There's this particular type of mindset that I'd like to classify as 'NCC mindset'. I chose to name it that because it's mostly found among NCC cadets in colleges. When in their first year, their seniors make them perform extremely physically exhausting activities in the name of 'punishment'. These junior cadets know how it hurts and how pointless and unnecessary such punishments are sometimes. They feel pain at that moment. They feel the same pain for at least one full year.
Come second year, these guys become senior cadets, and some new students join the NCC. Now, since these new 'seniors' know what punishment and pain is, do they refrain from inflicting it on their juniors? No. They don't. They continue the same 'tradition' of punishment. Ask them why, and they'd reply, "We suffered punishment from our seniors. Why should these guys have it easy?"
Seriously? Is that even a way to deal with people? And the funny thing is this is not even a 'tit for tat' kind of enmity. This is unwanted enmity, that just sows seeds of hatred in people. Sadly, this mindset is not prevalent just in NCC. It's found among most of us too. I've only used NCC as an analogy here.
We think, "I didn't have it easy. Why should someone else have it so?" and do things to make others' lives miserable. It's important to remember the saying "Treat others the way you'd want to be treated" at all times. That will prevent us from inflicting pain upon others.
No particular incident triggered this post. Just a thought. :)
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