Retaining individuality in Globalization.
Dr. M Sathya Prasad
January 1, 2021
There is a way to cultivate character and dignity in a not-so-flat capitalistic world of globalization and free-market.
This presentation tries to address a broader theme on how to retain individuality in an uncompromising, capitalistic, market-driven society where the common denominator boils down to only money and nothing else. One of the terms around which such capitalistic structures are built is "agility". The author did a bit of search outside on this oft misused term. After spending considerable time, the author came to a realization about the futility of searching outside and hence started searching inside. The fascinating outcome of such an inner soul-searching offered a better and more complete meaning to the term agility, and through it helped the author understand that such a meaning would help aspirants bridge the widening gap between existential compulsions that annihilate individuality and the need to come to terms with oneself in order to retain individuality. It helps one to realize that the fast-paced societal forces pulling on one side must be balanced by an equally potent force that is called individuality on the other side. While the former demands agility, there is a need to balance it with stability, for the sake of the latter. This presentation is about the unspoken and oft avoided term "stability" and the investigation of how agility and stability are both inextricably braided to each other.
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