Morality is not an Abstract

Morality is a living reality, its not an abstract. (and this statement has nothing to do with the fact that I am presently  reading a Morality play :P)

But yes, morality is very much a part of the day to day life, and not just a topic for expositions and preaching. Like most good thing, we realize the full import of it when we are placed in a non moral (immoral would be the wrong word here) setup, when we are forced to live in an environment where practicing morals are not at the top of the virtual ‘To-Do List’. In an environment where ‘to show-off’ is valued, equality stinks, and the proverbial ‘deep water’ is often bartered away for half a pitcher of the life sustaining compound.. (this may be a side effect of reading Donne :P), people who value things like ‘morals’ are often seen as ‘misfits’ and ‘idealists’.

When placed in such an environment, you realize the importance of morals.. of forgiving, of respect and love for others, of selflessness, of having a charitable disposition, of realizing why humility is an absolute must and why being sensitive to others’ need makes you happy.

My inner peace is taken by storm, maybe I am just a sensitive dork. Maybe I am just an idealist. Maybe I am looking for the wrong thing (in this case, morals) at the wrong places.

But are morals such an extinct commodity? Do they not exist at all?

It does, even if in a small yet significant minority. And this is where I draw my hope and strength from. SP told me “Please be prepared for the hard realities you will face, now that you are out in the real world” and my father asks me to “make a place for yourself for then you’d be in a better position to decide with what kind of people and where you want to be.” These people, and also many others, who I am not quoting here for the lack of space, are the ones I see as ‘good people’, people who have taught me to be the person that I am today, people who have taught me morals, not by preaching, but by practicing, people who tell me that improvement is a constant and never ending process.

A ray of light from within is more powerful than a beam from elsewhere..

But maybe the torch inside responds better when it sees light from outside.. or maybe the insides need to be so strong that the battery never runs out..

Whatever ! I’ll keep on thinking endlessly. But the writing-me needs to practice self constraint. :P

In a manner of summarizing for the sake of summarizing, I hereby conclude that, yes, morals are very much alive! I feel it within me, and I pray I keep on feeling it, for, the day I stop will be the day I insult so many people who have deposited a huge trust in me..

I hope I never ever do that.

MORALITY IS A MUST. NO MORALS = NOT A HUMAN BEING

//Passionately and Aggressively (and consciously so :P)

/farheen