India has given up on its values and is now following materialism, commercialism and consumerism and the accompanying motives of greed and selfishness, says Rajyogi Brahmakumar Nikun Ji
White collar crimes are not a new phenomenon in our country, because every other day we witness some or the other story of a scam involving some corporate honcho or a government officer or a person who is considered highly respectable by the society. If we go through the crime-records of the last seven decades since independence, we find that more VIP’s have committed crimes during the last fe years. A thorough study of this sad situation would show that there has been a more rapid slide on the stairway of morals with the passage of time and that corruption during the last couple of years has made a quantum jump. The securities scam, the banking scam, the betting scandal, cases relating to the import of sugar, the fodder scandal, cases concerning allotment of government accommodation are some among these. No adequate reason is generally given for the involvement of so many men and women in high positions, wielding political power and enjoying public trust. This situation is often explained away by saying that corruption has become rampant and has spread like wild fire. A notable feature of these cases is that in some of them, close relatives of ministers, state heads and government officers are deeply involved. If we apply the age-old wise Indian saying, “As the king, so are the subjects”, we come to the conclusion that ours is a decadent society.
India today is a nation, majority of whose political leaders, that have tasted power, have been proved by the judiciary to be unworthy of the trust that people repose in them. The honesty and sincerity of many of them is doubtful. The recent cases of corruption have clearly exposed the nefarious links between persons who hold position in various fields of human activities. With our industrial and technological development and liberalisation of economy, we have become a morally bankrupt nation. But what is valid and solid cause underlying it? India, once the wonder of the world and the acknowledged spiritual leader of nations, has now lost its self-respect and has become an impoverished nation, who keeps borrowing from World Bank and keeps paying huge interests on the debts.
If we go a little deeper, we will find that all this sad plight is due to a faulty paradigm-shift. Bharat, that was once the crown of the world and had a place of pride among the nations, has given up its cultural values and has, after political slavery of centuries, started blindly following the West. Its slogan now is materialism, commercialism and consumerism and the accompanying motives of greed and selfishness. Money, money and money is, today, the prime motive behind all activities. It has replaced spirituality and the spirit of sharing. An analysis of these cases will show that our leaders and our nation have fallen victim to these.
There is no other way to put an end to this precarious situation except through education in spirituality and right type of cultural values by those who themselves are living examples of sacrifice, penance and service.