This is a very commonly
faced, everyday problem!
The solution is almost
situation based. No prescriptions are universal!
For a “typical”
example, some nation has chosen to say in its web site itself, to the
visa applicants, something to this effect: 'Dear applicants, if we
say no to you, please do not even bother to find out what was wrong
with the documents you brought for the visa interview... Probably
your supporting documents may be flawless! We even happen to say no,
even without any apparent reason!' (Here the maxim, 'beggars can't be
choosers' seems to apply. The other way of looking at it is, the
vulnerability of being exploited with any liberal view while granting
a visa is likely to be exploited ruthlessly, and hence the
apprehension-based-attitude of 'summary-disposal'!!!
Under such a back-drop a
question seems very pertinent, when the asker seeks a 'hint' of how
to deal with exploitation! It is not just about preventing
exploitation... The precaution renders a person unkind, over a
period of time! And then the price is spiritual progress!!!
The question, I suppose is
quite simple to understand....
It was:
quote:
Yo need atleast some
attittude when dealing with people, otherwise they will exploit you?
Jesus says peace, Gandhi
says love,Buddha says be patient untill you get the nibbana.But when
you think about the practicality, i cant get it.I have been frank and
nice to everyone i met and i have to say, sadly they took that for
granted.So i have to ask you all of us need some attittude?we cant
live without it?the feeling of self importance?
Unquote:
There is a subtle appeal
in the question, when the reference is sought to quote spiritual
giants like Jesus and Buddha.. (may be the name of Gandhi-ji was
added to insulate the probable challenge, 'Did you see... can you
prove... that the other two did exist? It was too long ago!!)..
Anyway, we are looking at the concept, whether exploitation is going
to be a problem if we 'keep' the honesty, outspokeness, frankness,
compassion, kindness, peacefulness, love, helping nature etc., as our
friend!
I know it is difficult to
answer it.... There are bound to be practical difficulties, with
situations from ground-realities being quoted pertinently, though it
is possible to pary them with 'philosophical discussion purpose only'
as the argument... But that doesn't help... I think I managed to
keep the suggestion a bit 'open-ended' and directing the pointers
only inwards, which is reasonable enough,... if spiritual growth it
too big a price to pay, to insulate from being exploited!
My answer was:
Both, Jesus and Buddha (I
suppose Buddha too said about Nibbana, Gandhiji's non-violence was
political, not spiritual), had addressed people around them, but did
not address global audience (even in those days, there were soldiers
of the King/Kingdom, etc!
Today, we are far better insulated against such forced and barbaric exploitation... we have democracy, and freedom to choose, to deal with those whom we trust, products that we like to trust, doctors whom we like to trust, cab-drivers who seem trustworthy to us, etc... All we need is the intelligence to guess and judge bogus-advertisements, false pretenses etc... We can be far more peaceful, non-violent than those who lived in those times! ( I too have been exploited by people who dont know me, when I buy certain branded items with fake labels... but I keep learning... it does not deter me from pursuing a peaceful life!)
Today, we are far better insulated against such forced and barbaric exploitation... we have democracy, and freedom to choose, to deal with those whom we trust, products that we like to trust, doctors whom we like to trust, cab-drivers who seem trustworthy to us, etc... All we need is the intelligence to guess and judge bogus-advertisements, false pretenses etc... We can be far more peaceful, non-violent than those who lived in those times! ( I too have been exploited by people who dont know me, when I buy certain branded items with fake labels... but I keep learning... it does not deter me from pursuing a peaceful life!)
Explicitly-exploitedly
yours,
psn (21st June, 2013)
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