The values define us. If we think for a moment... we should be able to put down some values which we may be pursuing at a point in time in our life. For example, we may have heard from people saying, 'this is one life and I must live it to the full or make the best use of it'. Did we think through this statement e.g. if it is only about himself? In the light of the permanent values stated in the previous blog the person is only thinking about him and the pursuit of the needs of the physical self is his priority. For him each passing day is a loss, so he must make enough efforts to satisfy his material needs, which can make him 'happy' - his own difinition of happiness? This point will be expanded further once we hold full discussion on our 'self'.
Following are added to our list of the permanent values:
1. The criterion of a high position in society: The equality of all human beings is a permanent value as mentioned previously. However the most righteous among us or the one with the more developed 'self' should be at a higher position of responsibility. The one who follows the permanent values most should decide the position of responsibility within the human society. This will need further explanation and discussion later.
2. Tolerance: In any society many individuals will have their own relative values and this will need mutual tolerance for it to function peacefully. Since we all have a self and it has the ability to make a choice, so people will make different choices in selecting their own values. The permanent values help us to understand the scale of human tolerance towards others as these provide a criterion to assess the mutual relations in a tangible way.
3. The Law of Requital: The inbuilt accountability of the human 'self' means that every cause has an effect. The law of cause and effect or 'what we sow, so shall we reap' is operating in our lives on a continuous basis - 24/7. The moment we commit a deed through our choice the results of that deed start pursuing us and the results show up either positively or negatively at some future point in time. However we can argue some results do not show up and how do we account for those missing results? This point will be discussed under another permanent value. To elaborate it further, in the phsyical world if I put my figner in a fire, I get burnt not anyone else. However in the 'non physical' events (not visible immediately) where we deal with each other, there is a time gap between the causes and their effects. For example the bankers worked away (knowingly) on their schemes hiding from the public and ultimately the effects showed up sometimes later. Another example - there is a higher crime rate in areas where there is poverty and deprivation and if this is not addressed in time, it gradually increases to a higher level. The examples are in our daily life and reported on the news across the world......
