Conversation with an unknown
I do not recollect the faces. But the voices are still in my mind. I do not know whether I was dreaming or
whether I was overhearing some conversation.
It was during a train journey and the news about train burning in some
places was perhaps inside my mind when I had gone to sleep.
“Why not provide the youngsters a 4 year course in the
military? It will enhance patriotism.
How?
Just like compulsory military service was mandated in many
nations.
Like?
Russia.
How will it enable patriotism to develop?
That is the best place where discipline can be
inculcated.
But do not people of army commit all sorts of heinous crimes
when an area is under their occupation?
But that is when they are bound to show their might. Not
within the ranks.
But once they go out, what is the guarantee that they will
continue with that sort of discipline?
They should be kept under surveillance, for the larger good.
But how can that be done in such a large country?
We should be able to make people take them into their
organisation so that they can be monitored.
But why should organisations take such a responsibility?
They have the benefit of getting a trained and disciplined
labour force at a very cheap price no?
How can it be called cheap?
These organisations did not have to train them the hard way.
But how does all this create patriotism?
Indoctrination is part of any military training. Don’t you
know?
Regarding what?
See, if you have to make a person give his full to fight an
enemy nation like Pakistan, indoctrination is essential. Only then they will be able to fight with
conviction, to the extent that either they kill or are prepared to be even
killed. No military can afford to work
without such an essential element.
But how does that enhance patriotism.
Fool, don’t you know that being against Pakistan is
patriotism?
How?
They have separated away from us and have given us a lot of
torment.
So what is the remedy?
We have to become like them.
It was Gandhi’s fault that we did not become a Hindustan like Pakistan.
Are we not Hindustan now?
No. There are several
others who have confused our identity.
What is our identity?
Our identity is that of great Hindu samrats.
Who was the last Hindu samrat?
There were several …but I do not really remember now.
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Ok leave it, will everyone be able to get into the training programme?
Now, you have come to the real point.
What is that?
Not everyone can.
They should be qualified.
Qualified? How?
First of all they should possess the physical fitness. Then mental fitness.
Mental fitness?
Yes, all their back ground can be checked and only then
after proper verification certificate from the Police they will be allowed.
But that is done even otherwise for all military training.
But now, we have to be careful. Since we are going to give them arms
training, it cannot be given to those who are against our ideology. Even their outlook in social media will have to be verified.
Yes. Now I got the point. This is a good idea.”
