Human Beings are social animals. We mean that as per our nature developed
from the primitive stage to day, we like to live in society. Civilization took
further steps and our need towards materialism grew up. We know that when a
lion gets hungry, he searches out some animal and when he gets his food, he
goes to take rest. He does not care for the future that for tomorrow, he may
hunt for some more animals and put them into his refrigerator for the use tomorrow.
But as human beings, we try to arrange for our next generations. This gathering
attitude makes us so mad and unethical that we are not able to think that what
we are doing exceedingly, may eat up others’ genuine share. Our forefathers did
not do so. They had Vasudaiva Kutumbakam’ as concept of their living.
Actually, Vasudaiva Kutumbakam was
ingrained in the way of their method of
living, as an integral part of their
culture. Their vision encompassed the whole humanity as one’s own part. There
was no place for exploitation of natural resources, in fact animals and plants and
even rivers and mountains were venerated. Their actions were seeped in a
concern for ‘universal welfare’. Their interactions with alternate beliefs,
faiths and even civilizations reflected tolerance and pluralism.
When sects like Buddhism, Jainism and Sikhism emerged as reformist
movements, even though as rebellion to what their propagandists considered
wrong in the society, they had the freedom and space to grow. They had the
knowledge of the eternal truth, the truth of the wholeness of universe. They
knew it was a oneness and a perceived separateness from this oneness as an
individual identity was a matter of awareness. Thus any action at any point in
this oneness would affect the whole. The whole is aware what happens at any
point in the universe and a response is triggered to every action.
Scientific researches of modern day confirm their knowledge of oneness of
universe. Non locality is if you take
two quantum particles that were twins and separate them billions of miles
apart, and then do something to one particle here, the other particle billions
of light years away will “immediately” come to know about what you did to that
one particle here!! This quantum property has been confirmed by experiments. In
fact, “all” particles in this universe are twins, in the sense they all can be
traced back to a common ancestral origin. In other words, what happens to every
particle should become known to every other particle in this universe! So the
whole universe is “interconnected”?!’
It was this knowledge thousands of years ago that made our forefathers
proclaimed ‘Vasudaiva Kutumbakam’ – ‘the world is one family’. Present day
drivers of globalization can take cue from this knowledge. Though we have
divided ourselves into political units – it is India,
that is Pakistan, that is China, that is US, UK and so on. But if we see deeply,
we understand that the people living in the different parts of our great earth
are linked to each other in some definite terms. But our vested interests make
us divided. Some of our groups fight with others just to gain some superiority
or snatch away some of the holdings the other groups have. Why? You too can
have. God has gifted you the same physique what the others have. You need to
sharpen yourself and have genuine claim. No, materialism has made us blind. We fight
with each other, but we forget what will happen if in the process itself, we take
our last breath and everything for which we are fighting for will be left here.
With our efforts to gather, we have been busy so much that sometime we forget
our duties towards our nears. Even our neighbors are not able to recognize us
if we meet somewhere else instead of our own doorsteps. At the time of
emergency, we do not get cooperation because at their time of emergency, we
were busy in meeting our own schedules. Mostly, now-a-days, the society tends
to work on reciprocal terms. Some people still believe in donating some part of
their income to the charity, whatever be the reason of doing so – whether that
is under religious dictates or surplus illegal amount to be converted into legal
amount, such charities help needy people. It does not bring about eternal peace
of mind. We need to purify the process.
A little socialization process of ourselves can make wonders in our lives.
How? Through our frequent meetings with other persons can make us acquainted
with their nature, changing environment and reconciling with them identifying
their needs and putting forth your helping hands if they ever need. None is
independent in the society – for some of the needs, everyone has to look on the
other. If you have a lot of money, your money alone can not gather everything
if you do not have contact with the producers of the materials you need. What
will happen if you slip somewhere and there is none known to you to lift you
up? Your moneybag will not lift you up if there is no helping hand.
Undoubtedly, you are able to have helping hands around you, with your money but
for how long so purchased hands may help you if they are lured by your enemies with
better price? You need to win their hearts too and that is possible if you socialize
yourself.
Become a part of your society, interact with others very frequently, very politely
and with wish to help them out if ever they need graciously. One day, you may get
better results if any emergency you face in your life.
Be Happy – Socialize Yourself.
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