India Needs Wolves, Not Beasts of Burden

Raising Wolves, Not Beasts of Burden

From the moment a child takes their first breath, the world begins to shape them. Family traditions, cultural norms, and inherited beliefs start weaving an invisible net around their mind. Some of these threads are golden—values that teach kindness, respect, and unity. But others are chains—ideas that divide, whispering superiority into one ear and inferiority into another.

Tradition is not the enemy. It becomes dangerous only when it stops serving humanity and starts serving the ego. When it fuels the belief that one group is better than another, it plants the seeds of conflict. And those seeds grow fast—watered by silence, fertilized by fear.

The truth is, two kinds of people keep harmful ideas alive:

• The blind, who follow without question.
• The silent, who see the wrong but choose comfort over courage.

Both are dangerous.

This conditioning doesn’t happen in one place—it’s everywhere. It’s in how we are taught at school, the stories we read, the conversations at the dinner table, and the rules at work. It’s in the air we breathe, passed down from generation to generation.

If we want a different future, we must raise children like wolves—strong, independent, and unafraid to stand alone when the pack is wrong. Wolves are not led by the whip; they lead themselves. They protect their own but also know when to challenge the alpha.

We need a generation that questions, thinks, and refuses to be ridden like a donkey by the weight of outdated thinking. A generation that understands patriotism is not blind loyalty to a flag or a leader, but a fierce commitment to truth, justice, and the well-being of all.

The time for quiet disapproval is over. The time for brave voices is now. Because only when we dare to stand firm will we see patriots rise—and propagandists fade into the shadows.