All is not lost!

Mr Ramday could have easily justified himself by accepting the offer, for many billions in the impoverished land had already changed hands or were written off, which amounts to the same. And upon whom the billions were bestowed, it did not make a dent in their social standing and many still occupy positions at the national level of decision making. Some of them regularly appear on the TV channels with straight faces to lecture the public. And here is a Judge who did not know what to do with a billion. Had he sought the counsel of those who knew the good use of billions, many would have rushed to help him. There is no dearth of loan defaulters and banks' presidents on the run while the beneficiaries remain men of honour and opinion.

Interestingly, the tragic sequence of events the deposed judges went through did not tarnish Mr Ramday's sense of humour. He laughs easily. And when he laughs, those watching him also laugh, so pleasing and winsome is he. Even when his household stuff was thrown out of his official residence and he did not have a house of his own, he maintained his equanimity. He took it as a cheap prank by his adversaries.

When pessimists lose sleep over how badly things are running in the country and speculate an abysmal picture of it, they should now take a little solace. Quite a few Ramday's in all walks of national life still stand firm by their principles for the nation to count on. Men like them represent nation's hopes and aspirations.