Few days back, Prince William was in the limelight – not for some heroic deed but for a (according to me) zany episode of buffoonery that he committed – as a means of his chauvinist attitude, he landed a militia helicopter in the backyard of his girlfriend’s mansion. What would this chimerical attitude of this gentleman of aristocratic upbringing imply? What kind of role model does Prince William present himself as to the Gen X? Is it not an act of chicanery on his part to dabble with national property? But who cares? After all he is a prince.
Nowadays, the definition of aristocracy has wizened to the extent that in the name of Kings and Princes – what is left is a herd of yokels whose cupidity and avarice has made them materialistic zealots, who are busy wrenching money out of their own people to quench their thirst.
It would be quite churlish on my part to badger the image of a PRINCE by presenting examples of charlatans such as Prince William and Prince Gyanendra (of Nepal).
Shri Ram and Buddha are princes of yore. Don’t we have such heroes in Kalyug? Surely there’s some respite to the prevailing jungle raj. Prince Jigyel Ugyen Wang Chuck of Bhutan is one such example. This young prince, when he was aged 19, left the luxuries of Oxford to join one of the militia groups of upper Himalayas to protect his country from intruders from the Northern Terrains. Nowadays, at the age of 24, he is accosted by political and social groups from all over the world to speak in conferences. He gave a lecture in the Asiatic society (UK) emphasizing on the revival of art and culture. This gentleman is a follower of Buddha and is a staunch believer in liberation theology and is an internationalist. He is the only person in the present political scenario of decoy and counterfeit who can save is country from a gradual decadence or a debacle. I have a genuine deference towards his actions and speeches. I would like to suggest novices like Rahul Gandhi to take a leaf out of his life before sitting on the Prime Minister’s throne.
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