Preserving Valuable Relationships: Embracing Bhartiya Culture in a Westernized World

The way a person lives, their language style, and their behavior with others reflect their conduct. Through this conduct, one can understand their values and their culture. However, today a person's conduct hardly reveals their culture, or it can be said that the range of their values has become limited because their conduct has completely changed in today's circumstances.

Today, the talk of values remains superficial and does not manifest in one's behavior. An example of this can be seen in the context of relationships. Today, a person has violated the boundaries in their relationships because they do not understand the true meaning of relationships, or it can be said that no one has explained the meaning to them.

Where friendship comes into play, it is impossible to sustain it without using foul language, and the argument given to justify it is, "Everything is allowed in friendship!" But when it comes to discussing the concept of friendship, the names of Krishna and Sudama are often mentioned. Did they operate on such principles? This is a matter to ponder!

Similarly, the relationship between a brother-in-law and sister-in-law has also become polluted. Today, the relationship between a brother-in-law and sister-in-law has become a joke in which any level of mockery is acceptable. However, this does not reflect Indian culture. On one hand, Lakshmana considered Sita as his mother in the Ramayana, while on the other hand, the current generation makes fun of their sisters-in-law, which is inappropriate in Indian tradition.

Likewise, the relationship between a brother-in-law and a sister-in-law has lost its boundaries. It is jokingly said that a sister-in-law is like a half family member. But did Lord Rama behave in such a manner with his three sisters-in-law? Because when we talk about boundaries, it is important to remember Lord Rama, the epitome of virtue. So why don't we follow his example? Lord Rama never behaved inappropriately with his sisters-in-law, and there is no mention of any kind of mockery in the Ramayana. So why has there been a change in people's conduct today? Today, the terms "saala" (brother-in-law) and "saali" (sister-in-law) are used as curse words. Why is that? These words represent a relationship. So who has tarnished this relationship? It is necessary to contemplate upon this.

The Relationship Between Guru and Shishya: Today, there seems to be no respect left in any student for their guru. They neither listen to their words nor honor them. This trend has been adopted from Western culture. While people from Western countries embrace Indian culture, we are adopting their culture, which is inappropriate. One side is adopting the Indian culture, while on the other side, we are adopting their culture, which is unjustifiable. How can respect be incorporated into our behavior in such circumstances?

The Relationship Between Mother-in-law and Daughter-in-law: Today, no daughter-in-law respects her mother-in-law, and no mother-in-law considers her daughter-in-law as her own daughter. This is because television serials have always depicted discord between mothers-in-law and daughters-in-law. So, how can anyone develop a sense of respect in such a situation?

The Relationship Between Husband and Wife has also become a contractual bond that can be broken through legal means. The sacred vow to stay together for seven lifetimes, which was once taken, is now broken in the first birth itself. It is difficult to understand how such a transformation has occurred in our thoughts.

The Relationship Between Brother and Sister has also turned into a relationship driven by greed. The sister wants her brother to give her everything, and the brother wants his sister to give him everything. And this "everything" only revolves around money. If the brother is going through a bad phase and cannot give anything to his sister during her farewell, she becomes upset. Similarly, if the sister is going through a rough patch and cannot give anything to her brother, he becomes upset.

Even the Son-in-law desires everything from his in-laws. He wants respect and prestige from them. But when this doesn't happen, he becomes upset. These thoughts have also arisen because they are continuously portrayed in television serials. The image of a disgruntled son-in-law and brother-in-law is always shown in marriage ceremonies, which affects our thoughts as well. However, this was not the case in Indian culture. Here, every individual was content, and there was no greed of any kind.

Not only this, but many other relationships have also changed due to the influence of Western culture in today's circumstances. Today, we have adopted Western culture, making a mockery of our valuable relationships. It is possible that in the future, the remaining relationships that we currently respect will also be turned into a joke.

However, I fail to understand why we are embracing foreign culture by leaving behind our own culture. Why don't we have enough love for our culture that we can make it our way of life? Why are we adopting foreign culture, a culture that holds no value, where no one is respected, and where each person is seen as a commodity? We need to reflect on this because if this continues, all the relationships considered significant in Indian culture will come to an end, without a doubt!

Krishnansh

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