ideal leader

[jaimin]

I have never been in favor of this practice of many times changing the
responsible officers, three times in one week changing presidents,
this will ruin the whole thing. From now on if someone takes the
leading post, he must agree to stick and not go away just because it
is difficult from time to time. That is ideal leader. He is
responsible and he knows his duty. Just like I did that. My Guru
Maharaja gave me a task and always I was discouraged by my god-
brothers, but I did not forget him even for a moment, and I was
determined to follow my duty, even though sometimes I did not like to
do it. But this always changing means no sense. If he is leader, he
must be fixed-up. Otherwise, if he has no real interest, why he takes
that post? He must be responsible. He must stick and develop the
highest standard of Krishna Consciousness practice in that area of
management. But if he is sometimes thinking, Oh, I do not like to do
this, let me go away at first opportunity, then how will things go on?
That is just like democratic system in your government: every four,
five years changing all the leaders. In this way, each man is thinking
he shall not try to do very much. No one is interested in the real
welfare of the citizens, simply because the post is temporary. That is
not our process. Real meaning of duty is just like Arjuna: he did not
like to be responsible, he wanted to leave the scene, but Krishna
convinced him this is your duty, to fight, so he did it for Krishna,
and he fought until the last man was killed from the opposing side.
That is leadership. He is determined to stick to his position because
he has understood Krishna.

>>> Ref. VedaBase => Letter to: Satsvarupa -- Vrindaban 5 November, 1972