You see, the democratic system is a great one, but there are some problems associated with it. The leader comes from the masses, and the masses, by themselves, are never really attracted to wisdom. Have you ever found a voter asking his leader, “How many Upanishads have you read?” before casting a vote. The leaders know very well what they can ignore. They just want to know what your religion is, and what your caste is. That is why wisdom always comes last.
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Acharya Prashant: You see the democratic system is a great one but there are some problems associated with it. One of the problems is this. The leader comes from the masses and the masses by themselves of their own will and volition are never really attracted towards wisdom.
The majority of the people need to be educated and trained in wisdom. They need external support. If that external support and that conducive external climate is there then they would turn spiritual. Then the fuel within their being would get ignited and there would be fire and light.
But, if the environment is not conducive then the spark within them remains just that much - a spark, and a spark does not last long, you know very well.
So, when the choice of the leader is left to the majority, the masses, it is obvious that most of them are anyway not going to be very interested in knowing whether their would-be leader is spiritual or not. The masses have other priorities, no?
