Atomistic And Holistic

qatrah meiN Dijlah dikhaa’ee na de aur juzwu meiN kul

khel bachchouN ka huwaa deeda’-e beena na huwaa

Ghalib

We will remain in a state of self-contradiction unless we arrive at certain conclusions and start afresh. As long as we have an atomistic approach and keep looking at things piecemeal we will run into situations where we will be countering our own efforts and will not even be able to realize it.

How can we come out of this situation? I think we need to go back to the idea of making a list of our issues and problems and then address them one by one. We have to revisit some of our deep-rooted notions. We have to work on the fronts which are wildly important – setting our priorities right. This is how we may utilize our energies and resources in a much more efficient manner.