In the last couple of years, we been amending the constitution, protesting for news laws , revising the existing regulations and trying to impose new constraints to ourselves. Why all of a sudden, do we need these new regulations?? To what extent can these new laws safeguard the individuals, society and the country? 

Let me illustrate an incident that happened recently. My mother purchased a fancy mobile number. She paid a lump some amount which she thought was including the monthly rental with call flat rate for the first six months. So she didn't pay her dues. After three months, her number got disconnected. When I called the customer care, I was told that the number will be activated once the dues are cleared.

I started thinking how to resolve the issue. The first idea that struck me was to ignore the fancy number without paying the phone bill and make a new contract with another provider. I do know that the network operator will not chase or punish me for not paying the bills. I informed this clever idea to my mother. Her first reaction was to clear the dues. I couldn't resist from laughing for her ignorance. I realized that she didn't understand my smart idea. So I explained her again that there will not be any issues for not paying the bills. But her reaction was still the same. she told me that since she has used the network, it is her duty to pay the bill. She explained to me that irrespective of the due amount and the punishment, it is her moral duty to pay for what she has used.

It took me some time to come to terms with the situation. I was shocked and embarrassed by my behavior. I was ashamed of myself. I couldn't find a trace of the values that my mother taught me all her life. Where am I heading to?

We do sacrifice our values and character for petty things such as time and money. In the past, we were scared of jumping the rules. But these days we don't care. We can buy anything and everything with money. In this process, we are losing our identity, values and submitting before the evil.  Lets not look for new laws but instead regain our lost values.

Lets revitalize our basics. Lets not forget the human values honesty, truth, loyalty etc, the things that we Indians are best known for. Lets not lose our identity.  Revisit the Indiaism. 

Amma cheppina matalalu maravadhu(telugu)....Amma choopina darini vadhaladhu(telugu)...