Right and Wrong

Let's share a story* about a human who is standing between RIGHT and WRONG of life. 

Once upon a time there was a  cosmopolitan city which is having all necessary things and lead a comfortable life to its residents. People were confused but happy in the city. Life was not very good but better than many places. Akash used to live and work there. He was a Human Resources Officer in a company. He did work while keeping his conscious alive. So many times the situation rose when he had arguments with others about it but he refused to give up . However he seemed himself lucky to be in his profession where he could help people by working fairly. Due to his consciousness he faced many problems but that did not deter him from doing what he loved to do and in his own way of doing. His bosses were quite satisfied with him and relied upon him. He was an  ideal for his juniors. He loved to give respect and expected the same from every one and thing moved accordingly. He had a good family support as he was loved by them as well. 

As his bosses found him good for his work they gave him a difficult assignment. He was sent to another factory where lot of labor problems occurred. It was a difficult place. He was told to be careful with labor mafia as well as local politics. He worked earnestly and within no time even won the heart of people. He worked hard and made that factory quite manageable. Things were going smooth but there was a union leader named as Jack. He had a backing of some labor, a little part of management and was a nuisance as well. People were afraid of him and tolerated all his nuisances in the factory. Due to his affiliation with baddies of the area, Akash's bosses advised him to be careful and not to indulge himself with him directly. Akash knew that if he diverted his energy with Jack then he would not able to do his job so he avoided direct confrontation with Jack and worked for the progress of factory. 

With the passage of time, the things got smooth and the factory started organizing in a way as it should be. Jack knew that if the factory would be disorganized and notorious only then he would able to keep his existence in the unit otherwise he would sooner be powerless. The organized people might protest  and stand against him and he would not able to get them exploit.  He was looking for an opportunity but failed in finding any. As Jack was getting weak therefore some of the labor working in the unit where Jack himself was supervisor started disobeying his anti- factory and anti - people orders. One of them was Marc. Marc was a good worker  and always did his job with hard work. He knew that his supervisor Jack was a cunning but he was forced to work under him for his living. On the other hand Jack knew that Marc did not like him and had understood his evil designs. So one of the morning when he tried to humiliate Marc on some fake issue. Marc immediately protested and resigned from the job. Jack felt insulted about it as he wanted to take revenge from him by damaging his career but due to his resignation he did not able to do that. He came up with another evil design. He spread the news that Marc was a thief and used to steal from the factory. He complained to bosses about it. As every one was aware about his such actions therefore the matter was referred to HR and Akash was told to verify the allegations made by Jack about Marc. Why Marc had quited the job? He made a complaint with management and Akash was ordered to inquire. Akash did a detailed inquiry and found out that there was no truth in the allegations made by Jack. He made a factual report and submitted  before the management that Marc was innocent and due to Jack's ill-attitude of disturbing others, he had left his job. On the basis of that report, the management decided to take no action against Marc and that had infuriated Jack. He knew that due to Akash's report, Marc quited with respect and dignity. That had helped him to find another job as well. After that incident Jack started coming open against Akash and whenever there was an issue, he generally related it with Human Resources Deptt. and accused Akash for all misshapenness. 

In between there was a major change in management of factory and bosses who appreciated Akash for his work opted out themeselves from the factory and joined some new companies. The newly appointed CEO has an old unsettled point with Akash and that made him prejudiced as well and that had made Akash to be alone and unsupported and on the other side Jack used that for making foundation for his ill-acts. He started making various false complaints against Akash further more he started bad mouthing about him to his bosses. He disturbed them again and again to show that Akash's functioning was not in the interest of factory. He irritated them by one or other way. The bosses started telling Akash to negotitiae with Jack, Akash knew that the situation was different then but helpless to do something to flatter a man who had no morality or ethics.

 In between, another incident of false complaint came up by Jack against a woman labor- Sarah . Jack had again made allegations against her for theft and working against the interest of factory. Akash was assigned to take up the inquiry by the bosses. On inquiry, Akash came to know that Jack tried to sexually exploit the woman and making inappropriate advances towards her. To safe guard her respect, she quited her job. Her husband along with her, had an argument with Jack as she informed him about the incident but Jack denied and told every one that she has tried to bully him with his male body guard. As she was handling the logistic side therefore Jack alleged against her for grabbing company articles. On finding that, Akash again refused to submit a fake report against her. despite Jack's persuasion. Jack tried to pressure him by various means, by labor force, conveying his annoyance to his bosses, filing representation with labour court. He was using all methods to get the wrongful done as that time he was worried too that if that woman would told everyone about that, his image would be blackened. The bosses stood by the report but got annoyed by Akash. Obivously, it were his reports which were disturbing them. They were feeling that Akash should personally satisfy Jack by any means. He was even told to change his report at one point but as the matter was already opened therefore that was declined as policy matter. Akash's bosses did not want such things to be happened in the factory. New management team felt that because Akash failed to attend Jack that was why they were being bothered by Jack. Akash was sacked from the job by the management. He was further alleged to be a poor knowledge team leader. Before sacking him, his unblemished  service record had many adverse entries so that he could not opted for job vacancies in other companies. 

He thought the situation again and again. What was his fault? Because he refused to trap the poor workers who were not strong as Jack was in the factory. Sometimes he thought why did he tried to save those who were  not even known to him? Why did he listen the inner voice? He could have understood the changes in the system and submitted the false reports citing those weak persons as guilty then he would had been appreciated by his bosses and got an increment with promotion in the company. He could have been among the successful employees in the factory. He remembered his other colleagues who always told him to be practical and professional, not to think with heart by but by mind. He should  not have flowed with his emotions rather with manipulations. Jack still works in the company. He is powerful again as rest of the labor know that he had got sacked Akash and has good rapport with management. Everything is running smooth except the life of Akash.

What is right and what is wrong? 

Where the things went wrong? 

He feels agitated and angry not with Jack but with his inner voice which told him to do so called karma in the way which got landed him at this place.... He knows that sooner or later he would bounce back but this time either he would hear his inner voice or will do what he detests to do? 

Standing between Right  and Wrong, he is trying to learn what is right and what is wrong? ..... 

Dear Friends, Many of us face this type of situation when  we find ourselves to stand on such point in life where life is taking an "U" turn and we find ourselves at receiving ends. The right seems to be wrong and wrong seems to be a winner. The choice is difficult and rather a thorn path impossible to walk. The reason for understanding self seems to be lonely and broken. Whatever is learnt in the life is seemed to be bogus and fake. The good teachings by parents and teachers seem to be out of world.  Some one like Jack exists in all societies and in all times and he would just come and try to knock you. We feel that there is no escape from this sufferings and pain occurring in life. Do not lose heart, be courageous, have patience and face it boldly. No one is escape from this situation.  Even the angels and all good souls are confronted by them.

Things always improve and trust your inner voice. It has power to rise the sun from the west. 

Remember however the difficult conditions but RIGHT will always be right. 

I know Akash would come up with this situation and if life would give him another opportunity to do this, he would repeat it again. The temporary defeat in life is test of his determination and learnt ethics value. 

Let's pray that we all if face such situation would always be on the path of truth whatever the circumstances are... Amen!!

* ps: The characters/ place/ circumstances mention in the story are fictitious and do not resemble with any living or dead ones.