Today is the tenth day of Navratri (quite an oxymoron!). It is celebrated as Vijaya Dashami, among many other names. The core idea celebrated being the victory of good over evil.
Today is also one of the Indian national holidays: Gandhi Jayanti. It is the celebration of birthday of Mahatma Gandhi. The core philosophy celebrated being that of non-violence. Quite a contrast between the cores of the two holidays!
Regardless, I think this is also the right post to share “Seven Blunders of the World”. This is a list of seven social sins, propounded by Frederick Lewis Donaldson and published / popularized by Mohandas Karamchand Gandhi:
- Wealth without Work
- Pleasure without Conscience
- Knowledge without Character
- Commerce without Morality
- Science without Humanity
- Religion without Sacrifice
- Politics without Principle
I do not have the philosophical depth to discuss any of these in any sort of detail on any platform, especially this blog. So I will let you ponder about them in your own time, or maybe dreams. For now, try listening to a “current” take on these blunders by a British comedian
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