"People from developing countries think and act mostly from heart while people from developed world think and act from mind", someone commented on my blog. That is the reason India is a developing nation. To change things, we have to use our brain than our emotions. To become a developed nation, India has to think and act on data and facts.

I have been communicating on this line from beginning. In this information age, we must think and act on data not on emotions. It was the medieval period when people had no access to information to act or react. They were invariably advised to take help of their inherent perceptions but today things have changed. We have Google to support us. We have Internet to fetch information. We need to take data seriously. We have to unlearn old way of thinking and acting.

Recently, Infosys mentor N R Narayana Murthy flayed politicians for taking egocentric stand on several critical issues, including the Indo-US nuclear deal, without properly studying the facts. He is correct. Why politicians, I find mostly still taking egocentric approaches to their problems insulting whole wisdom sources.

"When I ask them have you read the 123 agreement, please tell me what areas which you see are bad, very few of them were in a position to give facts. However, they have already taken a position," the Infosys mentor said. We have to get the grasp of the issues or problems before we take a stand. Whether it is a question of higher education, reservation, Gujjars, RTI or regional languages etc, we must analyses data and study facts before take a stand. Blind following old paradigms are not going to make us developed.

Advising the students, he said: "Please avoid taking decisions based on ego, perceptions and emotions and go for an analysis based on data and facts." I personally feel that this is the high time to use the prevalent wisdom sources to take decisions.

He added, "Those of you who become politicians, I request you to have integrity of thought." Integrity of thought is essential for sound character, knowledge and wisdom. In this age when information is flooding our existence, it is important that we keep segregating wisdom sources for our present and future references.

"Quite often, I find that politicians when they are in a government they take a certain stand and when they are in the opposition, they take a totally different stand. When you ask them, what the reason is, what circumstances has changed, they have no answer," Narayana Murthy said.

Most of the people find the change of thought and stand in different situations as their strategic acumen and connect this with their skills but it is not true. It is fatal for wisdom source. Because of this situation, people remain confused. Generally they are unable to create right direction and right approaches to different problems.

Have clarity of thought, study, analyze and then take stand. Enrich and enhance wisdom sources!!