Three Stonecutters

Excitement

Union minister General VK Singh has said his task of overseeing the evacuation of Indians from war-torn Yemen is "less exciting than going to the Pakistan embassy."

General Singh has spent a week in Djibouti supervising dramatic and heroic rescue operations by the Navy, Air Force and Air India. He made the comment while speaking to reporters on Tuesday.

"It is a difficult task, but if you talk of excitement I think it's looking less exciting than going to the Pakistan embassy," the former army chief quipped, raising eyebrows.

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Three Stonecutters

A man came across three stonecutters and asked them what they were doing. The first replied, “I am making a living.” The second kept on hammering while he said, “I am doing the best job of stonecutting in the entire county.” The third looked up with a visionary gleam in his eye and said, “I am building a cathedral.”

..that is from Peter Druker. All three do the same work; but their perspectives are different. All three kinds of people are needed for any organization. But you need to assign the right kind of work for the right person. 

For instance, the first kind of person, "I am making a living," kind, is the right person for the post of spokesperson of a political party.

The second kind, "I am the best," kind, is the right person for government executive positions. They are specialists; have special skills; they have expertise skills in their own field. In fact, they are the best.

The third kind, "I am building a cathedral," kind, it the right person for political leadership. They are not here to make their living; they don't have any special skills; but they have general vision with whole perception.

Kamaraj is an example for that kind of political leadership. When government executives wanted to visit abroad to learn about town planning, Kamaraj said, visit Madurai and learn about town planning. 
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Sushma Swaraj, with her master stroke, brought the Yemen mission to an end. Sushma Swaraj tweeted as:

The evacuation operation from Yemen is over. 

General V.K.Singh is returning tonight. 

We are closing our Embassy there.

Sushma Swaraj is "I am building a cathedral," kind. Sushma has vision with whole perception. Sushma Swaraj has no military skills; no need also. But, Sushma Swaraj could bring a military operation to an end. Look at the tweet; no handle as @Gen_VKSingh Don't want to continue the Yemen episode; want to bring it to an end. Ordered the General to return; ordered to close the embassy. Very clear; very effective.

General VK Singh is "I am the best," kind. It is quite natural for a person, who spends his or her entire life in doing one single job. Highly specialized skill. With his skill, General VK Singh did his best in Yemen.

General VK Singh said, "...some of you may have doubt. Let me tell you. You pack all your doubts and throw them into that ocean...," that is one of the best quotes from General.  Usually, it is a command from a military general to his or her soldiers. 

General VK Singh also said; in looking at camera; from the international ocean; 
"I am not a civilian. I spend my entire life in military. I am a military person. I know military operations; but have no idea about immigration process."

So, the General continues to be a military person; not a civilian. It is hard for anyone to transform from military duty to civil responsibilities.

General VK Singh is an elected Member of Parliament and a minister in the cabinet. But the General said, he is not a civilian. Member of Parliament is a civilian responsibility. So, General VK Singh as a Member of Parliament is a burden to the government.
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So, the current government is in a state of total chaos and confusion. To escape from all this chaotic situation, the leaders are engaged in dramatic events and cinematic dialogue delivery.

You don't get Yemen kind of situations on daily basis. All these specialists are needed only for crisis. So, most of the time, they don't get job; get bored; and get involved in creating more chaos and confusions.

With one tweet, Subramanian Swamy caused enough damage to the France military aircraft deal. Together, General VK Singh and Subramanian Swamy would cause more damage to the current government.