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The result is that although Switzerland’s regular or standing army is only 65,000 strong, it can put 10 per cent of the population or 650,000 men in the field within 48 hours and all the rest in a few days more. Thus, Switzerland’s concern with defence is such that outside observers describe it as an obsession. They often calim of overwork and lack of time and find their day’s work a burden, but they must realize that work is actually a worship, because whosoever contribute even a bit for our vast society, is considered important in nation building. So, organise your work, finish what you start and work out a system of priorities. Avoid those who waste your time. Having nothing to do, even in the slackest periods, is the sign or mark of an inferior worker. A good worker has always something to do. The fifth man was also led into the tent and a similar thud was heard. Some whispered that they had gathered to celebrate Baisakhi and the Guru had started butchering them. They did not know what to do? But, they felt surprise and joy, when they saw the five Sikhs emerging one after another, radiant and beaming like five resplendent stars descended from heaven ! The audience burst into spontaneous joys and they hailed the Guru with the slogans, “The Guru is great, long live the Guru.” They should from time to time, venture into the countryside on the basis of tours organised by their organization and explain to the villagers issues and problems, so that they are not hoodwinked by unscrupulous politicians. The majority of the voters in the villages are too poor, too wretched and too illiterate to under-stand speaches of the politicians. Will the Indian intellectuals come forward to accept the role that beckons them ? The widening of accident-sensitive stretches of roads pending physical separation of up and down traffic through four-lane divided highways; improvement of road geometry at accident-prone spots, the strengthening of road berms particularly during the rainy season; installation of traffic warning and regulatory signs, marking the signals; strict enforcement of regulations regarding over-loading and speeding; adherence to the strict requirement of providing two ordinary lamps : one in front and the other at the back on all carts, trailers, rickshaws and cycles plying after dusk; prohibition of pointed articles like pipes, rods, girders and bamboos jutting out. The result is that although Switzerland’s regular or standing army is only 65,000 strong, it can put 10 per cent of the population or 650,000 men in the field within 48 hours and all the rest in a few days more. Thus, Switzerland’s concern with defence is such that outside

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