FRATERNITY OR FLATTERY?

Usually when people talk about the Constitution they talk about the Preamble. And the preamble talks about many things- one being fraternity, amongst the many other good words which are heard and spoken of but never used.

Fraternity, in its most basic form means brotherhood.

Now I have no idea why or how that logic still applies or even if it does where exactly does it apply?

Thinking of an example, it applies when a certain mob wishes to delocalize or dislocate a certain section of the society or a certain function in the certain section of the society.

Here, fraternity is shown in such valour that what should I say? Mobs come down together to wreck up public property, break into shops, create ruckus and then move away.

Who takes the blame? The mob! Who is punished? No one as who can identify a mob? Mostly everyone present as eye-witness was the ones wrecking up the society anyway!

From all this I also understand one more thing, that fraternity today is confined to flattery and wish fulfillment. How do I dare to say this?

I say this as in India, if you wish to get a job done then there are two ways of doing it. One either by paying a bribe which could drain your expenses of months together and second, you could spin yarns of flattery of the person who you wish to get your work done from.

In my frequent, every day travel, I have seen the latter example way too often.  For instance, as I was travelling in a bus one day, a traffic policeman climbed into the bus. Obviously he could travel for free as he is a traffic policeman!

Like travelling free wasn’t enough he started laying down rules as to, “Look at that auto! He doesn’t know how to drive!” “Look at that woman on the road? Can’t she cross with some sense?”

And I thought, “Yeah right! Now you are going to lay out all the rules and laws! Aren’t you?”

Mind you, that wasn’t it yet! In a while something interesting started. As the traffic policeman started blaring, a while later the bus driver agreed to every yes and no of his. Besides my head turning left and right, altering between the traffic policeman who was foot boarding and the bus driver who was driving, I thought, “Why not? After all don’t you guys get away without being punished when you break laws? Isn’t it thanks to your sweet tongues which roll out long every time you end up being a donkey and have to follow you master?!”

Flattery or fraternity I am confused!

P. S: I don’t know if there is a law which allows free travel of public servants. If anyone except the Google knows this, do let me know.