We live in illicit times.
Even if the job we are doing is paying enough for what we do, we want more; even if the car we have been driving around for years is enough for our purpose we want a bigger and swankier one; even if we can maintain excellent health doing inexpensive home workout we want to join a techno gym, maybe to flaunt; even if we have some or one excellent friend to share our privacy, philosophy and look him up for guidance on matters of life, we want to hook up for MORE to the social networking on internet.
We are living in the times of fast shifting loyalties, as a result.
We are not only not sure if shall live with a thing or a person for long, we actually are looking for more (or heck, some change) as a matter of fact. Our obsession with the more (what a so-called hap world would call natural) or desire to "move on to other" has crossed decent limits, be it things inanimate or our fellow beings.
We are not only not sure if shall live with a thing or a person for long, we actually are looking for more (or heck, some change) as a matter of fact. Our obsession with the more (what a so-called hap world would call natural) or desire to "move on to other" has crossed decent limits, be it things inanimate or our fellow beings.
David Davidar, ex-CEO of Penguin Canada, has been in news, more for how he has described and thus defended his relation with his ex-colleague, who has sued him for sexual harassment, than the affair itself.
David expresses remorse for causing hurt to his wife as a result of his affair which he calls a "consensual flirtatious" relationship. The latter, as David describes, got him pay her more than a friendly attention and brought them together in an intimacy when they "kissed on two occasions"...the world debates if it meant more than that- one wonders if it is important and is of any value except titilation. Isn't it enough to know that he admits to have been involved and that he never forced himself on her.
David expresses remorse for causing hurt to his wife as a result of his affair which he calls a "consensual flirtatious" relationship. The latter, as David describes, got him pay her more than a friendly attention and brought them together in an intimacy when they "kissed on two occasions"...the world debates if it meant more than that- one wonders if it is important and is of any value except titilation. Isn't it enough to know that he admits to have been involved and that he never forced himself on her.
While the defense of consensual flirtation could be strong enough to put up against the charge of sexual harassment, David may have lost his face to his wife (and the world) on strictly moral grounds.
What I am trying to raise here, in this typical situation of infidelity, is that one's unbridled and unrestrained self drives one to distress. A society that has lost its basic fabric of social and moral discipline and wherein its fellow beings have no scruples about traditionally avowed dos and don'ts, and have in their milieu no consideration or respect for the values which once endured, unpleasant consequences are natural.
Hence, even if one has a steady married life, one goes forward to get that 'kick' of an extra-marital fling, as the new value dictates- it's alright to do this, so 'just do it".
We have gone even a step forward in our quest for propitiation of lust. Multiple partners (read, sexual) now are acceptable and in some strata of society are an 'in' thing.
The breakdown of values, the once the society stood by, is complete in several sections of the society and it is catching on in others.
Hence, even if one has a steady married life, one goes forward to get that 'kick' of an extra-marital fling, as the new value dictates- it's alright to do this, so 'just do it".
We have gone even a step forward in our quest for propitiation of lust. Multiple partners (read, sexual) now are acceptable and in some strata of society are an 'in' thing.
The breakdown of values, the once the society stood by, is complete in several sections of the society and it is catching on in others.
An effective, complete restorative program to set right the social fabric is the need of our times. Yoga and yogic lifestyle pack up the recipe for social and emotional disaster management. Yoga restores and reinforces our love and respect
for socially straight behaviour to begin with. And then it takes us to equip ourself with the values of restrain and acceptance of our circumstances as they are. So that we could rise over and above the muck and mire of unceasing desires.
Yoga certainly is about checking unbridled and misplaced emotions and hence infidelity.
Yoga certainly is about checking unbridled and misplaced emotions and hence infidelity.
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