Moral values are the values of right conduct in our dealings with our fellow-citizens and with the whole human race. These values are the most important features of our lives. It is based upon the possession of clear ideals as to what actions are right and what are wrong and the determination of our conduct by a constant reference to those ideals.
Technology has made great strides in modern times. The advances in other fields need no mention. The revolutionary advances in technology have brought about many changes in national life. The most important change is the decay of morals. All spiritual and ethical values have been undermined. Moral standards have collapsed. It is the decline in human values that accounts for the degradation of human-beings. Due to the lack of these values, the progress of our nation is lagging behind.
The educational system is contributing to the collapse of human values in society. Educational institutions, which ought to give a lead in promoting the nation's all-round welfare, are leading the country astray. Human values like sacrifice, integrity, fairness and morality have almost disappeared. Reverence and respect for elders are totally absent. What we need today is not a new system of education, not a new social order, or even a new religion. There is a good deal of speculation about how to bring about a new social order. All these are exercises in futility. The nation will be prosperous only when there are people with the moral conduct and good characters. Such persons will emerge in society only when there is purity of mind and morality in society. Only a society with a moral foundation can foster such noble persons. In India, this whole concept of good behavior got crystallized in dharma, or the set of duties every person has to perform. In the Bhagavad-Gita, Lord Krishna says in Chapter 3 "swadharme nidhanamshreya paradharmo bhayapaha". Doing one’s own duty is the most desirable and if one cannot perform duty, death is a better option. This inculcation of values in the educational system is possible. This, in turn, would mean referring to the sources of tradition which will involve a reference to some religion. Lack of morals has led to the criminalization of politics. Lawmakers are Law-breakers today. The only people the youth probably look upon as role models are politicians and media. So far as professions are concerned, every professional association can uphold ethics and codes of conduct, and thereby build role models and benchmarks for guiding society.
We must redesign our system of governance to check corruption. The value of material prosperity, not moral values, leads to corruption. Corruption today is a game in which five major players are involved. They are the corrupt politicians, the corrupt bureaucrats, the corrupt businessmen, the corrupt ngos and criminals. One simple example of this is how, while an Indian may throw rubbish on the streets without batting an eyelid, the same Indian, when he reaches Singapore, is on guard and may not commit nuisance or throw rubbish on the streets.
All these corruptions, crime and carelessness are certainly as immoral as any of the petty forms, whose morality is not questioned. All these inconsistencies as regards the moral status of various kinds of gambling or dishonest speculation arise from our inveterate habit of dealing with limited cases, each judged on its supposed merits as to consequences, instead of looking to fundamental principles.
Our government having been secular has been remarkably successful in totally eliminating any induction of values in our educational system. We have, therefore, a whole lot of students coming through the schools where they do not learn any values. This big defect has to be rectified.. If we want India to become less corrupt, if not corruption-free, we must start with the educational system and ensure that moral values are inducted. Today, for example, these values of good conduct, based on Hindu traditions, are taught in the institutions like Ramakrishna mission, Christian missionary schools and other rare institutions. Moral education must be inculcated not only in the schools but also in the home. This teaches the children about the code of conduct for living in a society. The next step of our national transformation is in the hands of the children who are the future of our nation. These values will indeed help the nation to change the notion of developing nation to a developed nation. The cultural backgrounds become strong due to these morals & this transition can easily happen. On the whole the progress of the nation grows in the cradle of moral values.
Technology has made great strides in modern times. The advances in other fields need no mention. The revolutionary advances in technology have brought about many changes in national life. The most important change is the decay of morals. All spiritual and ethical values have been undermined. Moral standards have collapsed. It is the decline in human values that accounts for the degradation of human-beings. Due to the lack of these values, the progress of our nation is lagging behind.
The educational system is contributing to the collapse of human values in society. Educational institutions, which ought to give a lead in promoting the nation's all-round welfare, are leading the country astray. Human values like sacrifice, integrity, fairness and morality have almost disappeared. Reverence and respect for elders are totally absent. What we need today is not a new system of education, not a new social order, or even a new religion. There is a good deal of speculation about how to bring about a new social order. All these are exercises in futility. The nation will be prosperous only when there are people with the moral conduct and good characters. Such persons will emerge in society only when there is purity of mind and morality in society. Only a society with a moral foundation can foster such noble persons. In India, this whole concept of good behavior got crystallized in dharma, or the set of duties every person has to perform. In the Bhagavad-Gita, Lord Krishna says in Chapter 3 "swadharme nidhanamshreya paradharmo bhayapaha". Doing one’s own duty is the most desirable and if one cannot perform duty, death is a better option. This inculcation of values in the educational system is possible. This, in turn, would mean referring to the sources of tradition which will involve a reference to some religion. Lack of morals has led to the criminalization of politics. Lawmakers are Law-breakers today. The only people the youth probably look upon as role models are politicians and media. So far as professions are concerned, every professional association can uphold ethics and codes of conduct, and thereby build role models and benchmarks for guiding society.
We must redesign our system of governance to check corruption. The value of material prosperity, not moral values, leads to corruption. Corruption today is a game in which five major players are involved. They are the corrupt politicians, the corrupt bureaucrats, the corrupt businessmen, the corrupt ngos and criminals. One simple example of this is how, while an Indian may throw rubbish on the streets without batting an eyelid, the same Indian, when he reaches Singapore, is on guard and may not commit nuisance or throw rubbish on the streets.
All these corruptions, crime and carelessness are certainly as immoral as any of the petty forms, whose morality is not questioned. All these inconsistencies as regards the moral status of various kinds of gambling or dishonest speculation arise from our inveterate habit of dealing with limited cases, each judged on its supposed merits as to consequences, instead of looking to fundamental principles.
Our government having been secular has been remarkably successful in totally eliminating any induction of values in our educational system. We have, therefore, a whole lot of students coming through the schools where they do not learn any values. This big defect has to be rectified.. If we want India to become less corrupt, if not corruption-free, we must start with the educational system and ensure that moral values are inducted. Today, for example, these values of good conduct, based on Hindu traditions, are taught in the institutions like Ramakrishna mission, Christian missionary schools and other rare institutions. Moral education must be inculcated not only in the schools but also in the home. This teaches the children about the code of conduct for living in a society. The next step of our national transformation is in the hands of the children who are the future of our nation. These values will indeed help the nation to change the notion of developing nation to a developed nation. The cultural backgrounds become strong due to these morals & this transition can easily happen. On the whole the progress of the nation grows in the cradle of moral values.
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