My dear Rahul,
You should be bothered. It’s no use saying that you may also be killed one day. It’s not your profession to be a martyr. That’s what your predecessors did. No one will wish that on you. You yourself have not done any harm to anyone so far. In fact, that’s the point. You have not done anything so far, let alone harm. Don’t ride on a high horse and shout hoarse. It’s not going to work for you.
Today, the country needs a leader who will confidently take the masses on his strong shoulders ahead in this century. Not hiding behind a legacy and cribbing. No one likes a crying leader. Here you are, a bright young man, committed to a public career. All you have to do is to start it somewhere. Not giving speeches to rural masses that you are asking for votes to get elected and then your party will do the magic. It does not cut any ice. What will would be your toiling for at least ten years in public life, in government work, in international forums and then put it up for scrutiny. Then ask for votes. They will come aplenty. Your showcase is very ornate and opulent, but empty. There is nothing in it. Even a clerk has to write something in his application against the item Experience if he wants to move up the ladder. But to write something against that item, you have to first gather it. Nobody is going to help you do that. Everyone around you including the youngest generation of legacy children like you, are all sycophants and piggyback riders. They will drop you like a hot potato the minute their worst fears will materialize come 2014.
We believe in you because you have a clean slate, and yes, even if there is nothing else to show up, at least you have an effective surname. So grow up. Start filling up the form in the right way. Make it big. The country needs you.
Manoj Mehta
