Changing Profiles of Behaviours
G S Oinam *
Too much speak about truth can be damaging; perhaps, we need to retain some of our illusions about the better side of humans. Society depends on the appearance of moral order rather than its practice. Honesty is useful in homeopathic doses for then we consume its intention rather than its reality.
The more we become aware of the fact no cow is holy and that all facts have a bit of clay, the easier it is to accept the dismantling of any standard of behavior. When we start evaluating actions on the basis of their effectiveness rather than their appropriateness, we create a culture of pragmatism that is assertive as well as bottomless.
A language is a means of communication but not an end. English language is hot, sexy and growing. Finally, An Englishman will say "Very good! You speak English fluently."
Sometimes, Oh! It is an Indian English or an American English (both accents and words spelling). Confused? Are they appreciating or underestimating our English? M.K Gandhi's note on-- "An Imitating of the English Gentleman" taught us a lession.
17th century writer, George Bernard Show's "My Fair Lady" taught us the decency of English language, manners and etiquettes rather than language itself. Unfortunately, in this advances of digital world, grammar and spellings are almost killed by Microsoft Words (A Software tool of computer to correct English grammar and spellings). We are very much neglected grammar and spellings. And today, we are even neglected to recheck the paragraph we did typing. A human mind has becoming dull day by day.
If we want apology from our grand father for his errata manner, society will be trouble. New generation like it to clarify- right or wrong without considering human behaviours. Younger generation must know that Google search know ledges are imperfect and partial. Instead, you must apologize first to your grand father for your mind set.
Then, your grand father will realize that his children have possessing good moral characters and finally, he will re correct his age old ego and mistake too. Test it once.
You will understand how much our elders are very kind to you. This is the Rules of Nature. The need for pretences is our saving grace for in doing that we acknowledge the moral standard to which we are held. Certainly, Society will need a debate on changing profiles of behaviours from our traditional Manipuri culture to Northern Indian culture— and now, Western culture. So that, mixing cultures and its behaviours in our society must have understanding and compromising to eliminate our social nuisance.
A language is what we are communicating each other. If we send a message in a proper manner, message will reach to the destination address in right time. In the present turmoil, people are using words like "Azadi" its opposite is Zihadi terrorist. "Kafir' (infidel) those who deny the truth or Unity of God (Allah); Hindu called it Ishwar.
Satyam, Shivan Sundaram (truth, almighty and beautiful); and all these are equivalent attributes of Allah—Haq, Jabbar, Jamil. And there are many different kinds of people—the good, the bad and the ugly who make or mar the society. Today, the new names given are establishment, moderates and Hawks.
People are misunderstood the credits for writers. A Credit for writing articles related to Bong!! ### Bang!!## are threat mails and threat calls from unknown persons. No one will say you article is This? That? Good or Bad? Thank You? Do you know how many odd mails are received by a writer? A writer will safe so long as his writing skills are improving.
In a word of ancient Chinese strategist' Sun Tzu who spoke of the importance of knowing one's enemy" if you know the enemy and know yourself, you will not fear the results of hundred battles." His words are still followed by Chinese people—right from Mao Tse Tung's revolution and Dong Xioping's reforms to every step that dragon takes today.
News for NE: Kamal Nath, Union commerce Minister has invited Chinese company like CGGC, CEC to invest in the country's road and highway projects, including border areas like Jammu & Kashmir and North East. Kamal Nath, who met his counterpart Li Shenglin, was told that two Chinese investors—China investment corporation and Social Security Fund—should be treated as separate entities for implementing the cap of 0% equity investment as per the SEBI rules.
The move comes soon after sharp differences erupted between two countries over china's reluctance to give visa to an Indian military General based in J&K and controversy over Chinese investments in the Pakistan Occupied Kashmir (POK). The new visa rules allowed only foreign workers with specialized technical skills to work on Indian Projects, which is why there was not much problem with additional Chinese investment, Kamal Nath concluded.
* The author is a journalist based in New Delhi and contributes regularly to e-pao.net. He can be contacted at gitchandraoinam (at) yahoo (dot) co (dot) in
This article was webcasted on September 27, 2010.
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