Today there was a discussion between some of my friends regarding the principle of uprightness. The case here is that one of the guys goes and testifies against some one who has been caught in a muddle of dishonesty and unfair means. The point people were making was that whether it is right if someone who himself has been doing stuffs which are not a proper behavior of uprightness ,should go and testify against some one who is caught in that kind of muddle.
Having given the background, the discussion here is who should and should not decide whether other people are right and wrong. We all make mistakes in life. Those mistakes can be big or small depending upon what is the criteria of judgment and who is deciding it. In general we have a tendency to classify things as big and small and depending on
That criterion we decide.
As in one of the hindi movies when Rajesh Khanna tells the crowd that only he who has not lied or has committed any sin in life should throw the stone on the lady who was caught stealing something, the crowd disappears away. My learning from the movie or this incident was that we should not try to judge people on the basis of our perceived notion but with one objective tool which applies to all of us.
When we are not sure of ourselves of being weak at moments, we should not be the one to comment or say the least pass judgment on others. Out here in this competitive environment everyone is under pressure. Some people are equipped to handle this pressure better and some not. It is this environment which takes its toll and makes people do things in those weak moments of theirs. We should therefore be clear that all of us have had those weak moments and most of us have fallen prey to it.
Now the argument will be that the actions people take in those weak moments might vary in the seriousness or the magnitude. However as I have said earlier, no matter what we do , small or big, if one has compromised on his/her uprightness ,he/she should think twice before pointing fingers on others.
I for some reasons of mine think that people should be given chance to improve. We should rather believe in the ultimate goodness of the human kind and not try to judge people on the basis of our preconceived notion because that notion itself can be corrupted by our own biases.
Rather than pointing fingers on others we should try to look into ourselves and think on the saying as it goes.
“When you point one finger on others ,four fingers are pointing on you”
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Do unto others as you would have them do unto you. That's what you get when you apply the principle of arbitrage. [:)]
I doubt if I have the whole context to this incident.
It would be great if the world had people who were unselfish, loving and all the good things that go with it. In short, wouldn't it be great to have an "ideal" world ?
Why then, don't we have this so called ideal world ? I believe in human goodness but we are all equally selfish; centuries of evolution perhaps instills that element into each one of us.
Well, the world IS unfair. I believe it is designed to be like this. In a battle, it is the number of soldiers who died/survived that attention is paid to(if at all), not really which particular ones. Similarly, every "injustice" fells one of the soldiers. Soon, this "injustice" will be "counted" and its identity removed. That's the rule of war. In some sense, humans still thirst for war and blood.
As I've grown, I've often wondered about how we have rules to govern ourselves and how much these rules vary across cultures (Capital punishment, for eg). What's right at a time under a given circumstance can be very different across cultures. Does this mean some of these rules are right and some of them wrong ? Perhaps not.
One rule that is applicable universally is that there is some punishment for 1)violating a rule of the land AND 2)getting caught.
AND 3) applicable punishment depends on the severity of the crime.
It so happens that this is the way we have evolved over centuries. We sacrifice away a few of ours, if we have to, to safeguard many more.
I can't blame anyone for what transpired. I refuse to blame the accused for his actions, nor do I condemn the witness. After all, all of us have given up the right to judge others long back...
I empathize but not sympathize with the condemned. I just hope that as a class we stand united in spirit though may be divided in opinions.
This is not connected with the happenings mentioned in the post. Just a general thought that popped up in my mind
As subbu said, I think we are all selfish. Not that it's a sin. In fact, it is essential for us to survive. I guess it's ok to be selfish as long as it doesn't harm others, that's when things get nasty. But all said and done, once in a while our vile nature overpowers our good selves, and we rejoice at others' downfall. I would only say "Be good to people in your journey uphill, because you are sure to meet them when you climb down".
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