Perfecting Youth

Author(s): Udayvallabhvijay
Publisher: Samkit Yuvak Mandal

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what is sought to be portrayed, let them think for a moment whether they should have been instrumental in propagating this concept. We have lawyers who are prepared to defend the likes of AJMAL KASAB, we have lawyers who are prepared to defend rapists, murderers, and the likes who are caught red-handed doing such things. Thanks to the imported system of justice where a lawyer claims that his commitment lies to the brief (and not to morals, ethics and ethos!), we have a Supreme Court judge calling the relationship between Radha and Krishna a 'live-in-relationship'. We have eminent so called jurist, certifying that MARYADA PURSHOTTAM RAM was a bad husband and his young brother LAXMAN was even worse.
out to the most unfortunate. With regular intervals the shameful deeds of high and mighty in the social and economic field also tumble out. Anyway it has become a fashion to thrash blindly at religion, religious practices, customs & traditions. It may be a duty or passion for someone to critically publicize the ill practices prevailing in the society but in doing so one has to take safety measures so as to not cause damage to the faith level of the society, which is essential for the spiritual progress. Faith is something that helps a man stay stable in the worst situation.
The whole tribe of godmen are targeted and painted in a shameful colour. True, there may be black sheep in all the herds. Is politics not a business in this country? And that too the most flourishing one ! Is education not a business? Is healthcare not a business? For a few black sheep, there are thousands who have really renounced all the worldly pleasures and possessions/wealth which cannot be imagined. There are scores of saints practicing hard penance, domg meaningful social service and reaching
In 2012 when rain was delayed in most of the parts of the country & Karnataka staring at its worst drought in 42 years, the state government had gone for divine help. A circular was sent to 37000 temples under the 'Muzrai'(religious endowment) department for special poojas & the government had spent an amount of nearly 20 crores under this project. You can't colour this as a waste of money or can't advice the government to divert the funds for the poor all the time. It's like going for a divine remedy when seen forces don't work. Killing faith is like making a man internally disabled.
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