Thursday, February 24, 2011

Old Vs New


MYANMAR's brand new president is busying with setting up his own government members. Since he is ex-soldier and his party is backed by army, it's obvious he is picking among his ex-colleagues who are also previous top seat holders. The fact is that is it going to be a real brand new cabinet by changing just clothes rather than selecting able person. In selecting leaders, I noted some valuable definition from the Lee Kuan Yew's latest book. He say leader must has IQ, yes, but it's not good enough to become a good minister. To become a good leader, he must need other qualifications such as EQ, determination, persuasive power, etc. Talent is not everything about to become a leader.

While Singapore had already put its formula in selecting and scouring able leaders by carefully studying from mature countries around the world. And they keep change its policy to suit ever changing demanding as well as world's economy. No wonder Singapore is one of successful country. They know where they are and willing to adopt any good system that can suit with their traditions. On the other words, they are flexible if it's good for their country. Meanwhile our country's leader selection is solely based on one man who has ruled the country more than two decades. It doesn't matter how he had promised to its people, he'll do whatever he likes. He will shift its minister wherever he'ld like to regardless of their education/ experience because most minister are soldiers and not much different quality among them. So they are very much afraid of this strong man and they can even die for him if he wants.

Most of ministers occupy top seat by parachuting in rather than going through bottom up within system. So the educated people are effectively ignored and some are given lower ranking compare to their abilities. We won't get a developing country without changing this devastating system. It's not working but still alive. Whoever can convert it to the right path? Only ourselves, right? Why our people are suffering so long like this despite we are Buddhist nation? Our policy makers see cruel like they never received Buddha's teaching. They are much alike other religion especially when they dare to beat religious people and put them in jail. People has experienced it and their mind has changed on army once people's army. In old days army was people's heart-throb especially during colonial time. They gave their lives for people's freedom. They dare to kill at any time for freedom. They are ready to give up anything they own in life for the sake of people's goodness.

Nowadays people see army as a license killer as they constantly treat people unfairly. It's not easy to build one's reputation. Doesn't matter it is a person or organization. So today army spoiled our old army's reputation by doing what people don't like. Hopefully, they will get back the sense of their predecessor's spirit and save army's reputation by doing right things. This is a way to get back people's heart. No other way would be working.

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