Screwup the honest
Is being honesty good or bad? Many in corporate tell its bad. One of my friend I recently met asked me with a little confusion – Vishnu being honest is good? I was not surprised by the question, because so called dishonest people will quote works of Chanakya to justify dishonesty and it is more viral in internet. It goes like this: A person should not be too honest. Straight trees are cut first and honest people are screwed first. (I’m not sure, if it’s really said by Chanakya and why and in which context).
If the above stupid statement is
true why to follow Kosha, Shiva Purana, Bhagavata, Bhagavad Gita, Tripiṭaka, Agam Sutras, Guru Granth Sahib, Bible, Tao Te Ching, Quran, and other religious books and
teachings which addresses the subject of integrity and honesty.
Unfortunately, every dishonest,
cunning, and unethical person are misusing the above Chanakya quote to justify
themselves.
Most of the people fail to
remember as to, why till today Jesus is treated with great respect? He being
truthful was never worried of being nailed and went on to forgive those who
troubled him.
What makes Gandhi a Mahatma? if
he followed that stupid so called Chanakya statement, there is no possibility that,
we have Gandhi and Freedom to India.
Some people renamed “fraud” as
being diplomatic, every fraudulent thing they are justifying as, its
diplomatic.
Of course, Everyone is honest
with their own definition. One says stealing 100 is fine, you should not steal
1 million, another person who is stealing 1 million says as; stealing 1 billion
is not good.
Similarly, one will say; one rape
or one murder is fine. Hundred or thousand are not good.
What are the reasons for immoral and dishonest behaviour in the
society?
Now people are running behind the
money and materials, they are least bothered about values and ethics. Reason
for all these are; fear, worry, jealous, too much of selfishness and so on.
The deeper desire of money and
position is slowly eliminating honesty and morality from the humanity.
Now there is a need to bring back
the honest and moral values, else the human beings will become wild or like animals,
as Swami Vivekananda said: The secret of religion lies not in theories
but in practice, Religion is the idea which is raising the brute unto man, and
man unto God.
I just remember of my
grandfather's age, if you ask someone to take care of your product or property,
they were doing it like the owners, in those days giving word to someone was more than a bond agreement. Now if you request?
someone to take care of property/product, he may himself call the thief and get
percentage or commission on it and forget about words. These days agreements are
also re-created and violated.
In my early days there was some
specific time to broadcast crime stories (in TV), now every 30 min either in
breaking news or in scroll text, they are showing many scams, crimes and stealing.
How to bring back those golden days of morality and honesty in
Humanity:
There are few areas we need to
focus on:
1. Govt sector: In all the government sectors, recognition of
honest and moral should be showcased, every ministry of state and central
government should have practice of recognizing bureaucrats and general public.
Every heads of Govt office should initiate honest recognition program by
identifying honest people and rewarding them in occasions and gatherings.
2. Corporate sector: every corporate should introduce some surveys
or events to identify and recognize the honest and moral people, they should
give some benefits to the honest, to encourage other employees.
3. Education sector: every school and colleges need to introduce
more successful moral stories in their academics and teach benefits of being
moral.
4. Home: Home is a first school, its parent’s responsibility to
teach kids about: morals, values, good cultures, service and sacrifices, as APJ
Abdul Kalam said: Where there is righteousness
in the heart, there is beauty in
the character. When there is beauty in the character, there is harmony in
the home. When there is harmony in the home, there is order in
the nation. When there is order in the nation, there is peace in
the world.
5. Media: media should stop projecting criminals as hero’s or
leaders, instead they should go beyond money and TRP; they should bring all
moral and honest people into the limelight.
As per my opinion Implementation
of morality and honesty makes difference between human and animal, else both
look similar.
Identify, Recognize, Respect,
Reward and Award the people with integrity and honesty, else your own children
or grandchildren will eat, what you are sowing today.
Dharmo Rakshathi Rakshitaha -
it means that following a righteous path will save your life.
Author: GCV (Vishnuvardhana GC)
Kereya neeranu Kerege chelli
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