Musings: Calmness of my Conscience that scares me deep!

Fear is very often topic and tool for many of our academicians, philosophers and leaders. We have read / heard many on this. I had always believed in the quote Fear is the mother of morality. ~Friedrich Nietzsche Not just of morality but our current day religion and rituals are more of a byproduct of fear and nothing more. You may like this http://ragsgopalan.blogspot.in/2009/01/musings-ignore-godand-extol-godliness.html Alternatively, If you are not scared of fear then the fear shall be scared of you. This is a slightly modified quote of Thiruvalluvar who quote on troubles as

Coming to the current musing, this is a reflection on 2 things: 1. The extent of social ills like corruption, absence of any discipline, adherence to law and lack of speedy justice to the society are all linked primarily to the silence of the majority who are law abiding, virtuous, benevolent and right minded. Its their silence, tolerance and Chalta Hai attitude which is exploited by the leaders of our time. This needs to change and this change can start only with the self. Hence I have concluded that its the calmness of my conscience that troubles me most. If my conscience is not calm then it would propel me into corrective action which at a larger context would reflect in the society.

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I was listening to song, Achha Paththu () from Thiruvaasagam () last evening and was inspired by that. If someone knows to read Tamil they should certainly read this gem http://www.thevaaram.org/thirumurai_1/onepage.php?thiru=8&Song_idField=81350. This is very nicely put into tune by Maestro Ilayaraja here. Some of the puritans may like the classical Carnatic version but I love this one too. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6E935l0XVWk

3. Ok. If you dont know Tamil, then I suggest that you learn Tamil just to read Thiruvaasagam () and you would thank me for the rest of your life. Now on to this blog: Aint scared of fiery Volcanoes Shaky quakes & Tsunami waves Scarred aint of fires & floods

The poisons slow & the sands quick But, dreaded I am at my deceitful friends! Yeah! Dreaded I am at my deceitful friends!! Aint scared of poisonous Snakes The Elephants Lonely & the charging ox Aint scared of the fiery beasts Their hungry eyes, teeth & claws But, Qualms I have at the cunning fox! Coz, its the breach of faith by the cunning fox! Aint scared of glamorous glances Luscious lips & sensuous smiles Scarred aint of the curvy hips The husky words or the swaying backs, But angst I have on stabbing my back! Ouch!! Its stabbing my back that I cant stand!! Aint scared of sticks and swords Shapely spears & deadly weapons Scarred aint of the unnatural deaths The Deadly diseases & daily disorders But I panic at my thirsty lusts The ever growing greed & my lofty pride!! Aint scared of the heaven & hell The gods multiple & the meaningless rituals Scarred aint of the religious terrorists Fatal fundamentalists, their caste & creeds But jitters I get when justice is delayed For Justice delayed is justice denied!! Aint scared of the leaders corrupt & the media biased The changing values and the uncertain times Scared aint to fight with the might, To take a tough call or to temporarily fall But its the reticence of the righteous that scares me deep! Its the silence of the spiritual that scares me deep! Its the apathy of the honest that scares me deep! Its the voicelessness of the virtuous that scares me deep! Its the muteness of the meritorious that scares me deep!

Its the quiescence of the educated that scares me deep! Its the tolerance of the trustworthy that scares me deep! Its the taciturn of the truthful that scares me deep! Its the inaction of the benevolent that scares me deep! Above all, Its the calmness of my conscience that scares me deep! Its the calmness of my conscience that scares me deep!!