Whatever the complexion of people be, we know how to make our lives complex. Why is it so complicated to choose right from wrong? Or rather how come is it so simple to choose the wrong from right?
For that matter, let's take an example of students. They very well know the importance of being attentive but majority of them do the exact opposite, don't they? After observing a great number of students, I feel that any child beyond ten years knows what's good and what's bad. They are even smart enough to understand the benefit of doubt they get being children. Where does this attitude come from? Why is it that we humans like whatever is wrong? Or may be we like it for it's easy.
Telling lies for an example, it's obviously foolish to imagine a Raja Harishchandra today but we have got into a habit of lying even for petty issues. For example, answer this honestly, how many times have you answered your mobile phone telling your friend that you would reach in five minutes when actually you are at least fifteen to twenty minutes away. Think about it, was it necessary to lie? What difference would it make if one told the truth. This habit, I must tell you accompanies all age groups.
Once when I was in grade four, our class monitor wrote Ajeet's name and my name on board for talking. Revathi ma'am our Maths teacher entered the class. She asked both of us if we were talking, and to her surprise both of us agreed without a word of argument. She didn't punish us, rather appreciated us in front of the whole class. We felt great. Thanks to Revathi ma'am, I never lied for petty issues since that day.
Today when I see people lying for issues wherein even the penalty is negligible, I feel a sense of pity for them. It's not the small penalty that they have avoided, but it's that feeling of pride, feeling of joy, that they completely miss by being dishonest.
I earnestly suggest to all my readers, being honest is a good feeling. It's just that some of us have absolutely forgotten the possibility of being honest. Out of ten times that you lie in a day at least six times are easily avoidable. At the most, we may face a bit of punitive action from others but the feeling of having done the right thing is much greater. Just try.
It's not only the feeling of being honest but there's more to it. It's a good habit. Once it is developed, there are many difficulties that a person would easily avoid. Moreover, every human enjoys to the maximum, when he proves someone guilty. Why should one enjoy our mistakes? On the other hand, if one just honestly and bravely admits his errors then more than half of the torture is avoided. All the drama, glamor, that people enjoy while proving us guilty is taken away. The guilty is spared from the humiliation.
For that matter, let's take an example of students. They very well know the importance of being attentive but majority of them do the exact opposite, don't they? After observing a great number of students, I feel that any child beyond ten years knows what's good and what's bad. They are even smart enough to understand the benefit of doubt they get being children. Where does this attitude come from? Why is it that we humans like whatever is wrong? Or may be we like it for it's easy.
Telling lies for an example, it's obviously foolish to imagine a Raja Harishchandra today but we have got into a habit of lying even for petty issues. For example, answer this honestly, how many times have you answered your mobile phone telling your friend that you would reach in five minutes when actually you are at least fifteen to twenty minutes away. Think about it, was it necessary to lie? What difference would it make if one told the truth. This habit, I must tell you accompanies all age groups.
Once when I was in grade four, our class monitor wrote Ajeet's name and my name on board for talking. Revathi ma'am our Maths teacher entered the class. She asked both of us if we were talking, and to her surprise both of us agreed without a word of argument. She didn't punish us, rather appreciated us in front of the whole class. We felt great. Thanks to Revathi ma'am, I never lied for petty issues since that day.
Today when I see people lying for issues wherein even the penalty is negligible, I feel a sense of pity for them. It's not the small penalty that they have avoided, but it's that feeling of pride, feeling of joy, that they completely miss by being dishonest.
I earnestly suggest to all my readers, being honest is a good feeling. It's just that some of us have absolutely forgotten the possibility of being honest. Out of ten times that you lie in a day at least six times are easily avoidable. At the most, we may face a bit of punitive action from others but the feeling of having done the right thing is much greater. Just try.
It's not only the feeling of being honest but there's more to it. It's a good habit. Once it is developed, there are many difficulties that a person would easily avoid. Moreover, every human enjoys to the maximum, when he proves someone guilty. Why should one enjoy our mistakes? On the other hand, if one just honestly and bravely admits his errors then more than half of the torture is avoided. All the drama, glamor, that people enjoy while proving us guilty is taken away. The guilty is spared from the humiliation.
