Should Businessmen Run Finance Ministry?

            Hmm!! Now that’s a thinker. In a way the goal of both the Businessmen and the Finance ministry is common i.e., Profits. But, the way both these earn profits is totally different. A Businessman can earn profits by whichever means he finds suitable, whereas in case of Finance ministry the profits are earned putting welfare of a common man as a top priority.

          Talking about India, the economic reforms over the past 15 to 20 years have been characterized by crony capitalism. There have been many missions and omissions due to all the scandals that we have witnessed. And putting a Businessman in finance ministry in such a scenario would aggravate the problem. The first thing that a businessman would do is try and get his opponent out of the market by manipulating all the policies.

          Plus there is a basic difference between a Businessman and a Politician. A politician has a varied experience in all the fields. In general a politician has worked in more than one department like Zilla Parishad, PWD, Department of Telecom, etc. He understands every aspect or every sector that is affected by the Finance Ministry, whereas a Businessman has expertise in only one field. He may or may not understand the effects of his decisions on other sectors.

          On the other hand, there is a very little room for error or mistakes when one takes financial decisions for a country. When a businessman takes any decisions it is his company or organization that incurs the losses or benefits the profits. But when the Finance minister takes a decision its effect can be seen directly on people or the nation as a whole.

          So to sum up then i personally think that Businessmen should not be allowed in Finance Ministry.

STH Theory

         

          Today I got a call from my friend. She was depressed because she couldn’t meet her friends for a long time and to add to the misery she had to work nights to finish her submissions. I suggested her, a solution which I follow when I’m down.

          I call it STH Theory. STH is Short Term Happiness i.e., seeking happiness for a short period of time. Whenever I’m down I look for all the immediate events that are going to happen in my life and try to seek happiness in those things. And by immediate I mean next 3 to 4 days hence Short Term.

Now some of the illustrations may seem ridiculous but they worked for me.

          Last Sunday I was working on my presentation. I was at home all day alone, did not meet anybody and did not go out even for a minute. That was the worst Sunday. I was really depressed. Then I thought of all the things that I’m going to do the next weekend because my friend was coming down from Mumbai. I started planning for the weekend, the places that we can go to, the people that we can meet, hangout places and believe me that totally diverted my mind. I was all happy and smiling.

          Another instance was when I had to attend a function in my college which started at 8 in the morning and went on till 7.30 in the evening. I had to sit in the auditorium for 12 hours straight. I was really frustrated. When I came back home I got a call from my mother and I fought with her for no reason. This happened only because I was not in a good mood. Later I was watching TV and a thought entered my mind – “I am shifting to my new house”. I was really excited. I started thinking of all the freedom that I will get there, which room I’ll be shifting in, things I’ll do when all my friends come there. I was in a totally different world. Suddenly I realized I had a smile on my face. It Worked. I called my mom and apologized….

This is it!!

 

This is my first blog. I’m not that good a writer, but because of my friend who always insists me to write, “Here I am”.

I cannot disclose his name due to some Confidential Reasons, but yes its true i’m here because of him. Now, I may not match “USKO SOCH” but i’ll try my best and hopefully there’ll be many more blogs to come.