by Manjit Handa
The world is full of contraries. That is how it was all programmed. Light, darkness; day night; negative, positive; right, left; up down; mind, heart. Each defines and demarcates the other.
Unfortunately at every step we are faced with the quandary of choosing one—the experience that so alarms and persuades us to chose that one path. There always is an element of the probability of failure, of whether the path being taken would click or not.
In the olden days, it was very easy and simply put. The more difficult the path, the chances of its being the righteous were more. And then there were years of tradition and discipline. But now, when there is no such thing as black or white and the evil of Mammon is the Guru (also an acceptable fact), the range of agreeable choices is all the more inexplicable.
Times sure have changed; acceptable priorities redefined. Earlier it was all about being moral, even if the course meant less accumulation of wealth because that was the righteous thing to do. But, now such an idea is guffawed upon. Try even mentioning such a thing in any gathering and you would be branded the geek. Boring.
Yes, being righteous or moral is no more trendy or “in-vogue”. To fit-in and be considered powerful, you’ve got to have it all, no matter how you achieve it.
Just one question. Would you compromise such a path for the assumingly boring one? Don’t ask me the cost.
Boringly yours,
Manjit
