Degradation of a human being

When a person becomes desparate to earn money and employs all at his/her command to get the moolah, the character deterioration begins.

It does not happen to all human beings. Winning is everying, should get what I want at whatever cost, go all out to win, these are the slogans of the modern market economy. But increasingly, there is realisation even in the management circles that human values and dignity of life for self and others are equally important. This has come out in the form of Emotial Quotient etc.

I have seen in close quarters one such degradation. How the relationship outside develops. When confronted with a situation employing truth, untruth, lies, tears, shouts and falsehood to get what one wants is the ultimate degradation a human being can descend to.

Like the sage who kept on saving the scorpion from river water, stick to your Dharmam and do not get disheartened and change your thinkings and path. Lies can triumph 100s and 100s of times, but truth prevails ultimately.

Ultimately we will be dead. The Lies enjoy the life in the short term. But as thiruvalluvar put it,

Thannenj arivathu poyyaRka, poythapin
thannenje thannai chudum

Do not go against your conscience, for your concience itself will punish you.