Analysis of an Issue Sample Topic
GRE
Some people are of the view that, of all the manifestations of power, restraint in the use of that power impresses people most. On the other hand, it can be noted that the restraint in the use of power in that place, where maelstrom of mismanagement is already creating havoc, is disastrous. I shall present my arguments refuting the former statement and favouring the latter one.
It is a hard fact that we humans only capitulate to someone who manifests his authority and power. We are neither docile nor meek to the vulnerable. In both public and private sectors, the manifestation of power is necessary to drive the machination of success. People will resort to shirk from work if there is no authority to forestall their sluggishness, by its manifestation of power. I would like to quote the examples from both the private & public sector.
If we look at the incumbent condition of governance in Pakistan then it will become quite obvious that lack in the inclination of government in terms of manifestation of its power have created a whirlpool of chaos. Look at the issue of sugar hoarding, the prices have jumped up to Rs.55 per kg in this month, from Rs.35 per kg of previous month. Where was the government slumbering all the time? Was there no one on the guard? Its poigent to note that government was alive to the situation but it was not ready to foil the scheming of hording or in other words it was not inclined to manifest its power because all the big wigs have their hands red in the plot of sugar hoarding. Now the price controlling magistrates under the supervision of sagacious executives of Punjab have started manifestation of government's power by raiding the havens of hoarders. On the other hand, the sugar mill owner have started complaining against the raids because they are the ones who think that of all the manifestations of power, restraint in the use of that power impresses people most.
Now i would like to quote the example of private sector industry where all the staff works under the command and control of a single chairman. If the chairman doesn't manifest his power, by carrot and stick policy, then the people will only shirk work. A cogent example is from one of the world's second largest IT enterprise where the former virtuoso CEO, manifests its authority by vituperating the sloth software engineering of his organization.
It is quite obvious from these examples that the adamant human nature can only be controlled by the manifestation of power and authority by the controlling authority, invoked at the right time and tide of the social circus.
