Lately, the word mango has become the most used reference for a common man in India. The Government of India brands a common man as a “Aam Admi” in official national popular Hindi language. The media has translated “Aam Admi” as a mango man. Mango is called “Aam” in Hindi. I am still not sure whether the media has tried to upgrade the status of a common man or it is just a satirical synonym. However, the surface area of the graph of this 21st century
mango man optimizes for the middle-middle class Indians as this category is the
primary reason for the prosperity of media by raising its target rating points
(TRP). The graph tapers down on the negative side where the poorest of the poor
lurk like jungle grass and radiates at the grass root on the other side
captured by the upper middle class category who are going berserk to get
themselves identified among the rich and the affluent.
Now-a-days,
If one compares the Indian politicians with a street dogs , many people put
strong objections to it . They rightly feel that this is an insult to street
dogs.
I have also
strong objections for calling a common man to be a mango man. I treat this to
be a great insult ; not to a common man but to a mango tree. Only Indian
“Mahatma” or the world class saints could reach to some of the qualities,
virtues and wisdom of a mango tree.
The Hindu
dominated India shows a ripe mango held by Lord Ganesh, the symbol of
attainment. Mango blossoms are used for worshipping the goddess Sarasvati, the
symbol of knowledge. The goddess Ambika of the Jain is traditionally
represented as sitting under a mango tree. In several places in the world its
fruit and leaves are used as floral decorations at auspicious ceremonies.
This universe
and the Earth has born from imperfection. The dirt and debris collected by a
black hole get unified and goes on to become a red star, a dwarf star and to
further annihilation. On Earth, the nature has over a long period of time,
slowly and steadily made flora and fauna to come closer to perfection. Only
this common man is promoting those forces and people who are polluting the
environment and trying to undo what the nature is ever trying to attain.
This common
man has to choose whether he shall side with the perfecting forces or the
annihilating forces. Both the measures have the same Greek tragedy. A perfect
state ceases to react and becomes passive. The synonym of passiveness is death.
A state full of anarchy also culminates to chain reaction leading finally to
dirt and debris. But “Nirvana” or “Moksha” is certainly more beautiful than an
explosion with implosion integrated.
While
“Nirvana” is what a mango tree attains, the opposite is true for a common man.
However, the
nature creates anything with a perfect objective in its mind. A measured amount
of dirt is necessary to sustain a friendly atmosphere so is the grass which is
not created for trampling but to make thge walk
pleasurable and healthy; but to make the Earth green and devoid of
desert. These dirt particles and sand goes on to make concrete and bricks that
has created the modern world. Where there is grass, there is no desert.
A common man
alone is like a dirt particle in a glass of drinking water. But when he conglomerate
and corporates it becomes a brick and then a wall and then a building and then
a city and then a metro. When the common man unites he makes a square either Red
or Tehrir.
This common
man is the reason behind a nation going democratic or autocratic, socialist or
capitalist. He selects Lincoln and Nehru, he develops Napoleon or Hitler. He
catalyzes a single party rule. He builds capitalist countries like America. He
is the reason for a country favoring terrorists. He makes a nation a failed
state. He catapults Gandhi to the peaks of a "Mahatma" and he pushes
Gaddafi to the gutter.
Rise and
awake – you mango man. Become aware of your latent power and become a “Hanuman”
. Every common man alias mango man has an important role to play in building a
paradise on the Earth.
