Pollination

Here is the difference between pollination that I talk about and the pollination that you are thinking of. You are thinking of flower pollination whereas I am thinking of pollination of ideas. The idea is the same but the material is different. I on one hand want to pollinate my ideas by speaking, writing and sharing and on the other hand flowers pollinate their grains via animals, wind and birds.

This pollination of ideas is not a new thought for me or society. In fact there are lots of people out there who pollinate their ideas to others and have changed the world. Very good examples of those people are Gautam Budhha, Gandhi, Martin Luther King Jr., and JK Rowling. These people have changed the world. Even Baba Ramadev has changed the world with his exercise routines and body hair. But has pollination of every idea been a positive thought? The answer is No!

Hitler is a best example of how pollination of bad ideas can create chaos. He is held responsible for most of what happened in World War II. So, where am I going here?  Well the direction I am nudging you to is encouraging pollination of good ideas and discouraging pollination of bad ideas. A one question still remains is how do we determine what is a good idea and what isn’t?

There are some black and white ideas like peace, trust and friendship which are deemed good whereas war, murder and rape deemed bad. There is no denying that these are basic guidelines of morality. But what about the grey areas like selfishness and selflessness? In Ayn Ryand’s (The writer of the acclaimed books “Atlas Shrugged” and “The Fountainhead”) terms selfishness was above selflessness. Being honest and greedy was the idea of morality but if we see Hinduism’s terms helping others is more moral. If you do not do that then you are going to hell the religion says so!

So, what the hell? We know being greedy is bad. But we are all greedy and we cannot be all selfless all the time. So, are we going to hell? These questions will always persist in our minds. My solution is doing what I feel is right for each and every time. Going with my gut! That is the only idea I can pollinate but here is a warning. Pollinating your ideas is a good thing but if you are like Asharam Bapu who is a hypocrite then here is my warning. Do what you say! No parent is going to twist your ear when you are 75 now can they? So listen to your parents and do not be a hypocrite and pollinate bad ideas like “being raped was the girls’ fault”!

Pollinating ideas is most important for parents because kids listen and do what parents say. If you pollinate with bad ideas then kid comes out wrong. So, pollinate to improve and not to be rude!