We are all same. We all have one thing in common.
Our blood that gives us life is red. But it is different- Positive, negative,
O, A etc. We all are different in color, height, size, looks, speech, and many
myriad ways. But we all belong to one race-humanity. Though claiming different
parentage, we all have common DNA- of the creator. We are like the waves of the
Ocean. Each wave is different yet it is part of the ocean. Yet, why do we build
fortresses around us?
It all starts in the smallest unit called family.
Deep fissures called jealousy and envy, divide siblings. Husband and wife
quarrel over petty things like ‘my family’ ‘your family’. The home becomes a
battleground with ego clashes about petty issues.
The next biggest dividing factor is caste and creed.
Generations of enmity are carried forward over this and friendships and
romantic relationships get fragmented. Hatred and vengeance cause untold
miseries to the victims who are most often innocent and have nothing to do with
it. In the Gita, Krishna explicitly talks about the four divisions in
society based not on birth but on their duties. Each of these is complementary
to the other so that society functions in a smooth manner. But now we have
split our social fabric with umpteen sects and sub sects with the prime
intention of dividing rather than uniting.
Sarvatra
samam pasyati advise our shastras.The Bible too corroborates this by saying ‘do unto others
as you would they unto you’. We live in an interdependent world where we all
need each other for harmonious existence. How can we be truly happy when out
neighbor is suffering? How can we live in peace when the community around is
torn apart by vicious elements?
Swami Dayananda Saraswati says, “How can we hurt
another without getting hurt in the process? No human heart was ever made that
cannot empathise with a person who is sad. Even psychopaths have their spells
of empathy because of how the human heart is”.
The world is moving at an alarming pace with Science
and Technology assisting the velocity. Add to this the greed of man to acquire
material possessions and you have a society that has crumbling values.This
means acute competition and that results in intolerance and the desire to win
at any cost.
Can we for a moment stop and think of what we are doing to ourselves?
With global connectivity through modern communication channels, we can all
exchange positive interpersonal relations and support each others growth, both
materially and spiritually. Holding hands, we can move forward without fear. We
can facilitate each others success and share the joys. We can drop the
superficial differences and remember that we are the same offspring of the
same God- be it Rama, Rahim or Jesus
SRI GURU GRANTH SAHIB SAYS.....Ek pita ekas ke hum bark tu mera gur haee
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