The key that turns on the process of any
revolution or reform is that of the human concern for the impending danger
caused by the lack of the truth and the justice. When we say ‘the human concern’,
we take it for granted that being concerned about the extent of the truth that
prevails in his surroundings is ‘the human nature’. In this context, or
otherwise, our attention must be drawn to human understanding of the truth at
any time, place or circumstances. If our understanding of the truth is poor and
improper, we are likely to be concerned about the things that may not be
consistent with the truth.
Is
it enough to have a society that provides sufficient freedom to its
constituents to initiate, work for and accomplish any reform or revolution?
What would happen if the constituents of the society have poor understanding of
the truth? In that case, perhaps, the outcome of the reforms and revolutions
would push the society further away from the truth and justice.
The
modern societies are rejoicing about their newly discovered political system of
democracy, because it has given enough freedom to the man to implement any
reform, he considers necessary for his welfare or initiate any revolution that
he thinks to be necessary. But, where is the knowledge and the system to infuse
it in the members of the society that preserves the key exploratory elements
that help in identifying the truth of the things? The democratic systems have
pawned the rights and responsibilities of identifying, defining and circulating
the principles of the truth and justice to those who acquire political and
materialistic power with the consent of ‘the majority’.
The
freedom to reform or revolt is not enough; it is essential that any reform or
revolt must aim at what is consistent with the truth and justice, not as what is
perceived, but as it actually is.
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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