In our life almost on a day to day basis, we come across 2 types of people. The first type can be classified in upper category while the 2nd type in lower category.  Typical examples of upper-lower category are given below:-

Father-Children:- The father or mother as head of the family always lays down rules which has to be followed.  Any deviation and the child could be punished.  Some children even live under the fear of her parents scoldings

Teacher-Student:- Teacher is authorized to have totally authority over the student.  Nobody can stop that authority  The teacher is given the power by the school or college.  Also by default teacher being more qualified & more aged gets the powers automatically.

Boss-Subordinate:- A boss is better qualified than the subordinate.  He is paid more, has a better designation and is also empowered to wield authority.  It is the subordinates duty to obey the boss as laid down by the  rules and regulations of the organization.

It is a well known fact that all of us crave for power and when presented with a opportunity like to wield it. While there is nothing wrong in wielding power, as elders we have 2 major responsibilities.

1) We should set an example and for that it becomes very important to ensure we are not at fault.  If we are at fault, then we should correct ourselves before setting rules for our juniors.

2) We should also understand along with power, we should take responsibility of our juniors.  It is out duty to ensure that our juniors are properly guided and taken care of.

I hope all seniors whether, parents, teachers or bosses look into this aspect.

Regards

Satish