Aptavani-1
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And if there is a foul-tempered cow, she will readily hurt anyone,
even if not provoked. These are natural traits. Foreigners are
very straightforward; they will say yes to you if they want to
help you and no if they don’t want to, but they will not lie to
you. They have a propensity towards both reactions. If they are
straightforward, they are completely so and if they are crooked,
they are completely crooked. People of India are not spontaneous
or natural. They used to be natural during satyug (First of the
four phases of the time cycle characterized by virtue, wisdom
and morality) to the point of ideality. In India there was a
classification of four major casts : the Brahmins - the priests,
scholars and thinkers, Kshatriya - the warriors; Vaishya - the
businessmen and Shudra - the working class, commonly referred
to as the ‘untouchables’. This classification was indicative of
different levels of development amongst people. Now this
development has reached its zenith. Even the sons of carpenters
are extremely intelligent. Spontaneity and naturalness in people
during the satyug was absolute and complete and it peaked to
such heights that it gradually started to decline. That is the law
of nature. People began to exploit the four classifications. They
became condescending and arrogant towards the untouchables
and insulted them. They misused their intellect to hurt others and
gradually became hostile and rude. India began to loose its
luster. People became so obstinate and despicable that their
conduct became demon-like. Alas! If they came across a
twenty-year-old widow, instead of consoling her they would
look upon her as a bad omen. The fools! A widow is considered
personification of the holy River Ganges, how can you call her
an ill omen? Then came the British to rule India. Their natural
disposition and spontaneity began to mingle with the unnatural,
obstinate and rude tendencies of the Indians and this brought
the Indians some relief.
This was all a result of an excess of everything here. Now