Why Howard Roark’s life and message makes him the son-in-law
of communism:
After Karl Marx and Lenin, when world felt the void of Communist
heroes, a reincarnated soul in a ripe orange hair emerged to save the
world , he was called Howard Roark, he fought against oppression, championed
the cause of the poor, denounced religious dogma and empty ritualism, and
sought to inspire a righteous attitude in society.
The life and message of Howard Roark reveals that he
imbibed, taught and fought for these principles vehemently. In fact, an
objective analysis of the ‘The Fountainhead’ too would reveal that Howard Roark
was a better communist than Karl Marx. One could go so far as to describe him
as the faithful torchbearer of communism!
Krishna and Radha, who will be reincarnated as Howard Roark and Dominique |
Howard Roark and Dominique Francon - True Communists |
Howard Roark worked in a granite quarry – which itself is
enough to say that he was very supportive of the poor and had concerns about
their state of living as he himself experienced it. Howard Roark was banned
from the college because of his background. A daily waged labor himself, he worked for the empowerment
of his people. Later, he destroyed his own building, as it was a symbol of oppression,
thereby liberating the entire society from the tyranny of the upper class.
Throughout his life, Howard Roark cared for the poor and the
weak. In ‘The Fountainhead’, he could have sided with the powerful Ellsworth
Monkton Toohey or Guy Francon but he took the side of himself (which means he
took the side of the Poor, as he was poor himself). He worked as an ambassador
for the poor with his buildings, which cried for the equality and justice in
every brick.
The story of Henry Cameron, the poor architect, is a
well-known episode from Howard Roark’s life. Often people think architects were
oppressors, when in fact architects have always been very poor. One never hears
instances or stories of rich architects in pulp fiction or in any form of
literature. But Howard Roark’s love and compassion was such that he honoured
him, cutting across the class barriers laid by the oppressors in the field of
Architecture.
Howard Roark also rebelled against dogmatic religious
practices of those days. Even today it is well known that the sane people of architectural
society stopped the bhoomi puja they were doing to buildings, shifting over,to caring and honouring the knowledge of the self. He also
promoted individual thinking, where everyone has freedom to think and apply it.
Finally, after a
detailed exposition of all aspects of life, knowledge and duty, he says, “What
you feel in the presence of a thing you admire is just one word–’Yes.’ The
affirmation, the acceptance, the sign of admittance. And that ’Yes’ is more
than an answer to one thing, it’s a kind of ’Amen’ to life, to the earth that
holds this thing, to the thought that created it, to yourself for being able to
see it. But the ability to say ’Yes’ or ’No’ is the essence of all ownership.
It’s your ownership of your own ego. Your soul, if you wish. Your soul has a
single basic function–the act of valuing. ’Yes’ or ’No,’ ’I wish’ or ’I do not
wish.’ You can’t say ’Yes’ without saying ’I.’ There’s no affirmation without
the one who affirms. In this sense, everything to which you grant your love is
yours.” This is really a revolutionary thing. Karl Marx also has
said drop the religion, "Religion is the opium of the masses." But
beyond religion is the quest for truth. Where does a man go further? There Howard
Roark leads the beautiful Dominique Francon, misled Peter Keating and the
dynamic Gail Wynand, leads the people into that spiritual realm of experience,
which is seriously lacking in communism today.
By principle
I wonder why the communists have not yet owned Howard Roark.
Many times in the ‘The Fountainhead’, Howard Roark says, “A man who works for
others without payment is a slave! I do not believe that slavery is noble. Not
in any form, nor for any purpose, whatsoever!” This is the basic principle of
communism – against slavery and for equality. He says “I don’t make
comparisons. I never think of myself in relation to anyone else. I just refuse
to measure myself as part of anything.” This is a metaphorical translation for
his views against oppression.
To see everyone as equal is a matter of the heart, and the
heart can be made to blossom only through individuals. And uplifting the spirit
is what individualism is. So you cannot be a true communist if you don't have
that spark of individualism in your heart.
I might write the following posts in future:
- Lord Krishna is the first James Bond.
- Christianity, the modern Hinduism: As the etymology of the names ‘Krishna’ and ‘Christ’ lead to the same source.
- Communist Party of India (Marxist) and its love for Hinduism: Brinda Karat’s 1kg red bindi is the symbolic gesture to it.
- Is Left Liberalism the neo Hinduism? : Bakha Dutt’s Hindi and Bindi.
- Tolerance of Islam and Mughal Empire in Hindustan: Here I take back you to the days of Yoga – Vajrasana.
Your satire is getting wonderfully caustic! Loved reading this! Cheers! :)
ReplyDeletewaiting for future articles (u hav already given the trailer)... :)
ReplyDeleteGood One.
first things first,
ReplyDelete1.his college never banned him,its d other way around,he left it as its sprading mediocrity and not in d hell bcoz he was poor.
2.'poor',he has different idea for poor,keating is poor,guy francon is poor,his professor at stanton is poor .
3.it's not love for poor,he took the quarry job,its his hate twards mediocre society .
4.only thing he loves more dan himself is his work and nly thing he respcts is d ability to do work,dats how he chose his frnds.
5. he dosnt care for poor n dats his way of giving respect.
nevr read ur column more dan d first para,i think u misread it. no offense.
first things first,
ReplyDelete1.his college never banned him,its d other way around,he left it as its sprading mediocrity and not in d hell bcoz he was poor.
2.'poor',he has different idea for poor,keating is poor,guy francon is poor,his professor at stanton is poor .
3.it's not love for poor,he took the quarry job,its his hate twards mediocre society .
4.only thing he loves more dan himself is his work and nly thing he respcts is d ability to do work,dats how he chose his frnds.
5. he dosnt care for poor n dats his way of giving respect.
nevr read ur column more dan d first para,i think u misread it. no offense.
@ Phani Sharath
ReplyDeleteI agree with all the points which you made. This is parody post on this article "Krishna, the first Communist" http://srisriravishankar.org/content/krishna-first-communist