Que Sera Sera

The Following is an extract from Rotary Trainer.

Its final – AG Mansoor Saat, the candidate chosen by the District Nominating Committee is our DGN to serve after Dr Ravee. And PP Bindi, in her second attempt failed once again to secure the nomination.




Both Mansoor and Bindi are my good friends and it was with great relief that I welcomed Bindi’s magnanimous decision not to challenge Mansoor and abide by the decision of the District Nominating Committee.



Being a challenging candidate myself before, I know only too well that the road to the Governorship is not an easy one. And that is perhaps the way it should be. Being a Governor requires many qualities – but perhaps the most important ones are patience and humility.



I have often heard Rotarians talk about this candidate being better or that candidate being better. This much I have learnt – our own estimation of our abilities, whilst important, doesn’t count in job that requires popular support. Who the better candidate is, in any given year, is a highly subjective question – and my view is that the answer is – whomever WINS!



In any democracy, majority wins.



That brings me to another issue that is closely related – the constitution of the District Nominating Committee. There has been much reform in this area, thanks to the pioneering efforts of the District Strategic Planning Committees of past. We have moved from an exclusively PDGs based nominating committee to an more representative model, involving non PDGs. But the reform is not complete. Currently, only the non PDG members of the District Nominating Committee are selected by popular vote, whereas the PDGs are not chosen by popular vote. My view is that with the exception of what is mandatory, all other members of the District Nominating Committee should be selected by popular vote at the Conference. This will make the District Nominating Committee even more representative than it is now.



Perhaps this is something we should work on for the future.



For now, Congratulations AG Mansoor. And PP Bindi, all I can say is,



Que Sera, Sera,

Whatever will be, will be

The future’s not ours, to see

Que Sera, Sera

What will be, will be.



GOD bless the both of you for offering to serve and may our District reach greater heights in the years to come.