to ask many
more questions to myselfâ?¦ why the rich and educated people who have
not contributed for the society are snubbed in the society? What make
the rich and educated people ignore their own society or town? Do we
need to contribute something for the society to be recognized by our
society? Are we now living in an individualistic society? Why do we
need to consider the other persons in the same society or town? I have
got many more questions to be asked. When I try to answer some of those
questions, I have got some answers but there are many questions that I
canâ?Tt be answered instantly. So as you read this article, you may
continue to raise more questions and ponder yourself and bring the best
result for yourself to decide.
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