Moral Teachings

‘If wealth gone nothing gone, if health gone something gone but if character is gone everything is gone’. I can say it ill fate of the society that among the three words above mentioned, wealth is first, health is second and character is third (last) priority of the present day. In schools and colleges everything is taught except moral teachings. In all examinations (lower and higher), all types of questions are asked except questions related to moral values. For nothing gone matter (wealth), we can do everything. For something gone matter (health), some consciousness has developed and youths have started going zims, swimming pools and health clubs. Some consciousness towards diet has also come. But everything gone matter (character) is paid little attention. Due to moral character man is man, otherwise he is also an animal. There is nothing difference between a man and an animal except moral values.
I may be very intelligent & may compete so many competition and may be doctor, engineer and IAS/ IPS. I may be great scholar of so many shastras. But everything is a big zero if I don’t know moral values. What is moral value? It may vary from society to society. It may vary with religions. But there are some special things which all socities and religions have accepted. They are love to all creatures, stay on truth, due respect to all, honesty, dutiful and well behaved. Some values which are vriables should also be obeyed, i.e, food- habits, dress code, customs, marriages and other ceremonies.
The field in which we were the tutor of the world is paid little attention. In the first two fields we are far behind the developed countries. But in the third, we were ‘jagadguru’ and can again avail the same post. Today is 15th August 2010. Maharshi Arvind was born on the very day. He has pointed out towards the same views. Bapu always taught morality. He has said about his own children, ’Although my children did not become doctor, engineer or IAS/IPS, they have gained much better knowledge than those worldly knowledge, and that is morality’. -------------------contd.