Bharat general elections 2024 and the paradox of success
Published: 2024-05-05 13:00:04


I will be 28 years old by the end of this year i.e. 2024. And by no measure, do I consider myself a successful person. Success as we all know is a relative metric. For a poor beggar it is to beg a day enough to survive the day, for a rickshaw driver success is to make enough money to provide for the family, for an aspiring youth it is to get a job, for a corporate employee it is to become the boss, for the boss success is well to become a super boss and so on.  


Do you see a pattern? Success gets redefined every time we achieve it and it’s like a never-ending path that we embark on from the moment we are born.


> _**But, what is common between Bharat elections this year and the paradox of**_  _**success?**_


Before, getting to the elections I would like to talk about the “Paradox of success”. Most of us believe that becoming successful will make us happy, and feel respected and loved by the people around us. To be honest it often does but success also entails ‘ENVY’.  The very feeling that makes childhood friends writing an exam bitter when results are declared, despises the person doing well or working hard in life. Sometimes, you don’t even have to be successful to feel the bitterness and jealousy from such people around you just a little spark, a small step towards that path is enough. I know it exists because I’ve felt it throughout my school days, college days, and corporate journey and you must have too!


Too much or even too little success can break life-long friendships, and families, jeopardize your career, and make you a lonely person wondering what went wrong. 


_**Trust me if you value or crave certain people in life, it’s better to avoid success or to hide it from them.**_


As we all hear that Bharat is a developing country, she is working hard to match global standards of living, healthcare, infrastructure, military & defense, manufacturing & services, etc.


Bharat is a nation aspiring to share the table with developed nations. A patriot (or a naive) person like me would think that nations sitting at the top will lend a hand and help us reach there. But is that the case?  Who will benefit from having another developed nation on the earth? What does Bharat has to offer to the world? These are questions raised when someone talks about a developed and prosperous Bharat. Now, who might ask such questions? _**You can take a guess, someone who is envious and afraid of our progress.**_ These people are present both inside and outside the Bharat. 


It saddens me and at the same time makes me chuckle when I see rising hate for my nation. A nation that just wants to elevate its citizens. This hate only gets worse with time. When a 3rd world country filled with poor and snake charmers suddenly comes out and helps other nations during a pandemic. When it decides to take a stand for itself and push back the terrorism. 


The propaganda and false narratives are at their peak against my nation. The attempts to tarnish Bharat’s achievement in the last 10 years are rampant. These attacks against our sovereignty are launched by both internal and external actors. What does it signify? Why a democratic country is constantly targeted by a dictator-run country or a deep state-run country?


I think the answer is simple, “Paradox of success” i.e. _**envy. Envy that Bharat might become better than them.**_ Everyone loved Bharat when we were weak and poor. The moment we started walking the path of progress, that love started to fade, we were still too far so the hatred was hidden but it always existed. As we are getting closer and closer to our goals the fear and the jealousy among the peer nations are also peaking. Ladies and gentlemen, Bharat General Election 2024 is that crucial step that will catapult us to a new trajectory, and of course, some developed nations will not like it. 


I don’t know the answer to this paradox or rather human nature of enviousness but my guess is it is all because of evolution and conditioning that life is a zero-sum game. I’m most certainly sure that it is not.


The lesson is simple: 

> **"Every time someone sneers at you, tries to belittle you, just smile and tell yourself, “I’m most certainly on the right path to success & start running on that path.”**