Blog@GraceJunction

The Patan gang rape did really wake up most of the news weary minds across the state. Shocked, everyone eagerly awaited the next day’s newspaper to get a deeper glimpse in to what transpired. However, the matter, unusually covered by the media, in a land where between 1971 and 2006 rape cases increased by a whooping 678%, died the death as the voice of the victims. 

It was interesting to note that when the issue came to light everyone was found discussing on, how so much of marks, and in turn power, was bestowed in to the hands of the autonomous teachers ? Every ‘Woman’s Commission’ and group in India along with the local media, politicians and the public started to blame the particular system for internal marks. While every one was busy in the blame game, no one ever cared to ask, what made these autonomous teachers do this act prima facie? Surprisingly and unanimously every one was ready with solutions to curb these heinous acts - reduce the amount of internal marks held in the hands of teachers!! 

However, will lesser internal marks debar the exams in the hearts of debauched teachers? Can marks become guardians for our children at school?  

Will reducing the internal marks not increase the autonomy and rebellion in unruly students? Will it stop anarchy that rules our educational institutions, end suicides due to ragging, stop shooting in schools, prevent teachers from being terrorized?  

Does autonomy create debauched minds; is a very important question we need to address. If so, then how much autonomy can keep people within acceptable standards ? Or rather, is it time that we begin to debate, examine if there is anything such as absolutes or standards, right and wrong, truth, and lie? If there were absolutes, to which each one is expected to comply, then would those absolutes be the ones taught at Hitler’s academia, or Hugh Hefner’s school of arts?  In addition, should the syllabus be accredited by the University of Maya or approved at the Test bench of Truth?

While no one cares to ponder upon how teachers, whom we trust our children with and who inscribe their tender hearts with morality and worthy living, can become so devious, we started the blame game and in turn inventing newer laws to curb the menace within, only to find ourselves inventing and teaching newer ways to break it, without being obvious.  

We live in constant denial of the fact of sin and wickedness, seated in the heart of every human. We have failed to read and identify lines in our conscience, which have made us believe every one can have their own custom designed absolutes and laws, and that we can stuff our hearts with what ever pleases our stomachs. We think each one can create their own universities, graduate by being both the student and the examiner, and yet be truthfully educated and successful. We have become so confident that we feel in the exams of life, answers dont really matter, every answer is correct in its own way, its passé to think that answers need to be complying to revealed truths or the textbooks.

We have educated ourselves high enough to remove the word “sin”, off our vocabulary, and a talk about absolute truths and confirmation to absolute laws raise contempt and eyebrows and could easily get you labeled as “lesser educated moron”. However, undeniable is the fact that whether it be a nation or an individual who plays with sin, will surely will reap a befitting harvest; there is no escape. 

Humanity doesn’t need a revised system of living to solve it problems, nor complex legal systems nor sophisticated gadgetry to change itself. While religions try to raise the bar of law higher even so much as to the point of asphyxiation, by even being thoughtful of preventing killing of micro-organisms, it has failed to address the core issue. At times making us feel like a child caught unaware by the teacher in her class, while surely, we have missed an important point somewhere.

Unless we do not seek the Absolute one with all our heart, we can never have absolutes to decide truly between right or wrong.  

Unless the heart is not changed and transformed, every attempt to raise the bar of law higher, would be just an attempt to build a dam on top of a violent volcano.

Tags: Absolutes, Exams, God, Lifesytle, Minds, Patan, Rape Case, Religion, Sin, Society, Spiritual, Teachers, Thoughts

This entry was posted on Thursday, March 27th, 2008 at 4:12 pm and is filed under Articles, Blesson, Religions, Spiritual, Thoughts, Youth Issues. You can follow any responses to this entry through the RSS 2.0 feed. You can leave a response, or trackback from your own site.