Father and son were going to a conference on motorcycle. The traffic was heavy in sunny afternoon. While passing by a parked car on road side, they had no idea when the door of driver side of car got opened. Motorcycle collapsed with the door and both fell. A girl came out of driver seat of car and her friends too came out. They kept staring over the scene.

Fortunately no one seemed injured. Father picked up the motorcycle, son got up. They cleaned the dirt over their dresses. Father just asked the girl, " beta, be careful the next time." And they went. Son respected his father's presence and kept quiet. He asked father about any injuries but father ignored and said everything is alright. They reached conference, and son could see that his Father has sustained some injuries over leg. Knowing that his question will be ignored again, he decided not to ask.

Let's see what all happened in the moment, and what were the implications of the scene.

While father picked up the bike, that was the decisive moment for son. If his father had scolded or taken any harsh step for not even getting a sorry from the driver ,his son would have followed the same in future too. But that moment instilled generosity and tolerance in the child. When his son saw injuries over his father's leg, which he didn't wanna show, It incorporated tolerance of pain in the son.

This is how some families teach good behavior, patience and tolerance. They think ,their children will become one good person. Everyone in this world wants the person "in front of them" to be a good, who listens, is obedient, honest , truthful , tolerant , always loves everyone, and is generous.

When these type of good people step in the world, they see that everyone gives preference to money and power irrespective of the way that is earned. Those people are praised and are comsidered as role models, who have money irrespective of the path its earned. People with good virtues and morals are seen as helpless people. And they are pitied over. Others take advantage of their honesty and they are betrayed. His truth is used against him. The society crushes his tolerance and patience till the point he breaks in himself . But still ,as his father taught him, that good will come to good people. He lives with the hope and his life passes by in agony.

It's like using diesel in petrol car. While morals and virtues are the diesel , but this society has evolved into petrol engine ,which wants lies, Clever acts , dishonesty to succeed in the system and reach on the top . One who carries petrol will run in smoothly.

This system will never evolve till preference of society is not changed from Money as a decisive criteria to Morals and virtues.

_ Dr Shakti
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