Is Righteousness Being Practised In Sri Lanka?
Ayathuray Rajasingam
The origin of Righteousness is the history of the search of God. Righteousness is the moral law coupled with spiritual discipline which guides one’s life. This is a universal law acceptable to all faiths. All religious people consider righteousness as the foundation of life. Righteousness is a concept found in Hinduism, Zoroastrianism, Christianity, Buddhism, Jainism, Judaism and other religions. Maha Bharath mentions that he who does not observe righteousness is bound to destroy himself while others who observe righteousness is protected by God.
We were taught how to conduct ourselves at schools and places of worship before our parents, teachers and priests. But today the parents, teachers, priests and even the people are at the mercy of the political leaders who have ignored the lofty ideals they have agitated for, by showing disregard for righteousness, after assuming power and acquiring wealth. They behave like Duryodhana as found in Maha Bharath. It is a sordid state of affair that political leaders distort and suppress facts while others support such facts on various pretexts for their own benefits because of rivalry between two factions. Practising righteousness by the politicians, religious extremists and the Security Forces in Sri Lanka has become a question mark.
Righteousness has the force of revealing the meaning of life and God. Lord Krishna in the Bhagavad Gita mentions what is life and how an individual should perform his duties in compliance with the concept of righteousness. When God creates life for a purpose, he expects those Souls to perform their duty in compliance with the concept of righteousness. Such performance of duties applies to all categories of people – whether they are might or weak, rich or poor, educated or uneducated, etc. All categories of people are equal before the eyes of God.
We are born in this world where we have to take up challenges. The concept of Righteousness should be analyzed within the purview of what life is.
Bagavad Gita mentions -
Life is a challenge – Meet it
Life is a Gift –Accept it.
Life is an adventure – Dare it
Life is a sorrow – Overcome it
Life is a tragedy – Face it
Life is a duty – Perform it
Life is a game – Play it
Life is a mystery – Unfold it
Life is a song – sing it
Life is an opportunity – Take it
Life is a journey – Complete it
Life is a promise – Fulfill it
Life is a love – Enjoy it
Life is a beauty – Praise it
Life is a spirit – Realize it
Life is a struggle – Fight it
Life is a puzzle – Solve it
Life is a goal – Achieve it
