4 Nov 2006 @ 13:11, by Shreepal Singh
Human beings may manage their business of self-governance under the imperatives dictated by the force either of Mind – that is, reason – or of Desires. Reason and desires are two totally distinct dimensions of human consciousness. Rarely, the two coincide and support mutually. Most often, what is reasonable in a given situation, finds itself in conflict with one’s desires. And, what one desires in a given situation, most often offends the reason. The explanation for this conflict lies in the difference of their respective origin. Desires originate from the bubbling energy that seeks to find space to enable her to manifest and materialize. Reason originates from the universal symmetry that seeks to impose discipline on that anarchic energy.
In the affairs of management of human self-governance, one has to accord a place of primacy to either of these two generically different organizing forces. From the life’s evolutionary point of view, the force of reason is higher than that of desires. The lower life’s kingdom – from plants to animals – is organized in its working by this lower force of desires, which has a wide spectrum ranging from the basic instinct of self-preservation to dominance. In human beings also, this lower force of desires plays a greatly significant role. However, human beings have evolved the faculty of reason that tends to rein in these desires when they go unreasonable, push them to the secondary place in a dark remote corner of sub-consciousness and usurp the place of primacy for her. Organizing the affairs of human self governance on the principle of the working of desires belongs to our inferior civilization. New Civilization cannot be guided and inspired by desires. It has to be reasonable, however harsh and unpalatable it might be to the secretly lurking desires. It is the demand of human evolution. It is the demand of our times. It is the demand of our Earth.
Reason dictates that people, who are now comparatively more enlightened, should govern themselves – that is, they should organize their collective life on the democratic principle. Reason also dictates that Earth is our single common home in the vast universe and the interests of mankind are common. We also know that the secrets of nature – that is, the scientific knowledge – and the exploitation of these secrets in the form of technology – machines and tools in the hands of mankind – are a common property of mankind. This miraculous property – the force-multiplier lever in the war against nature – cannot be allowed to be usurped by a few for their own private use. This force-multiplier – machine – must be solely employed to the benefit of mankind. Human beings now must be afforded freedom from long and routine productive working. They must be afforded complete leisure, except for a short working period. Science tells us it possible, technology makes it possible and reason dictates us to organize our affairs on this principle.
There are three elements that work to negate such an organization of human beings in their collective life. Firstly, a few of human beings who profess to own machine wean its use from the common good of mankind to their own good and these few, by this unholy diversion, accumulate unearned wealth. Secondly, this wealth is used by them in tempering the collective consciousness to justify their unholy position. And, thirdly, they bring the uncovered scientific secrets in aid to advance their selfish cause. It works as vicious circle.
This vicious circle can be broken by bringing in the information technology in the affairs of democratic self-governance that would ensure the elimination of the evil impact of wealth in the self governance. It is organizing the collective life of human beings by the reason. It is pushing desires out of the seat of driver and placing reason thereat in the forward movement of life. It is ushering of the New Civilization on Earth.
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