Week 7- Oneness Of Things

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How often we find our well meaning words and deeds are distorted and shown to be quite otherwise. For example Marshall Plan was initiated to make the war ravaged Europe find its feet. But there were noises from the Soviet propaganda machinery that the Plan was calculated to wrest Europe from Soviet domination. For any action that we initiate good or bad there is bound to be those whose interests are affected adversely. If we both are angling for filling in the shoes of our boss my success can only be at your loss.
Dr. Arrowsmith tirelessy worked to find a cure for Cholera. Having given his life to research he went on and at the point he was on the verge of a breakthrough he heard the news that another doctor in the same town had found a cure. It was a catastrophic piece of news! While Dr. Schawbs was feted and made much of, Dr. Arrowsmith went down. So he settled for another area where he could apply his hard earned knowledge. He went around villages and towns where people neglected the basic hygeine and taught them to prevent Cholera from spreading. When he in the end was dubbed as ‘the savior of the ignorant’ for highlighing the danger of water-borne diseases some critics though he had purposely tried to steal the thunder of his rival.
When Old Dr. Arrowsmith was told his pioneering work was the result of his envy and spite, he smiled and said,” Yes, one might say so. As for me I just wanted to be relevant.”
Tailpiece: So Marshall Plan came and went through a cloud of criticism: looking back we can say now, ‘Europe is well and thank you’. Where is the Soviet empire now?.
benny.