*PROFIT AND LOSS ACCOUNT OF MANKIND*
Man is unique among all living beings because of his admirable sixth sense. With such providence he is able to give artificial shapes and artistical beauties to the natural resources for his comforts and enjoyment. Further he has increased the number of articles and commodities for his daily life. One’s own labour and skill are not enough to get all the material comforts; each has to join and contribute as a member of society. To make the living process harmonious with one another, man has had to frame systems of social justice and moral behaviour. If we draw up a balance sheet of profit and loss account for the life of mankind through the ages we would see a great surplus. By natural providence and man’s efforts much material comforts have been developed by technological expertise and world-wide link among mankind. When we keenly scrutinise the balance sheet of our accounts further on the income and expenses, a considerable portion of our profit is being wasted by conflict, hatred and wars due to sectarian feelings which are only imaginary, wrong and superstitious conditionings of the mind based on religions, caste, language and race. Now the time has come to eliminate such differences and enjoy prosperity.
Man’s life is valuable because he is able to understand the secrets of the evolutionary process of the vast universe and enjoy it to the fullest extent and happiness. As well, man’s life is a momentary and ephemeral incident in the flood of universal force. Millions of people lived on earth 100 years before; where are they now? Man is born, he grows, enjoys the natural and artificial happiness and disappears. In this continuous process, for the convenience and comfort of life, language, religion and caste emerged. In ages past they were necessary for man and also useful. Now in these days of advancement of technology and the world wide link of humanity by quick transport facilities, the sectarian concepts and separation of mankind on the grounds of language, religion, caste, etc. are unnecessary and superstitious. To liberate ourselves from the imprints of prejudiced concepts of religion, caste, language and race let us uncover the facts that caused these imprints to come into being in the life of man.
*RELIGION*
In the primitive ages, when population was sparse, man lived in small groups in isolated places on earth. The people learned by daily experiences what to eat, how to bathe, etc. and how to resist or overcome climatic differences. Also they came to understand the reactions and ill-effects in over-enjoyment of anything and they found proper remedies and solutions. Such knowledge spread to the group and was passed on to the descendants. The sum-total of this natural evolution of accumulated knowledge of life experiences is called ‘culture’. ‘Culture’ is a natural growth in human society, formed and followed from generation to generation. In the course of time the knowledge of people gradually advanced. A wise man in the group began thinking about human behaviour, needs, fulfilment and results. He got enlightenment of Consciousness and understood the divine play of Nature in every action of man. He advised the people about morality. He made the people believe in the existence of God, The Almighty, who graces everything for mankind. He instructed the people to worship God, as well as do good things for one and all in the society. As his instructions were found beneficial to life, the people followed them as a code of conduct. Thus began religion. This method of living with faith in God and virtuous deeds gradually spread to other groups also over the course of time.
As the number of articles for daily life increased, some new problems emerged. The wise men who were born and lived in different places gave further advice to the people to reform their way of living according to the particular times and places. Then each revised religion was called by the name of the reformer. In this was several names came into being.
In fact, there is only one religion in the world with two aspects Worship of God to get enlightenment of Consciousness, and living virtually which will help one and all in the society to enjoy happy, harmonious and peaceful life.
*CASTE*
In olden days the production of all commodities for life was by hand. To transmit production expertise and technology only the father-son link was easily available from generation to generation. Each group who manufactured a particular commodity came to be called by a certain name generally; such names became castes. Now all manufacturing is done with the help of machines, and anyone can learn any work due to the modern educational system. So caste has no more meaning or place in human society; only by habit some people still adhere to the caste system with superstitious belief.
*RACE*
Race is only a natural formation of structure and colour of the physical body due to ecological causes. If anyone of a particular race happens to live in a different place among a different place among a different race for some years and is educated accordingly, he becomes one with the new race. By interracial marriage, the traces of the old race will completely disappear after seven generations and only the new racial characteristics will be evident. Now the world is ready to absorb interracial marriages.
In summation, man, who is a passing incident in the universal flood of force and time, need not waste his energy, time and happiness by slavery to the above antiquated, superstitious barriers. The day is coming when a world-wide movement of rational thought will form to relieve the people from such unnecessary and detrimental conditionings of mind.
*Poem No.6 will continue…….*
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