The Problem of Thinking Wrong

The same is true for humans. People always improve under pressure. This principle applies to both individuals and groups. The renowned British historian Arnold J. Toynbee effectively explained this in his book “A Study of History.” In this 12-volume series, he showed that all major civilizations throughout history were created by a minority group. In fact, it is the minority that has driven every significant event in history. According to Toynbee, the principle is that a challenge from the majority group forces the minority to put in more effort. This challenge pushes the minority to use their abilities more than others to survive. The pressure of circumstances motivates the minority until they are able to perform heroic acts. Toynbee demonstrated this natural principle through real examples from twenty-one civilizations in history. The same law of nature applies to Indian Muslims. Before 1947, India was under British rule. For political reasons, the British kept a balance between the country’s smaller and larger groups. When India gained independence on August 15, 1947, and entered the democratic era, this balance established by the British was disturbed. Now, Muslims became a minority, and Hindus became the majority. As a result, many problems arose for Indian Muslims that did not exist during British rule. For Indian Muslims, this appeared to be a problem, but according to the law of nature, it was a challenge. In terms of its result, it was like awakening the dormant strengths of