As published in Free Press , indore edition dated 14/02/2011
Valentine day is here again with all its absurdity and wrong notions. We are highly receptive to all kinds of cultural garbage of the west, be it HIV, Gay rights, live in relationships or this valentine celebration. We were well protected within the laxman rekha of Indian culture of discipline, purposefulness and abstinence, but we have crossed all limits and fallen pray to the Ravan’s maya jaal. There were four beautifully classified “Aashrams” (activity wise time periods of human life) in Hindu mythology viz., Bramhacharya, Grihastha , Wanprastha and Sanyas, which fulfilled all physical and spiritual needs of human being. It was a perfect balance of personal pleasure, social obligations and spiritual attainment of a person. Let everything come at the right age and time, when you are matured enough to handle it.
Gurukul aashrams may not exist now but the concept is still relevant that while studying “learning” is your only dharma. What is it that every student is carrying a red rose/ valentine card and searching a girl to hand it over. Is it necessary to pair up right now ?, who fed this in to our young minds that not having a boyfriend or girlfriend is a disqualification as humans. We are abusing the very meaning of friendship by affixing gender to it.
As the storey goes . St. Valentine, a Roman priest, helped those soldiers in getting married , who were not allowed to marry under their service rules. They were all grown up young men wanting to marry their loved ones and not merely interested in making girlfriends. He could never have thought that someday people will misuse his name in casual and non committal kind of relationships. So I would like to say that all these young boys and girls , who are celebrating this valentine’s day with so much enthusiasm and dedication are not eligible participants for this event. It is meant for those grown up people , who have completed their education, started earning their livelihood. and now wants to settle down in their life with partners of their choice. All other extensions of this celebrations are against the spirit and intentions of St. Valentine.
Bharat Sharma
C-44/8, BARGAD, Rishinagar Extension,Ujjain
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