WAR FOR HUMAN PERSON

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Literature, art, philosophy and religion repeatedly remind us that human life has in store much more than what common sense[1] would expect of it. In them we have a glimpse of our infinite potencies that transcend logic and reason. It is proven in the routine of revising the records about our capability in both the internal and external factors like sports, academics, philanthropy, aesthetics, technology and science. I wonder whether there can be rules for the ontological potency of human person’. With some fundamentals cleared to be on the board, I believe, we should play our game in all sincerity, love, joy and compassion for oneself and for others. We find our meaning/happiness in life, through an authentic discernment and pursuit of our game in life. Do we do that? That is the question. Does India facilitate meaningful and happy life for all her inhabitants? This is our concern.

I am curious to attempt a plain survey across the country to identify people who lead a meaningful, happy and contended life, pursuing their vocation and feel confident about it. In most cases, given the unfortunate socio-economic situations of the majority and strong prejudices on the basis of caste, creed, gender and culture, we trade ourselves for luxury, fame and conformity following the examples and approval of the majority. Those that think otherwise are handcuffed; some chose to die fighting the system, others desert it for another nation. Either ways, we fail to live our life. Either ways - benevolent or violent - the society does not let the individual breath free to live one’s life. We are at war for that freedom.  

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There are many who have dreams to take a particular course in life. It is not uncommon to find them sacrificed to our Institutions (family, society, media, education and religion), traditions which either freeze our inner voice or blind us from seeing it, and worse at time  to our fundamental  needs (food, home, shelter) that outrun our passions. Even those that dare to take the course is metamorphosed as insane, monsters of hatred, disgrace and shame to their families and society. As we dare not to face the odds, we are complacent to find meaning within four walls. We adapt the common sense. We continue to live in the ways of old - deprived of basic human rights, lacking passion, meaning and joy; unconsciously accepting it as the norm of living.

Hence there is the need to war for the freedom to realize our capabilities for a meaningful and happy life. We fight not that one day we may have the courage to break the walls following the numerous such examples in history. India has numerous such examples. But how long should we tolerate such a society? So this war is for the dawn of the day when the society may perceive the mystery of human person, our infinite potency and so render space to lead a meaningful and happy life.

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[1] ‘Common Sense’ would, in simple words, mean our normal, unconscious(uncritical) take on life, religion, human beings, culture etc., as we are brought up in our cultural-community/social-system.