Bliss

SR No.: 006592
Original Sutra Author: N/A
Author: Amarmuni
Publisher: Sanmati Gyan Pith Agra
Publication Year: 2010
Total Pages: 186
Language: English
Classification: Book_English
File Size: 12 MB

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a clear distinction between man's status as a social being and his behavioural patterns. They say that terming man as a social animal does not necessarily mean that he is a cultured and wellmannered at all times. Human beings are considered social because they need and desire human contact and company. Owing to certain circumstances, a person may stay in isolation for a short period, but he cannot live without human contact for an extended period of time. This impulse or need to be part of a group is man's innate quality. A human being is a part and parcel of society.
Working together, nurturing the feeling of collective responsibility and working towards the welfare of others defines the purview of socialism. Even if an individual begins life in a selfish and self-centered manner, he learns social consciousness and develops a sense of responsibility. According to the principles of sociology, in the formative years of life, narrow, egoistic and selfish desires reign high. Some of these even remain till the end of one's life. In fact some of these are so primary and internalized that man spends his entire life in controlling and justifying them. Some thinkers say that socialization is an act in society where an individual tries to make an impression on his fellow companions, as a result of which different social behaviours gain acceptability and are harmonized. We can look at socialization from two view points - first, where society influences the individual and second, where an individual reacts to society. In the first instance, this is a process by which society imparts culture over generations and by accepting and affirming the collective social life, harmonizes the individual. It aims at developing those qualities, talents and disciplines of an individual which are necessary to him as a social being. These help to internalize and express specific ambitions, values and lifestyle of the individual which are unique to his particular society. Thus, individuals learn to perform certain social activities which are necessary in order to be an integral part of their specific societies. This is an influence not just on those children and outsiders who enter society for the first time, but every member of the society.