The life of a man who does good to others at the expense of his own life is considered meaningful

A unique life journey of Thomas Malthus, an ideological leader who fought for the good of the world despite opposition or conflict.

Sukhno Password – Ashu Patel

Two centuries ago many revolutionary leaders raised their voices to make the world better for the betterment of society and for that they had to pay a heavy price. One such ideological leader was Thomas Robert Malthus. He too had resented the scholars and the monarchy two centuries ago.
Born in Dorken, England, at the age of 18, Thomas was from a wealthy family. He accepted a job as a professor after completing his education. To boost the mechanized economy at that time, the scholars of that time said that the mechanized economy would increase the production of goods. People from all walks of life will get jobs. Men will not be lazy. Although the population will grow, poverty will not.
That did not go down well with Malthus. So he studied it in depth. And he contradicted the scholars of the time by saying that increasing the number of individuals in a family affects the economic status of the family, so when considering economic development, population growth should be considered first. He was strongly opposed when he introduced this principle.
Many countries of the world now believe that there is a connection between population growth and the quality of human life, but Thomas Malthus did a great deal of research on the interrelationships between economic development, mechanization and population growth.
In that treatise he wrote that the world has a limited supply of land and the pace of grain production growth is limited. He said at the time that the production of grains and other foodstuffs increased at a mathematical rate of one, two, three, four while the population increased at a geometric rate i.e. one, two, four, eight, sixteen. That is why the world population doubles on average every twenty-five years, and laws are enacted to help the poor. Such legislation accelerates population growth and worsens the condition of the poor.
By bringing this vicious cycle of population growth and economic development before the people, Malthus angered the scholars and political leaders of the time. He said that population growth is the cause of poverty in the society, but at the same time he said that to prevent population growth, one should try to prolong marriage or not get married!
Scholars at the time were very optimistic that the mechanized economy would raise the standard of society. The standard of living of the people will go up. But Thomas Malthus painted a very different picture.
Because of his ideas, communist and socialist scholars and leaders began to oppose him, calling him a friend of the capitalists and an enemy of the poor. He said that prosperity only comes from productivity growth, but Thomas Malthus is leading people astray. Thomas Malthus opposed the law that helped the poor, which led to much opposition. He also said that as the number of animals increases, they will face a shortage of livelihood. That is why their numbers stop growing (Charles Darwin then introduced the theory that animals that adapt to the situation survive. The theory was later adopted).
In 1906, Malthus wrote a research dissertation on the relationship between population growth and economic development. New editions of the book continued to be published till 19. He changed his mind a little in the last edition and wrote that instead of resorting to a last resort to prolong marriage or not to get married, he floated the idea that human couples could apply a family planning measure based on moral restraint to prevent population growth.
Malthus was strongly opposed at the time, but his idea was accepted by the world two centuries later.
Life is meaningful for a person who thinks and acts for the good of the world even in the face of opposition or conflict.

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