Science and technology, without a touch of spirituality, have made man proud of his powers, says Rajyogi Brahmakumar Nikunj ji
life today has become very fast, where everyone is continuously running around to get hold of something that they really don’t know of. Each one of us is in a hurry to achieve something or the other. Every person is busy competing with the others and winning over the world. But when we actually ask the person the ultimate goal he is proceeding towards, he does not have a cogent response. It is because we actually don’t know what we are marching for.
It is now rightly said that the present age is the period of “knowledge explosion.” The quantum of research, exploration and information is multiplying enormously. So much so that it has now become an uphill task to keep full track of what new additions to knowledge have been made by all countries in a single year. And, on top of all this, one finds that the rate of growth of scientific and technological know-how and “the knowledge” in general is accelerating day by day and year by year.
Perhaps, this, in itself would not be too bad to cause any major worry. But what makes one really feel alarmed is that there has been no parallel moral and spiritual growth of mankind. On the other hand, one clearly sees that there is a steep fall in standards of public and private morality. The combination of these two factors poses a real threat to the welfare of mankind because, while science and arts have placed, in the hands of man, enormous capabilities to do good or bad and have given him tremendous power to make or mar the future of the globe, the will to be good and to do good has not been strengthened and the humane side of man’s personality has not been developed.
The real danger, therefore, comes from the fact that, in the absence of human values, man can now work as a monster, capable of bringing doom and destruction on one and all like Bhasmasura. Science and technology, without a touch of spirituality, have made man proud of his powers.
Have these two trends, namely explosion of knowledge and erosion of values, any special meaning for usIJ Do they reflect on the present world condition and also give a true forecast of the futureIJ Yes, they do. In our blind race to achieve more and more, we have forgotten that the pride of man will lead him to a situation of growing conflict and clash, leading ultimately to a major catastrophe. And, the absence of values will invoke God to reinvigorate mankind with His divine knowledge.
Both of these are already taking the world to their logical ends. The old order is heading for a bang and the new order, that is the golden age of mankind, is being firmly re-established albeit incognito. This is the hidden truth behind the two trends whether one realises it or not. So, let us see the signs of time and work and cooperate for a change to build a better world.