Truth and decisions in life....

Truth is something which is constant despite changing forms. It is strong and stands tall despite being suppressed by short-lived dwarf lies. Truth is understandable, simple and is a the route to the solution of any problem. It may seem complicated and unexpected at times, but it is that way only till the time it is accepted. All solutions start from acceptance. You have to accept the truth behind any problem to sort it out otherwise it will only be an escape. Sometimes acceptance itself is the solution!

Talking about truth remind us of factors like good, evil, life, death, and most of all God. Good and bad change definitions with changing times and social behavioural standards. For instance, in India, thousands and thousands of years ago, according to Hindu holy book Ramayana - The will of parents or guardians was considered supreme and unquestionable so much so that Prince Rama accepted 14 years of exile leaving all luxuries .... just beacause he had to keep the honour of the vow given by his father, King Dashratha to his step mother Kekeyi. Kekeyi used this privilege to her own interest for making her son Bharata (who was younger to Rama) the successor to the throne of Ayodhya after Dashratha.

Now we move on to another holy book Bhagwat Gita told by Lord Krishna to his friend Arjuna. Arjuna was depressed to see his own guardians, brothers, and gurus standing against him in the war and was unwilling to hit them in any way. He knew that if he wouldn't kill them then he himself will be killed by them. He also knew that they all were standing in support of injustice and evil, still he was unable to gather strength to fight against his own people. Lord Krishna then stepped in to clear the darkness of depression which was swallowing the spirit of a Mahayodha like Arjuna. Krishna told Arjuna that he was discharging his "karma" by fighting against the evil, and he is not fighting against his relatives and friends but against injustice. Arjuna had to set an example that Truth always triumphs. Anyway, Arjuna's loved ones will not die, they will only change their form from one form of energy to another as soul never ever dies, it just changes its bodies like clothes.

From the above two examples it is evident that consience also changes according to the need of the hour and so do the definitions of Good and Bad. Now, between these two contradictory idealisms, people today can get confused. Whether they should obey and support their guardians and loved ones blindly just because they are related to them in this life or they should first analyze the bad karma discharged by them (if any) and stand against the evil in them to support the truth. In today's circumstances the second choice can give us a solution in case of severe dilemmas if followed rationally.

Now the question arises, who are we to judge. Do we have the power to assess and identify. The answer is 'Yes' we do have the power, if we have the senses that tell us that something is going wrong then we also have the power to assess what is going wrong as well. What is needed is unbiased approach which is away from the labels of "mine" and "yours", our heart should shed all inhibitions and prejudices before deciding. Whenever we are caught in a situation where we can chose only one path, then no one else will judge for us, only we can. Conscience is that little voice of God inside us which when listened and followed yields contentment. If people live in peace with their conscience, then they die peacefully with no burden of doing wrong on their shoulders. Even if you lose affection of your dear ones in this process, you don't lose what really matters, your conscience, your true "self".

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