Waldek Spilzman, a Jew was a remarkable pianist, living in Poland once upon a time. WFamous in his country, he was arguably the best in the world in his time. But things find a way of turning sour. It was no different in his case. In fact, his fate was regretfully similar to the fate of a million other Jews. You see, Hitler, one of the cruelest tyrants of all times came to power. Soon he was forced to give up his successful life to live in a ghetto. His family was sent to an extermination camp, that melting pot of cruelty. He was spared for he still had some use. You see he was a pianist. Before long, he bought his way out of the ghetto and with the help of former friends who were either Polish or German, he ran from pole to pole to save his life. His fortitude did not fail him. He was still in hiding when the Russians defeated the Germans and entered Poland. This tale might sound all too familiar. It is the story of the celebrated movie, The Pianist. The movie is too real. And that is the highest compliment any work of art can get. And it got me thinking. Maybe I am too naïve but I will never understand how a race blessed with intellect and enterprise just buckled down so miserable in front of the Germans. What surprises me more is that how a nation as gifted as Germany got carried away by a madman Reflections of the Uninitiated like Hitler. And yet he was followed, his orders executed, his ideas implemented, his person celebrated. To no sane person could his philosophy have made any sense. Or am I taking too many things for granted? Let us not condemn the Germans for their folly. It is inherent fault of the human nature. We are greedy and power hungry. Most of his followers would have been scandalized at the extent of his plans in the beginning. But by and by, while executing them, once they would have realized that they had power over someone else not as strong as them, they would have begun to enjoy. Till their souls were swallowed by the same greed. We see it happening all the time. It starts in schools where the teachers rule the roost. Then it carries on to college where the professors think they are the rulers. And things are no different in the work environment. Where ever anyone is given too much power, it gets to his head. And he begins to think he is the master of the fate of many others. Power corrupts and absolute power corrupts absolutely. The brawny think they are better than the geeks. The rich believe they control the fate of the poor and the powerful think that the weaker ones will bear with their tyranny till time immemorial. The teachers think that they can exploit the students by threatening them with the marks. The big question is what happens after the weak, the poor and the geeks have borne till they can take no more? It is then that the revolutions are born. Then that the world watches as the fury of the frail takes over. You see, it is inherent nature of the human beings that they accept no lord above themselves. Pulkit Singh BA (Journo, Psy and Eng)