The System of Mushawarat in Jama'at-e-Ahmadiyya — Page 209
T he S ystem of M ushawarat in jama ‘ at - e -A hmadiyya nancial burden should be transferred to you, but today you are saying that the Jama'ats should not be burdened and that the deduction should be made from the workers’ allowances? Why this change o f heart? Your faith has not changed, the circumstances have not changed, the proposal has not changed, why then this difference? Is it perhaps because some o f the members o f our Jama'at blindly follow others and do not reason out the proposal by themselves? When one suggests that deduction should not be carried out from the workers’ allowances, every one starts supporting him, and when someone suggests that the amount should be deducted, then also everyone supports him. If we learn to talk according to principles, our opinion w ill not change even after ten years. It w ill not change until there are changes in the arguments or in the circumstances which force us to revise our previous opinion. But if we blindly follow others, our opinions are liable to change every moment. I once read in a history book about the condition o f a country in which the noose would be tightened around a person’s neck hardly a min ute after the crown had been placed on it. Similar is the condition o f some o f our representatives. If somebody says, 'Sacrifice! Sacrifice!’ everyone starts saying, 'Sacri fice! Sacrifice!' And if someone says 'Burden! Burden!' then also everyone agrees with him. This is a very un sound system. . . Members do not properly deliberate upon the issues. At times they become passionate and jump into the field o f sacrifice without caring for the conse quences, and when they withdraw, their condition is all the more laughable. This is a most undesirable state o f affairs. You should first o f all think about whatever is presented before you, and then, if you wish to say some thing about it, you should do so seeking guidance from 209