10 Reasons why Taxidermists inspire Civil Servants

Civil Servants, their detractors say, have a penchant for making the “dead issues look live”. We have delved a little more underneath the…

Taxidermists: the quintessential inspiration for the Civil Servants.

Civil Servants, their detractors say, have a penchant for making the “dead issues look live”. We have delved a little more underneath the skin to see what is that about the taxidermists that seems to inspire our Civil Servants. We discovered nine more reasons. Tell us if you agree.

1. Appearances are more important than what lies beneath;

2. Preserving and conserving heritage is new fad;

3. There are no dissenting notes;

4. Dead and static issues are simpler to handle than the live and dynamic ones;

5. You can claim to be recirculating waste;

6. Dead issues are unchanging — you needn’t update your knowledge;

7. Facilitates hands-on approach, without the accompanying risks;

8. You can proudly tout the preservation of flora and fauna;

9. Why scare someone with a live issue if a dead ghost can do the job?

10. Low-maintenance alternatives are to be preferred.

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KBS Sidhu. The Author is an IAS officer of 1984 Batch of Punjab cadre. The views expressed are his own.

He can be reached on kbs.sidhu@gmail.com or @kbssidhu1961 orhttps://www.facebook.com/kbs.sidhu

First Published on Facebook on 12th June, 2017

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