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>Philosophy is a fascinating subject. I don't denigrate it. But
right this instance we have little use for it in these discussions. "Jwre
>puri haat paalehi" -- time to do something wouldn't you
think?
Sorry for pulling something from recent
past. But is not it exactly this type thinking which lead to a world where books
are not necessary at all, where people have better things to do than to read a
book of Philosophy or a book of Religion and poetry for that matter.
Is not this type of thinking lead us to world where books may be
controlled or banned altogether and we may live in a world as depicted in the
book (and the film) "Fahrenheit 451"?
Is that what will happen in your future
Assam?
Our present time is, if we think it over,
inspite of the insurgency and uncertainty, is actually not very different from
the Assam of the time of Sri Xong.kordew. He lived in an Assam when
the Ahoms were in power, his own son had been killed by the Ahom kings, he
himself had to flee to the Koch kingdom for his own life. He could have very
well said like you said:
"Philosophy is a fascinating subject. I
don't denigrate it. But right this instance we have little use for it in these
discussions. "Jwre puri haat paalehi" -- time to do something wouldn't you
think?"
But thank God, Xong.kordew did
not. At the threat of his own life from many sides, Xong.kordew
studied the Wthoro Purans of Hindus and came out as a winner with the
essence of Religion for Assam. We are really glad that books and learning
were not banned in his times.
May we wish that we will have a future not
like "Fahrenheit 451" for Assam but people will have full freedom to
anything they like ?
RB
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