The importance of aligning with one’s own nature

Abstract

Indian society today is strongly characterized by a herd mentality. This starts from simple ideas such as how we greet others to the dress that we wear and extends up to the career choices we make. Everybody today thinks that the only appropriate way to greet others is to say “hi”. We must strive to dress like westerners, look like westerners and modify our mannerisms and behavioral patterns so that we do not look any different from the westerners. This is a great anxiety most of us, especially the youngsters in the society are going through. We end up spending considerable mental energy in conforming ourselves with this so called “global standards” of societal living. Many call this as aping the west. While this is an issue that needs some attention there is an even greater issue that we are facing..............