TARA CHAND BHAGAT
What in fact the moral values are! Moral values are such values as these carry very foundations upon which the existence of flourishing society gets strong on its feet and thereby the roots of its existence never gets shaken.The ‘term’ of society is a wider one in its sense itself in the world and can’t be compared with that of any ordinary thing.Whereas “Moral values” are being observed to be eroding day by day in this modern era of society. Its erosion is being usually observed in almost all sections be it so-called upper sections, be it lower strata and also the middle one none is left behind in this race of erosion of moral values.If you don’t know, I let you know about the erosion of moral values.You will soon got believed with my views When I quote an example of some elderly people both males and females who have been abandoned them by their children to whom their parents have nourished them(children) with caress and fondle,with the hope that they would become their supportive stick during their oldage.But barring a few exceptional cases,these are proving to be otherwise.Four days ago I was just witnessing a news bulletin on T.V. .The announcer of the T.V. broadcast a news of Mathura Temple to be called one of the ‘Dhams’ full of both males and females abandoned elderly people by their children.When one of the correspondents made a interview of these abandoned people.He asked them why they have been abandoned.They replied to him weepingly that their children cannot afford to feed besides fulfilling their needs and they have become wholly and exclusively dependent upon them at this old age.With this sole reason they have come herein at Mathura temple for spending the later part of their life.
In the past,a son who used to be very obedient to his parents and used to serve parents in their oldage and a son had never preferred to be separated from his dear parents.Even there used to be a joint family at that time.Reciprocally the parents had more love with their grandchildren than own son.Mean to say that a son used to be a supportive stick in their parents’ oldage.Such was the better inseparable relationship between the son and his parents.Such was the gravity of respect and reverence towards parents.The African proverb sits well here to be quoted.If your parents take care of upto the time you cut your teeth,you take care of them when they lose theirs.Nowadays highly educated Children rather than loving deeply their parents;they feel them to be burden on them;they prefer to be living separately,independently along with their better-halves either at big Indian cities or leave for foreign countries such as UK,USA ,Canada,and other European or Gulf Countries where they might get more financial avenues of earning and more so could live like a princely life. Is it a decent life of living without be living with dear parents?Are you not afraid of the providence of the Almighty?Blessed are those who have their parents alive. Just think about those whose have left for heaven and their children are remembering their parents as ‘pitr’. The relationship between parents and children is inseparable and sacred one in his mundane world.Several Non Governmental organisations or Oldage Homes have not all over the country come forward to serve such unfortunate people who have been got abandoned by their children during this helpless times but also a few oldage homes at different places of which “Oldage Home” at Ambphalla and Oldage Home Asharey near BEE NEE Hospital Talab Tillo,Jammu are known Homes where both males and females abandoned people are taken care of them nicely with every facilities of enjoyment of life with entertainments such as witnessing of T.V.,group sitting,sports of physical exercises like morning’ as well as evening walks arrangements are there for spending an experienced lives.They have got no worries at all to be of this abandonment.They are as satisfied as they have no such children.Parents are really the jewellery of the children and they don’t want to wear that.
I would like to give my suggestive ways to the died out or by-gone moral values from the modern society: – First and foremost healthy suggestion is that all the religious books are to be included in the syllabus from the primary Level so that little ones could realize the importance of the moral values to be taught to these small children from this primary stage.They must know that how Rama obeyed the orders of his father Dashratha to go on 14th years’ exile.So our children should be motivated and encouraged to read our scriptures and also exposed to our rich culture by organising cultural functions in schools and motivating them(small children) to participate in traditional fairs,festivals,and other events at home and outside. In this way we can inculcate moral and ethical values in small children so that they can grow up into obedient sons and daughters,helpful companions and responsible law abiding,patriotic citizens and more respectful towards their parents.
In India we have long been known for attaching due importance to moral and spiritual values in our ancient society. Our great saints,Gurus,sages,Rishies and faqirs since the ancient times always preached high moral values such as love, Compassion, humility Sympathy helping the poor and the needy, great respect for parents and elders.On the other hand, in the present times these moral values are losing ground in our digital Society and the modern era of society is much more different from what it used to be,say 40-50 years ago.Girls and women who used to be treated as incarnation of ‘SHAKTI’ and accorded high respected place in our society are ill-treated and raped.The strong bond of human relations of children ,youngsters are weakening and there are several instances of parents being ill-treated by none other than their own highly educated children whom the formers brought them up with much love and care.Children are sending their parents to oldage homes at a time when they need their children badly.
Many people have jettisoned off their moral scruples and are indulging themselves in foul mean to earn money.People are losing tolerance over slight provocation and resorting to violence on the small pretext.Our youths are becoming more and more narcisstic and self-centred. Juvenile Crimes’ rate is also surging. There is an urgent need to inculcate high moral and ethical values which have died out and our so-called modern flourishing society could be saved from the ill-effects being prevailed over the highly educated generations who too have to come across such kind of helpless Oldage ; at that time much water would have been flown in all the rivers into the seas which can’t be brought back.I conclude my article with the amrit baani of param saint Kabir Dass who had beautifully said in his couplet: Chalay Ge so Na Millian;Kis ko puchhunn Baat.
Mat Pita Sut Bandba; Jukha Hai Sab Sanghat.
Those who died never come back;to whom should I ask for.
Mother, father, Son and friend; all are false relations.