Two contrasting philosophies…yet equally brilliant!

Believe me I have read many authors, right from romantic crap to really embarrassing mills n boon’s collection…most philosophies by Philip Roth, Paulo Coelho….feminist works of alice walker…and I would say I am not a good critic, least of all judgmental…since I have read FOUNTAINHEAD n now atlas shrugged, I have been disposed to heavy thinking about the works of ayn rand….

The way she perceived freedom, n most of all utopia!

Objectivism:- the purpose of our life is one’s own rational self interest…there’s nothing as greater good or no human being has a moral obligation to society until the person is not violating someone’s else right, in few words she was against ETHICAL ALUTRISM….

From where I can see she was inclined to individualism, now we popularly say that ‘its my life!’  I would agree, we are not answerable to anyone in context of who we are, but I am an Indian, n most of our philosophies unlike objectivism teach us to sacrifice our life (if we have a chance!) for the greater good, right from SWAMI VIVEKANADA to all the sages ever born on our land,

one of the most famous quote by Vivekananda…

1.     ‘So long as even a single dog in my country is without food my whole religion is to feed it and serve it, anything excluding that is unreligious.’

2.    Serving man is serving God.

I am not trying to set a contrast here, nor It’s my way of saying ‘mera bharat mahan!’                                                         its just I am trying to understand two completely opposite philosophies set in the test of time, both gaining lots of followers worldwide!

1.     Ayn rand was born in Russia and her early years were exposed to violent memories of Russian revolution, as a child she conceived the idea that reason is the only faith, turning into atheist.

2.    Ayn rand led and achieved all in her life by her sheer will power n stubbornness to go on, no doubt she was a lady of courage.

3.     “The great creators—the thinkers, the artists, the scientists, the inventors—stood alone against the men of their time. Every great new thought was opposed. Every great new invention was denounced. The first motor was considered foolish. The airplane was considered impossible. The power loom was considered vicious. Anesthesia was considered sinful. But the men of unborrowed vision went ahead. They fought, they suffered and they paid. But they won “ HOWARD ROARK in fountainhead…

I love the idea both of these great people had n I am not here to forward my own philosophy integrating these two (that would be sick!), n yes there does stands a contrast between the two, but philosophers are just observers, they contemplate their own life n sufferings n have their own theory for the world, we need not to be a die hard follower, because as ayn rand says 'its our life', we can be open to suggestions, yet in the end listen n do whatever you think is right…We are not born to be a shadow, life is hit n trial n go on cycle ….

N about the greater good, if you earn enough n wish to donate a part, here’s my request make sure right person gets it, last thing people should show is pity!