स्वधर्म : Let us mind our own business
स्वधर्म
Let us mind our own business
Dr. Manoj Kumar Patel
Two of the wars, the first one
being the Mahabharata fought between Kauravas and Pandavas about 5000 years ago
and the other one is Gulf War of 1991 fought between the US and its alleys and
the gulf countries about 30 years ago are well discussed and remembered for one
common reason. There were no non-aligned or neutral parties (nations) when
these two wars were fought. Every nation (including its citizens) was either
with one party or against with that party, i.e. you are either with us or you are
against us was the reality. Great wars probably are fought with such
animosity and aggression. Wars are over issues rather than over particular persons.
But what we are observing today in India over CAA
and CAB is difficult to comprehend. It is appearing that an all out open war is
being fought between many opinionites without a clear understanding about the
facts and figures. It is total chaos.
We have a proper democratic system prevailing in
the country since 1947. All said and done, debates used to take place in the
Parliament. Civics science and political science taught to us in school and
colleges have imbibed in us that bills are put up, debated, passed or otherwise
in both the houses and then the passed bills are implemented because it has
gone through the rigorous and disciplined process of the system.
But for last couple of weeks, we as common
citizens are totally confused on the rhetoric of different individuals as well
as leaders small and big. The chaotic situations are getting manifested in the
form of:
1. Students in educational institutes are taking
sides on decisions of elected government at the center.
2. Anyone and everyone, who ever wishes, is passing
comments with or without proper knowledge on the bills passed in the
Parliament.
3. State governments are challenging the Central government.
4. Cine actors are taking part and passing opinions
on duly approved bills in the Parliament.
5. Different groups are damaging and burning
national properties like buses, trains, public properties without any remorse.
Students in some of the big universities are
found spending their precious time on unacceptable acts but not on their studies.
Cine actors are found visiting places where chaos
is already prevailing. These so called celebrities do not understand that they
are liked by masses because of their acting skills in silver screens not on
places of real actions. We are seeing the real life behaviors of many actors
in the TV serial “Big Boss” and we all are coming to know that actors
irrespective of their looks and appearances are not as decent as they appear to
be. Many of them verbally abuse each other (reference Big Boss seasons till the
present 13th episode).
Each one is appearing to be going away from the
time tested path and action of – minding one’s own business or very स्वधर्मे निधनं श्रेयः, परधर्म भयाबह |
These are a few of the points we all need to
ponder over in the larger interest of our Nation.
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