The
children and the students in their teens are not ready to even listen to any
conversation about humanity and selfless service. Their minds are fully
preoccupied with the thought of making as much money as possible for them when
they grow up. They are thoroughly self-centered and have no concerned for their
immediate surroundings. I am referring to the conditions prevailing in urban
India. I state this on the basis of my own findings.
I am surprised to observe how poorly the governments,
education system, the social and political systems, media and the educated Indians
of post independence era have worked for the ‘character formation’ the
generation next. In the given conditions and circumstances, how any policies,
howsoever socially justified they may be, made for improving the conditions of
the poor masses of this country could be implemented can only be a matter of
anybody’s guess.
I am astonished to see how cunningly the vested interests in
the world have acted to brainwash the intelligentsia of undeveloped countries
and how foolishly the leaders and philosophers with so called socialist
leanings of such countries have acted to counter them. It is high time that we
accept that we have missed the train and we can’t start our journey to the
right destination, unless we thoroughly repair the damaged track. Will the high
flying and loud mouthed political and social leaders who claim to be advocating
the cause of the poor and the downtrodden people stop talking and introspect as
to how to repair the damaged track?
I am also much ashamed of the shameless academicians of my
country who have the audacity to advise the nation when they themselves have
nurtured an education system that shapes the Indian youth with virtually no
consideration for equitable and self sustaining growth of the nation. They have
taught about the theory and practice of ‘achievement’, but failed to teach the
meaning of ‘self’ in the word ‘self-dependence’ as they themselves have no clue
about it.
To be concerned about and to serve the people living in one’s
immediate surroundings selflessly is the man’s sacred duty. He should neither avoid
it on account of his self interests, nor should he shy away from it, finding it
difficult to perform in any way. If he does that he would be highly inconsistent,
both socially and spiritually.
PROMOD KUMAR SHARMA
[The writer of this blog is also the author of “Mahatma A
Scientist of the Intuitively Obvious” and “In Search of Our Wonderful Words”.]
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