Politics as a Discipline of Sacrifice

When studying politics, it is imperative that we dwell into the very vagueness of what power can mean and what may it be used for. Politics is a craft that deals with power and its numerous dynamics. To be functionally effective within the political arena and to truly develop better circumstances through the use of various political approaches, the youth of the current times must begin to understand and train themselves within obtaining that of durable power. Titles, for instance are not needed to expose talents. Being silenced by the masses, as you do not have access to a particular or the right kind of platform, is no excuse for being silent. Not possessing means that others may have acquired from birth, due to privilege, is no reason for you to not make something out of yourself. Having an education does not excuse you for being an intellect. Politics must attract those that wish to act selflessly. Politics is a discipline of sacrifice, in which one dedicates their time and energy to shaping societies and creating potentially better futures for posterity to make better use of.

Those that seek to take part in reforming politics, in which this modern era may profit from to be shaped in a more dynamic manner, must be versatile characters that may foresee events beyond their immediate circumstances or horizons. Power should be seen as a car that takes one from one destination to the next and not as some form of elixir that may unrealistically give one the opportunity for immortality. Immortality may only be achieved through the memories you leave behind for future generations to learn and profit from, in order to progress functionally. The ability to use power as a means to further political ends that generate a balanced structure within society, where functionality and fairness may be reached, is to be deemed vital for true human flourishing.

Limitations must be set by political standards. But such limitations must not be targeted towards the freedom of an individual or community to explore and test their limitations for the sake of human progress. Political limitations must be reserved for corruption, deception, and other vices that harm the very balance of society from tilting either to the far left or right. Every action that promotes and instigates further balance to the nation or society, at large, is an act that must be politically advocated. As such, politics must be the platform that would see through balance of reason, imagination and practicality. Balance for a functional life must be realized as the ultimate ends for a political world. Without cherishing such ideal, no one may be fit to participate or dictate the terms over our political communities. This reformation may allow politics to shift from merely being that of an art for survival to that becoming once again an art of possibilities.

A fractured nation does not need to renovate or reconstruct its infrastructure, as its priority. Rather, a nation is in need of renovating its people's mentality to fit the standards of what the nation aspires to be, by pumping in new ideals, customs, norms and beliefs. Fixated standards are never ideal standards, for the ideal must always be open to new measures. What is the point of building railways, roads, skylines and major entertainment centres, when the people do not know how to make proper use of it or if it does not add on to people's general intellect and productivity? David Hume made the assertion that people are becoming overly rational with their claims, aims and actions, which ran opposed to the mood of the age of his time - the Age of Enlightenment - as he believed that people did not have a problem with being rational but had a problem with dealing with their emotions. To Hume, people were not rational beings, but rather, people are just animals. To an extent, such assumption is true, for we need more training with how to handle our emotions and direct our passions towards establishing better lives. The same idea should be implemented in the Information Age, as people are becoming more technical, than being rational or emotionally stable. Reason seems to be thrown out of the window, as people rely on machines to do the thinking for them, while passions are boxed in certain fields that do not feed the mind with any productive or meaningful thoughts but rather distort our cognitive and imaginative abilities to think outside any box.