SHIFTING THE RESPONSIBILITY
Whether you go to a government office
or a private company
there is one doubt in your mind.
that is,
whether you’d be able to
get what you want done.
get what you want done.
And as you feared
the most common answer that you get is,
“I don’t know”, "It's not my duty."
“I don’t know”, "It's not my duty."
with a shrug of shoulders,
which is perfectly normal.
And most probably
the officer you wanted to meet
is not at his desk.
He’s either absent
or on annual leave.
or on annual leave.
Well, everybody has a right to take leave.
The big question is who’s there
to cover up for them.
And take over their responsibilities.
Actually, no one seems to have thought about that.
If one officer is absent,
You have to go back another day,
When he’s back at work,
hopefully.
You must be wondering
Why I’m talking about
government offices and private firms
at the school assembly.
Well, one reason is
School is probably the only place
when one teacher is absent
another teacher is sent on relief duty.
And another is,
the school is the place
where all those government and private company employees
originated from
with their nature of being irresponsible.
It’s at the school we learnt to say,
“I forgot to bring my book.
So’ I’m not working today.
I’m free.”
as if it is the teacher’s fault.
And unfortunately,
“I forgot” is widely accepted and excused.
It’s at the school we learnt to say,
“I was absent for the test because I overslept.”
Again, accepted and sympathized too.
So, you expect the school to give you a retest.
It’s at the school we learnt to say,
“You are asking me not to talk.
You always pick on me.
Look, he’s also talking, not only me”
Finally, It needs a lot of courage
to accept that we are wrong.
And not to point our fingers at the others,
shifting our responsibility to someone else.
Thank you.
Do you get that feeling of Déjà vu when you read my speech?
Simulblogged at මට හිතෙන හැටි my Sinhala blog.
Simulblogged at මට හිතෙන හැටි my Sinhala blog.
