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Everything has its own role and function in this world..

Some functions are apparent on the surface, and they draw attention, invite praise and often receive very severe criticism too

But many staple functions are very methodical, silent and persisitent.. Such fucntions just go on without getting any notice

Take the case of a plant.

It gives out flowers.. The flowers are soft, wear makeup, they are fragrant, and they attract bees too.. But they wither away within a day

There are fruits, the fruits pregnant with seeds.. They attract gourment birds, animals and humans with their aroma and taste, because they know that only through sacrifice of their own bodies they could ensure that further plants of their own species could sprout..

There is the root, no one cares about it.. The roots have no beauty.. But they have the duty to keep the plant alive. They have to incessently ferret the soil for water and nutrients.. They have to dig into the earth to any extent to find the sustenance for the whole plant, the trunk, leaves, flowers and fruits.. If no nutrient is available, no water is availabe, still they would send up whatever they have.. and they would keep the plant alive as long as they live.. But who would care a hoot about the root ?

The poet writes.. He creates sublime muses. But he goes unnoticed. The singer just reads the poetry in his own her voice.. but gets all the accolades

A faceless academic strains his eyes and burns his midnight oil, and creates learned dissetations.. often they are copied and plagiarised and in social media they are invariably subjected to cut and paste.. The academic or scholar is ignored but the copyist and the thief are praised

Of course that seems to be the laws of the nature, the law of the Kali age,

However, if the roots refuse to draw water and nutrients, the plant would die

if the obscure lyricist refuses to write, no singer can sing with elan

If some obscure scholar, author or academic with some originality does not produce articles, the copyists would never be able to cut and paste and shine ..

Better to remember this..

Reserve some kind thoughts to the original plodder

Do not presume that what is apparent need be real

We can choose to wink at the pretenders.

But we must spot them and try to put them at the proper slot they deserve.