What helps a nation to rise to the status of a Great Nation? It is not
money or military power. It is the people of the country who together
makes a Great Nation. But alas! What do we see today? India has huge
population but citizens are missing. There are men and women but humans
are missing. A Great Nation is made by people who possess nationalism,
integrity, wisdom, courage, industriousness along with some common
sense. And this is where India suffers. The result - chaos, corruption,
crimes. And who is responsible. It is the people of India who have
downfallen in spirit and essence. People today have become money
hoarding pleasure seeking mindless creatures completely devoid of human
qualities and spirits.
India is blessed to have a very rich and glorified history and culture. We taught wisdom and quality of life to the entire world. But all that was put to naught by hundreds of years of Mughal and British foreign rule. All those years affected the psyche of the people of India. The intellectual capacities and human value system nose dived. Qualities of humanity that are essential for being a great nation started to recede. What is the quality of human beings today? This is now reflected in rising crimes, fragmented society, corruption, filthy conditions, one upmanship, attitude of keeping self above nation and shortcut to success etc. Cheapness is getting more and more prominent be it day to day life or media. Intolerance of tolerable and tolerance of intolerable is today's characteristic feature.
One should not forget that the kind of personal and social attributes we create does not stop there. It affects and disorders psyche. This becomes a vicious cycle. The disordered psyche not only vitiates society but also passes from one to another in many forms - as learned behavior, as short cut to self motive, as role model and slowly settle down as new 'norms' of society. This even has the potential of passing from one generation to other through genes. The resultant collected psyche forms the character of the nation.
Since independence not much has been done to uplift the human value system. India is growing richer but richness without strong foundation of human development is no development. Rich in money with poor mindsets are dangerous for any nation. To be a great nation there is immediate need to work on Humanity Quotient of the nation:
Let us look at the following aspects making the foundation of a great nation carefully:
- Self discipline
- Social norms
- Work culture
- Civic sense
- Spirit of nationalism
- Holistic development of individuals and society
It is the quality of human beings that makes a great nation. If we are serious about making a great nation with great souls great hearts and great minds, we should focus on the trio of Human Quality and work on:
- Spiritual quality
- Intellectual quality
- Emotional quality
Just like high quality parts are required to create a good machine. Only citizens with high quality can create a great nation. This is where a country needs to invest and focus. Create high quality human beings. Create better genes and better gene pool. This is the real wealth of a nation. This is what will make Quality of India Rich or Poor.
India is blessed to have a very rich and glorified history and culture. We taught wisdom and quality of life to the entire world. But all that was put to naught by hundreds of years of Mughal and British foreign rule. All those years affected the psyche of the people of India. The intellectual capacities and human value system nose dived. Qualities of humanity that are essential for being a great nation started to recede. What is the quality of human beings today? This is now reflected in rising crimes, fragmented society, corruption, filthy conditions, one upmanship, attitude of keeping self above nation and shortcut to success etc. Cheapness is getting more and more prominent be it day to day life or media. Intolerance of tolerable and tolerance of intolerable is today's characteristic feature.
One should not forget that the kind of personal and social attributes we create does not stop there. It affects and disorders psyche. This becomes a vicious cycle. The disordered psyche not only vitiates society but also passes from one to another in many forms - as learned behavior, as short cut to self motive, as role model and slowly settle down as new 'norms' of society. This even has the potential of passing from one generation to other through genes. The resultant collected psyche forms the character of the nation.
Since independence not much has been done to uplift the human value system. India is growing richer but richness without strong foundation of human development is no development. Rich in money with poor mindsets are dangerous for any nation. To be a great nation there is immediate need to work on Humanity Quotient of the nation:
Let us look at the following aspects making the foundation of a great nation carefully:
- Self discipline
- Social norms
- Work culture
- Civic sense
- Spirit of nationalism
- Holistic development of individuals and society
It is the quality of human beings that makes a great nation. If we are serious about making a great nation with great souls great hearts and great minds, we should focus on the trio of Human Quality and work on:
- Spiritual quality
- Intellectual quality
- Emotional quality
Just like high quality parts are required to create a good machine. Only citizens with high quality can create a great nation. This is where a country needs to invest and focus. Create high quality human beings. Create better genes and better gene pool. This is the real wealth of a nation. This is what will make Quality of India Rich or Poor.
