Most of the popular games are played with a ball- football, Tennis, Cricket, Volley ball, Basket ball, Throw ball, Billiards, Base ball, ball badminton, squash etc! Each game has its specification for the ball size colour, consistency, etc.
What fascinates me about all these games is that they engage two or more people and they are under obligation to follow the rules of the game. They are competitive games involving prize money! The rules of the game are supreme and the umpires take a call on all the decisions. The players abide by the decisions although there are provisions for dissent against the decisions of the umpire, which would be referred to an appellate authority. Tennis and cricket, which used to be considered as gentleman's games were played without an umpire in the early days of the games.
The rules of the game influence the behaviour of the players in the court. Any behaviour other than what is honourable can be punished.
I recently followed the electioneering in the New Delhi elections. Every rule of decency laid down in the rule book of the Election Commission of India was broken by the Prime Minister, Home Minister and many leaders of his party. The Aam Admy party too broke some noble traditions. The umpire, the Election commission intervened mildly, reluctantly and cautiously sparing the top leaders from any restraint.
The election is actually a competitive game in the democratic dispensation, between political parties under the regulations of the Election Commission. But when the umpire appears weak, the game becomes wild, abusive and threatening. Even when a minister of the government was heard speaking, 'shoot every antinational' and on two occasions the crazy followers shot at protesters and injured some, the election commission just stopped the minister from campaigning! Is he not bound by his oath of allegiance to the constitution of India! Has he not violated the soul of the constitution, equality, justice, and rule of the law!
The current President of the United States of America, the Prime Minister of india, the Premier of China and the president of Russia have in the recent times shown disregard for the rule of the law and seem to justify them!
We live at a time, when autocratic and authoritarian practices seem to be the rule of law in some parts of the world!
The ball is a symbol of good practices for humans to live harmoniously and fraternally! Are we losing this!
In the profession of medicine, where we are under an oath of ethics, I wonder whether we follow it diligently!
M.C.Mathew(text and photo)
We live at a time, when autocratic and authoritarian practices seem to be the rule of law in some parts of the world!
The ball is a symbol of good practices for humans to live harmoniously and fraternally! Are we losing this!
In the profession of medicine, where we are under an oath of ethics, I wonder whether we follow it diligently!
M.C.Mathew(text and photo)
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