Unchecked corruption
Sir,
Corruption in any
society is undoubtedly a serious malice and more
dreadful than a dragon's teeth. Thousands of
years ago Plato had said ''All human beings are
basically corrupt. A man is good only to that
extent till he doesn't get chance to become bad''
perhaps it was a depiction of corruption
prevailing in those days. Likewise, the existing
phenomenon has also excelled all the parameters
of morality and ethics. Corruption means not
doing one's duty by law, conscience and morality,
or having more than one is entitled for, or, not
discharging one's duty at all and drawing salary
from Government exchequer. In all the conditions,
the masses are subjected to dire loss. An
unquenchable thirst for material gains and
accumulation of wealth at the cost of others is
in no way glorious, and, what is more fantastic
to ponder over is that for whom this is all is
done, never come forward for help in the solitary
journey. It is Dharma (Righteousness) alone which
accompanies the soul. If any society is to live
strongly and gloriously, the malice of corruption
has to be eliminated from the soil. It is not a
hidden fact that disappearance of moral and
ethical values due to extreme materialism has
given birth to this dirty and unhealthy practice.
The politicians and bureaucrats can also not be
exonerated from the charges aggravating the
situation to not any easily remedial extent. If
smelt from the grass root levels, people have
sense of discontentment and dissatisfaction. Even
the most glaring incidents of injustice are
common. Fair and square deals are not expected,
particularly, in appointments or public
distribution systems. The Chief Minister's
declaration of war against corruption is indeed a
welcoming step but the areas where corruption
prevails in day to day life have to be identified
and streamlined to check it thoroughly.
Accountability of work also needs to be
established to encourage those who work honestly
and punish severely those whose services are not
satisfactory and result oriented.
Yours etc...
Keshwanand Sharma
Sunderbani
Music therapy
Sir,
To cure illness
whether physical or mental has been one of the
most noblest of all professions. That is why
doctors, Vets, Vaids or Hakims etc have always
been held in great esteem by the people. Our
country in ancient past tried to develop a
holistic way of life in which every thing was to
be done in a balanced way. Curing illness was an
area of interest, which eventually attained the
holy status of a veda. Ayurveda has listed almost
every conceivable form of human activity. In
addition to herbs and other forms of medicine
listed in Ayurveda music also had been given its
place not only to entertain people but to cure
illnesses as well.
When one listen
Samveda or Samagana one is uplifted to a high
level of mental state where he forgets his mental
affliction and become one with his soul. In this
context a news report was published in this paper
(Jan 24) in which a news was carried about a son
of the soil, Raj Kumar Dogra, who had presented a
music therapy concert in the city Phychiatric
Hospital. He is said to be some of the very few
music therapist in the world who have mastered
the art of music therapy. He has established a
centre for music therapy called Swarangan
Meditation in London where he is drawing large
number of people. Music therapy, he claims is
such a powerful medium that those persons who are
on the brink of committing suicide are brought
back into the field of life. It would have been
highly desirable if his music therapy concerts
and performance is telecast live through
television so that people in general could have a
'prasad' of his music medicine.
Yours etc...
Reshmi Pathania
Sidhra,
Jammu
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