Indus Valley to Incredible India

I concede sir! I know materialistic and spiritual world are different. Very few are born with that intelligence to look at life spiritually from the moment of birth or as early as possible sir. It is the materialistic world that could eventually lead us to our "true potential" and I do agree Dharma is the starting point and may be should be the guiding principle as we go through the other two before we get to moksha. I do have a lot of questions still sir and I am afraid that the thread is already going off topic - my apologies!

 

Awesome post Mr cheeniya. In fact this is the first post I just read of yours and it is really incredible!!!. I mean in the true sense. Yes, you have aptly put in words the state in which our country is today. All of us feel apathy and sympathy for all the things going around us but how does one help in getting the situation better? News channels have become a direct means of going into depression. Newspapers are flooded with all the depressing news except for the supplements that come along which are a relief to read. it has some information which can if not help you at least make us relaxed.
Indus valley to Incredible India to Impossible India.....

 

Dear Sri sir
I came back from work and am positng this..so deleted my morning post as it is now irrelevant.

True Sir. However, we were talking about India's current state and to me corruption is so rampant that it has invaded all parts of life, even seeing God in a temple. I remember that during my younger days taking bribe was considered wrong and all bribes were given surreptitiously. Slowly people started accepting it and now people are openly demanding it. I can only give medical seats as an example because many of my family members have been affected by this.

Perhaps there are more things that are going on in India which maybe equally harmful but to me all atrocities can be covered under and because of corruption.

Again sir, I am referring to the developments in relative terms only. From the past to the present. During the time of Annamacharya who sang "brahmamokate" and during the time of "Nandanaar", the "lower" caste were not allowed to enter temple premises itself. Compared to that period now that kind of treatment is not so prevalent.
That is what I am referring to. Social changes take many generations to happen; so I am giving some time for this.
As you said there are laws sir, but why are they not followed? Because of corruption.

Trust I have made my position clearer. I think you also know what I explained above; perhaps you are just contradicting for discussion sake.

 

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Awesome post!!

 

Dear Cheeniya sir,

As is my wont, I am late. But, even at the risk of repeating myself I must say coming late has its advantages! Last things first! Enjoyed your reply (retort?) to Anita, much too much. Looks like that girl has stumped you with her brevity, something that all the others with their long and impressive inputs didn't manage to do!

So I see that a younger 'Cheeniya mind' is in the making. How could I forget that your little grand daughter too stumped you with her short but effective question! But then, I read a very impressive thread after that and excuse my weak memory.

Incredible India indeed. Always shocking to read the atrocities committed not by criminals, but the so called leaders and elders of our country. But then, you take pains to explain that corruption is nothing new to mankind and even the mighty Roman civilization fell to dust. Reading it in the words of van Loon brought the ruins of the Roman Forum and the Pantheon to my eyes. I remember being deeply impressed and unable to comprehend how such a civilization could be reduced to mere dirt. Can that befall us? Who knows, at the hands of the blindly corrupt politicians, anything is possible.

But then, reading all the posts in this thread penned so meticulously by our friends here, one thing was clear to me- - the darkest hour is before the dawn!
There is hope in everyone's heart for a better and brighter future. So be it! That's what we wish and pray for our young ones and their future.

Corrupt and evil perhaps do not exist by themselves, they will always have honesty and goodness for company. Incredible India it shall be.

L, Kamla

Once again, I am awed at your literary know how. You must have read one book every day of your life with Ojda keeping a close company...from a distance!!