Sakharam the liftman and communism

Sakharam the 'liftman' held the gates of the old OTIS elevator open for Roybabu the Communist. Roybabu with the red spit dripping at the corner of his mouth made a cursory glance at Sakharam, made a gruntled noise and exclaimed "You know Sakharam what would happen if communism is in power in our country?"

Rhetoric thought Sakharam.

"There would be no classes. No poor and no rich. Every individual would earn the same. Lazy Kashinath the sweeper would earn the same as Mr. Bigshot Sonparia leaving on the 15th floor. Think about it"

And Sakharam thought and thought and finally said "Hmm sounds nice. Say if the hardworking Mr. Bigshot Sonparia earns as much as Lazy Kashinath the sweeper do, then why would he work hard and Kashinath would not be lazy with his work but stop his work altogether, after all he is earning as much as Mr. Bigshot Sonparia. Then the question is who would work? "



Roybabu the communist had no answer.