The whole world knows that India is one of the most ancient civilizations in the world. India was home to earliest of global universities, most developed cultures and great inventions. It was in India that the concept of an impersonal God was first introduced. There was a time when our elders were in an earnest search for truth. Because they gladly shared their findings with everybody else, there also was a time when People lived in awareness of the wholeness of creation.
We know the story of Aryans forcing into the land only to realize that they are far inferior to an average citizen of India, in matters of knowledge and attitude. They felt humiliated before Indian sages. Later we see the Aryans becoming instrumental in compiling the most holy of Indian Scriptures. All this happened long before any other country in the world knew what enlightenment is. Does India still keep the same pace even now? Certainly not; foreign religions and ideologies that later pushed in have seriously damaged our rich heritage. It is true that those thought schools could create great waves in Indian minds. The great ocean but still remained calm and steady. Today, India has lost its’ pace, may be because of corruption, racial discrimination and financial insecurity that crept in. Now, it has become a matter of great pleasure for sects and parties to hold the entire nation at stake through strikes and agitations. It is truly said, ‘the present India is more politicious and less religious’.
We have many reasons to say and many points to trace. We cannot but ignore the fact that every time we raise a finger towards somebody, four other fingers remain pointing to us. It says that we the people are more responsible for all the misfortunes, because it is we who entertain the reasons. ‘We’ means ‘you’ and ‘me’.
Joseph Mattappally
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