These are useless explanations or justifications. We all always have some explanation or justification for our failure. they may sound very very reasonable or justified. But they never help. Let me tell you something, has anyone ever failed to turn up or fall before for some crucial event in their life? Did you ever fail to turn up for your Class X, XII, and the graduation examination or fell sick on the exam day? Did any of your known relatives or friends fall severely sick on the marriage day and didn’t turn up for marriage?
AAP leader and DCW chairperson Swati Maliwal. Telegraph India File image
The only close story that comes to my mind is that of one of my colleagues. He was suffering from Jaundice and was hospitalized. On the marriage day, he took four hours' leave from the hospital do the marriage and again got hospitalized after marriage. But he didn’t fail to turn up for marriage.
Look at Atishi, she could also have a hundred and one reasons not to be around. But she was there despite all the odds when most others chose not to stick their neck in the Guillotine since all of Kejriwal’s close associates had been arrested by the ED.
Ask Swati Maliwal how many times she failed to turn up in the crucial events of her life. Did she ever fail to attend any important function or exam of her life? You see these reasons however genuine they may be don’t help. So people make sure that they do not fail to turn up whatever may be the difficulty.
It's simply a matter of taking ownership, onus, and commitment whether you are there or not. It reminds me of an incident in 2014. I was attending my younger brother on his deathbed in a hospital. At 11 PM my boss called me that I had to send an appraisal note for one of my juniors recommending his promotion. I was terribly upset with being asked for such a job at that late hour despite knowing my condition. I asked my wife to be there in the hospital and came back home (a five-minute walk). Since I didn’t carry my laptop to the hospital, I had to come home. I did the online appraisal process writing proper justification with the evaluation of his last three years' performance with a lot of data crunching. I went back to the hospital and the next morning my brother expired at 4 AM. I didn’t allow my personal grief to come on the way to someone's promotion. My boss couldn’t have uttered a single word against me if I had chosen not to do the appraisal at 11.30.I was on leave and station leave
Swati Maliwal may have her reasons for being in the US during Arvind Kejriwal's arrest. But it doesn’t help her even if her reason is genuine. My friend attended his marriage taking leave from the hospital. Despite pressure from the family to postpone the marriage, both the bride and groom stuck to their commitment to the date fixed. I didn’t fail my duty despite my younger brother being on his deathbed. People are known for sacrifices made and pain taken. People may not blame you for your failure to attend if the reasons are genuine and valid. But you do not stand out.
In the days of difficulties, it was Atishi who stood rock solid with Kejriwal despite knowing the tremendous risk involved. So she is counted, not Swati Maliawal. Kejriwal good or bad needed people who he could count upon. Swati Maliwal was not there. She didn’t turn up till such time Kejriwal got bail. So her utility is over. Swati Maliwal was possibly a bigger name before this crisis. I personally didn’t know anyone called Atishi. But she did hold the steering in a rock-steady hand.
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