Truth-An Illusion

Our quest for truth dates our existence itself. Existence of mankind & its perpetuity through ages has raised curiosity about our evolution & rightly so. Why do we exist? What is the truth of our life? What is the purpose of our life? Many such evolutionary questions have teased some of the finest minds in the history of mankind. What distinguishes us from other species is our ability to think & our element of curiosity. Our quest for absolute truth has passed on from generation to generation. Yet, all that we have found is that truth is relative in nature & that relative truth complies with the contemporary needs/views of the society to make them believe that their version of truth is absolute in nature.
Assuming that a question was asked in 18th century to a physics student about nature of light & he answers saying that light is particle in nature then who is correct?  Student, Newton or Einstein? Similarly assuming that some years or maybe centuries from now earth is proven to be flat then who is correct about the shape of the earth? We(majority prevalent opinion), ridiculed flat earth society members or our ancestors before Galileo's views were accepted by the society. Many such examples can be put forth. But the ultimate question remains, what is the absolute truth? Before searching for such questions we must try to find answers which have remained unchanged throughout the journey of mankind.
If we study anything in-depth we realise that events, opinions & personalities exist in a cyclical fashion. As Sir Winston Churchill said, "The farther back you can look, the farther forward you are likely to see". We are a part of a circle whose radius is infinite. In our perspective we're moving forward but in reality we're just encircling that all elusive truth. The 16th century renaissance idea that 'man is the centre of the universe' is a very comforting belief. This belief fails to give us a detached view of mankind. The most difficult part about having an objective view about the universe or the mankind is our attached view & our inherent bias which intuitively reflect in our emotions. I have always believed that human emotions are an absolutely essential prerequisite for the society to exist. But detached views & objective opinions are required to understand the absolute truth.
Truth is multi-dimensional, traversing the realms of all known universal dimensions. It is detached, fundamental, unbiased & objective. Our quest for truth & our survival prerequisites have an inherent conflict of interest.
Detachment is a precondition for absolute truth but that detachment is in contraversion to the basic survival prerequisites i.e. EMOTIONS. Maybe that's the reason why universe is created in such a way that we believe that we're moving forward towards that absolute truth but in reality all we end up doing is encircling it.

Ekam Sad Vipra Bahudha Vadanti

Secularism! Secularism! Secularism! Secularism!
This word reverberates in the television studios like some prayer OR name of some deity. In the last 1-2 years, Congress Party had made this as their main plank against the advent of Mr. Narendra Modi. It tried to project that advent of Mr. Modi will turn India into a Hindu Pakistan. Trying to cover up their Scams, Failures, etc. they tried to make Secularism as their main shield against the growing popularity of Mr. Modi.
Being secular lies at the core of every indian nationalist. India is a nation which sheltered the persecuted parsis. While the world may have been hostile towards them but India has provided them the much needed relief & comfort. The Hindu ideology which professes the concept of "Ekam Sad Vipra Bahudha Vadanti" has made India into a all accepting sea which allows all the rivers to flow into it. A true nationalist hindu believes that all the religion are true which ultimately lead us to the divine force which drives the universe. Secularism is not something alien to indian society but it's something interwoven in our social fabric. Secularism has been our identity since time immemorial.
This debate around secularism is not the result of some change in our mindsets. But the reason behind this debate is the discrimination which has been meted out to the majority community. The political class which tried their minority appeasement politics for political gains have done a severe damage to India's social fabric. This discrimination against the majority class has made the majority to rethink their stand on secularism. Minority politics has ruined the nation. A true indian is secular by birth but the champions of sickularism have made him communal.
India is a all absorbing mother which has place for anyone & everyone. But we need to do away with certain political ideology which has created this divide. The Lok Sabha Elections of 2014 have given a severe blow to these champions of sickularism. But they need to be completely decimated for redeveloping India to it's earlier glory.

Relativity of Truth

Human civilisation has spent centuries trying to find the absolute truth. The events & precedents which were considered to be true, are now being challenged radically. I often think that have we evolved in our thinking or have the things around us changed? Old beliefs & rituals are constantly being challenged in the name of intellect.
In this commotion & chaos we have missed the underline ethos of Ethics & principles. We have progressed enough to fly high in the space but equations of human relations have taken a hit. We may claim to have reached Moon & Mars but in the process we have reached tenterhooks of life & emotions.
By stating all this I do not intend to undermine the achievements of 21st century generation but I am point out the treasured past which we have lost in achieving this. Development in holistic terms should definitely include the inter personal relations. I strongly recommend & believe in the age old vedic proposition "Vasudhaiv Kutumbh" and "Sar Panth Sambhav".
With every passing day we have to come to terms that distances in miles are decreasing BUT distances in smiles are increasing. Whatsapp may have made communication faster but the inner connectivity between the people has decreased. After reaching the pinnacle of materialistic success, great men have realised that happiness is not in complex & complicated gadgetry but in touching the tender core of emotions. I do not mean that we go back to the age bullocks BUT lets not get trapped in this wires & buttons.
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