Of Valuing Values In Life!
Most of us must have watched the new season of the web series Panchayat. The character of Binod has been receiving a lot of well-deserved appreciation, all apparently due to a single sentence he says in the series – ‘I am poor, but I am not a traitor.’ Loyalty, honesty, commitment – values! In a world that is being turned topsy-turvy by emerging trends that make us question everything we have believed and grown up thinking to be right or true, values seem to be taking a back seat. Everything is apparently acceptable today. People say and do things that are questionable, all in the name of ‘being authentic to ourselves’. Celebrities and influencers advocate lifestyles that are morally questionable, all in the course of gaining likes and followers. The sad part is, most of these people would not be leading such lifestyles, yet they pretend to do so. What has this topic got to do with mental wellbeing, you ask? Everything! I am currently reading a book titled Buddhism for Be...