The people generally get accustomed to the established order of things and begin to tremble at the very idea of a change. It is this lethargical spirit that needs be replaced by the revolutionary spirit.
Interpretation
People often become comfortable with the status quo and fear change, which is why a revolutionary mindset is necessary.
Bhagat Singh highlights how society tends to cling to established norms and fears the prospect of change. This resistance to change, described as a 'lethargical spirit,' stifles progress, and he advocates for a revolutionary spirit to challenge and transform the existing order for a better future.
In practice
In a motivational speech about overcoming fear of change.
One should not interpret the word “Revolution” in its literal sense. Various meanings and significances are attributed to this word, according to the interests of those who use or misuse it. For the established agencies of exploitation it conjures up a feeling of blood stained horror. To the revolutionaries it is a sacred phrase.
Non-violence is backed by the theory of soul-force in which suffering is courted in the hope of ultimately winning over the opponent. But what happens when such an attempt fail to achieve the object? It is here that soul-force has to be combined with physical force so as not to remain at the mercy of tyrannical and ruthless enemy.
Those revolutionaries who have, by chance, escaped the gallows should live and show to the world that they cannot only embrace gallows for the ideal but also bear the worst type of tortures in the dark, dingy prison cells.
Love always elevates the character of man. It never lowers him, provided love be love
A rebellion is not a revolution. It may ultimately lead to that end.
They may kill me, but they cannot kill my ideas. They can crush my body, but they will not be able to crush my spirit.
You can't expect to go about change - especially change of this nature, when you talk about racial equality and justice - you can't expect to go about or engage in that without resistance, and so you're going to have some people who aren't on board.
Trump's election could be a blessing in disguise. This is the opportunity for America to correct itself.
I see many more men who are feminist, or at least who have learned about life in the context of feminism.
Global warming is not just the greatest environmental challenge facing our planet - it is one of our greatest challenges of any kind.
No thieves, no traitors, no interventionists! This time the revolution is for real!
Climate change, the spread of weapons of mass destruction. None of those can really effectively be dealt with by any one country acting alone and even the United States can't handle them alone. China needs to be part of the game on that.
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