It may be a matter of rejoice and vanity for humans, that he had adroitly exploited his God gifted potential in attaining incredible accomplishments in the field of science, technology, literature, arts etc., and now he even aspires of embellishing dwellings on moon .
 
But in this blatantly rolling world does anyone respites to even side-glance the debilitating thread of moral and ethical values, which is irreplaceable eternal fuel for perpetual smooth continuance of life on earth, as insisted by Holy Scriptures and epics of almost all religion.
 
I wonder that whether the graciosity of words like humanity, honesty, love etc. has dwindled in the sands of time.
 
Time and again we have to unwillingly confront with the gruesome news of domestic violence, divorce, murder, rape, incendiary, terrorist attacks, communal riots, violation of human rights and the list continues….!
These abominable deeds make us poignantly doubtful of the nostalgic narrations of our great grand fathers – that in their times morality, fraternity and humanity were above all things..
 
Even our pets and domestic animals set examples of love and fidelity to the utmost of their capableness, but what has happened to us? Is the Darwin's theory of “struggle for existence” in such an intense and wildest application that it had perverted us of our moral principles?
 
The same individual whose audacity knows no barrier where fulfillment of his own selfish interest is concerned remains silent spectator when someone seriously injured on road craves for help.
 
The reciprocal feeling of intimacy and warmness even among members of family is shrinking at a rapid pace. A young man's jovial countenance turns callous, on confronting his parents. The western culture is getting predominance in form of old people- villas; coming in way to care for these hapless old people (who only longs for a deservingly sweet behave by their child).
 
Disrespect for woman is at its exponential phase. In Mahabharata when Draupadi was stripped by Dushasana, lord Krishna came in way to protect her modesty. But in the so called “kalyuga” even god's supernatural power seems dwindled. Victimisation of women has become a common phenomenon .Their modesty is being plundered audaciously. The recent news of an Adivasi girl in Assam being stripped and her helpless and abortive endeavor to hide her modesty in the midst of public, puts us in oblivious bewilderment. The chastity of women is mendaciously besmirched. Recently, media also claimed its active participation in the blind race of throwing mud at others goodness. The divinity of the pristine relationship of a father and daughter (Aayushi murder case) was shamelessly trampled by media.
 
The land of Kabir, Guru Nanak and Moiuddin Chisti- the convoy of message of love, compassion and integrity is now replaced by commercial Gurus, whose veracity remains in question mark. If any individual desires Self-enlightment under their doubtful spiritual parasol, he has to be prepared to be fleeced economically.
 
The self proclaimed religious bodies like Vishwa Hindu Parishad, Shivsena, Madarsas etc.  Promotes only religious extremism, with no sign of focus on moral enrichment of masses.
 
The degraded moralistic scenario has marred the taller claims of humans, as the highest civilized species on earth. Civilisation is a cumulative term that emphasizes more on inner beauty than the hypocritical beguile parameters of fashionable clothes, relishing delicacies, scintillating ornaments and fabricated demeanor.
 
The vitiating culture necessitates designation of a practical and result oriented moral science teaching methodology with a tangible blend of other subjects. Today's education system has a blind tendency of focusing only on academic subject matters, with no considerable emphasis on moral development of much malleable minded children. Inculcation of good 'sanskaras' is the first and foremost duty of education. Any level of scientific and technological development cannot inculcate it and this is indeed the panacea of majority of social maladies.
 
The prevailing vanity in humans about his achievements is a gross misconception. Morality is an indispensable need across the ladder of which only we can think of traversing in a utopian society. Sans it the vision of Rabindranath Tagore —-
 
“Where the world has not been broken into narrow domestic walls,
 Where words come out from the depth of truth”
 
 Will appear only a cry for the moon……….

Penned by - Sachin Kumar

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