MORALLY VULNERABLE 21ST CENTURY MAN!

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It is very common among people to bond over negative feelings like jealousy and insecurity. Today's mental health discourse has had many benefits but a few concerns. Today, the traits which were assumed wrong in the traditional ideology like: Jealousy and lust are morally neutralized today. "How dare you judge me?", "how dare you tell me what is wrong in me?", "...As if you are so perfect!". 
The thing is, I believe we have successfully crushed the moral police of the society and rightfully so. And no one should tell other people how an ideal person should be. But don't you think one should strive to be a better person? You might argue that people try. I think they don't. I have reasons to believe so. 

1. The market de-incentivizes morality. Because market rewards merit at any cost and not something which cannot have a market value. 

2. Perversion of morality and moral values by selling them as soft skills. Have you read those books like 48 laws of power, 12 rules of life, how to make friends and other bullshit? Market sells inculcation of moral values for transactional purposes. But is it even moral if there is profit involved. 

3. We have normalized evil intent and market has normalized hatred and antagonisms. 

4. When market psychology converts us, it is mostly sub-conscious and hence nobody calls it an ideology whereas a communist or someone who has an ideology based on a discourse, the person is criticized for having ideology. 

5. Perversion towards being financially and socially successful person. You are forced to become entrepreneurs of your life. Realize your true potential, toil 14 hours a day etc. are some messages that market wants to teach you. You have been made your own boss. This had led to your life being converted into a manufactured product. And this personalization of human enterprises has led to inner corruption. Victory at any cost. 


I have been a prey to ordinary people's cruelty when you call them out for where they lack. Today, humans are the least in history, susceptible to change. They have been rude, cruel, judgmental towards me when my intentions were all in for their welfare. Shouldn't truth be worshipped as it is however harsh it is? Say, I have mentally challenged parents, why should I be ashamed of it? Why should I conceal this fact? I should embrace this version of truth as it is. Truth if not worshiped as it is prone to cause cognitive dissonance.
But, this will not be able to deter my spirits. Because, I have the moral courage of my ancestors of this land. I recall Tulsidas who announced a fight against the Brahminical patriarchy by these lines which mean, 

    "I will not marry my son to anyone's daughter, 
        If I am impure, I will not wish to demolish anyone's caste (sarcastically),
            I will beg and eat and I will sleep in a mosque, 
                Neither take a penny nor give one to any!" 

I have the same attitude. Socialization for the sake of socialization is not acceptable to me. friends just to avoid mental health problems and loneliness will not be acceptable. I will suffer from mental illness, but I will not sacrifice my value system. I can die for my truth. I cannot compromise, whether I will be required to lose friends, family or even myself. I think that is what Adhyatm has also taught me. 

Kabir das says, 

           "Kabira khada bazaar mein, Liye luqaathi haath, 
            Jo ghar jaare aapna, so chale humare saath!"

    Or Kabir das stands in the middle of the market, challenging the market. Spirituality demands people who are even ready to burn their own houses if it demands, forget living a transactional life. Yes, I come from this school of thought. Is it easy to be a spiritual person? It is a war against oneself and the world. People use it for peace of mind. It is not for peace. It is for what. 


Jesus says, 

            "I do not bring peace, I bring war. War of brother against brother, son against father and daughter against mother. If you cannot hate your father, you cannot love me, if you cannot hate your mother, you cannot love me!" 


Precisely! Precisely! 

Loneliness! I accept you for I have conviction. 

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