The Law of Inactia!

Scientifically speaking!

The Law of inertia, or more commonly, Newton's First law of Motion has a fundamental commonality with the First (and often the only) Law of many of us which I’d call the Law of inaction. To suit my convenience, I'd prefer to phrase it the Law of Inactia! Anyway my convenience apart, Newton’s Law talks about maintaining a net balance of motion unless acted upon by an external force; the Law of inactia would explain that human tendency disproportionately leans on net balance of inaction unless poked by an external agency!

The Law of inactia stems from the thesis that inaction is a common attribute found in the genotype of individuals with impossibly rare exception. Anywhere we turn to, whichever direction we look, we come across this all too familiar phenomenon of inaction. The government establishments attending to every other system but public delivery systems; the civil society taking up every other issue but social causes; the media unfolding all irresponsible actions without adequate responsibility; the netas talking every noble principle but failing to walk the talk; the teachers attending every other institution but the school; the engineers making every little calculation but that of quality; the list goes on and on.

Closely related to and emanating from the phenomenon of inaction is the unmistakable trait of ‘passing the buck’ from one court to the other. Inaction invariably entails accountability and accountability whips up the Game of Joy- the Blame Game! The soaring ‘estates’ then point their imperial fingers at one another but not sure why.

Grave social concerns and issues litter our worlds. We need to act and act fast. Understanding their gravity and working upon them is vital. Changing the whole big world is not the slogan; changing your own little world is.

Inaction is the perfect recipe for human disaster; collapse of society is an inevitable finale. "Action" is the key and everyone has a role.