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Something to think about - June 2005 The toughest question of all times? From time immemorial, us common people have always asked the questions: What is the purpose of my life? Why am I alive? Who am I? While the following text will not solve world problems, it might open your eyes to a different dimension of life. Before we attempt to answer “the toughest question ever”, lets paraphrase it “If there is one thing in this world to die for, what could it be?” The possible different choices could be:
If you picked option # 1, then it may be a perfectly acceptable choice in this material world. But what after the basic needs of life (roti, kapda aur makaan) are met? unfortunately, self gratification is short-lived prosperity and ultimately leads to decay of the soul and may cause depression, crime and un-social behaviours like disrespect for elders. If each and every citizen of a particular country picked option # 2, then that country wouldn’t have an army! It would be like saying soldiers do not have families. Men who are willing to die to save their families and not their country, will lead to families themselves being wiped out by invading armies. Without religion, there would be chaos and people would not know what rules to follow. Religion is like markers on the highway of life, keeping us from changing lanes irrationally. Religion keeps our lives organized. Now should one die for ones religion or ones country? Obviously for example, in case of a riot, Hinduism is in no danger of being wiped out, simply because it has survived and thrived for over 5000 years! But if India is in any kind of danger, then all Indians would lose their identity. Only if our country survives and succeeds, its people can follow their own religion and protect their families and themselves. This is the “Die Hard Indian” doctrine. Just believing in this doctrine may solve most of our problems. India has given the world yoga, spiritualism, the number system, the decimal system, the number zero, and a lot more. This current young generation of India is very smart and ambitious. If we focus in the right direction and have pride in everything India, we can easily propel India to being a true superpower!
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