The cancer of corruption:--- (sach ka aaina )
Corruption has spread its roots all over the country of India. And
every other day one or other incident of corruption takes its toll on the
common man. Another significant fact is that how corruption has taken the whole
society into its grip. Let’s talk about it in detail now.....
If we talk about corruption there are mainly two questions which
need to be answered. Firstly what
is the starting point of corruption and what are its
reasons.
The second and most important question is how do we fight
corruption. The lowering of general moral standards of society is the starting
point of corruption and a moral-less society will be a corrupt society. A man’s
behaviour is always shaped by his morality. One is able to discipline himself
on the basis of good morals. An individual’s morals have a huge impact on his
behaviour. In modern
times,the failure of parents to inculcate good morals in their child has a
lasting effect over the entire life of the child. For e.g. If a child goes to
market with five rupees with him and comes back with one rupee but the parents
do not pay attention towards the one rupee which the child has not accounted
for. Slowly it becomes a habit of the child to hide money from his parents and
this is the moment which becomes the first step towards corruption. But the child at this moment does not
posess the knowledge to differentiate between right and wrong and thus his behaviour is corrupted.
The same child when becomes an adult ,is still forced by his greed to indulge
into corruption.
Thus it is quiet clear that the origin of corruption is the family
of the child , where due to lack of knowledge of good morals he is unable to decide between
morality and immorality. And this lack of knowledge also prevents him from
being honest.
Many a times an individual is faced by such situations where he
has to sacrifice his moral values and indulge in corruption. This type of
corruption is mostly seen in government departments. Even if a person wants he
cannot take the path of morality due to limited powers and a very cumbersome
process. Thus he is unable to raise his voice against the corruption.
In this fast moving world where social values are changing
continuously people have desires which they cannot fulfill through their
current economic situation. The desires of a man are also increased due to the
urge for an extravagant lifestyle. To achieve all this following the path of
morality is almost an impossible task. Thus to fulfil all these desires people tend to adopt corrupt measures
and also encourage others in the society to indulge in corrupt practices.
One of the main reasons for corruption is the lack of an effective
law to counter corruption and also the government machinery needed for it. The
lacunae in our system prevents the corrupt from getting punished.
In the past few decades economic disparity has increased at an
alarming rate in our country. The rich have become more richer while the poor
are still struggling to make their two
ends meet. When even a man’s basic necessities are not fulfilled treading the
path of honesty then he looses faith in morality and is forced to indulge into
corrupt practises to survive.
Now the question is how do we curb corrupt practises? Our society
has provided police force and laws to maintain law and order . There is a
unique number for government services like police,fire ,etc where a person can
dial the number 100 and he will get help immediately from the police. But if
someone demands a bribe or someone indulges into corrupt practises , there is
no straight forward system so that one can dial a number and an anti corruption squad will come an
help the victim and take appropriate actions against the corrupt person. A
stringent and stricter law will only ensure limited control on corruption. But
it cannot be eliminated completely. It is not easy to live a life of
truthfulness and honesty. To protect oneself from corruption one has to
practise strict self discipline and have belief in his inner strength.
A person who belongs to the lower economic strata of the society
and is always struggling for the basic necessities of life , does not give much value to
ideals like morality and honesty, and he forms a grudge towards the society as
a whole.
Corruption has spread like a cancer in our country. The
major reason behind this is the social economic disparity prevalent in our
society. To eradicate corruption our government should try to minimise the gap
between the rich and the poor.
If we look into our past , we can see that many great
civilizations owe their downfall to
corruption. Corruption is an enemy of development and good governance. It leads
to disproportionate allocation of resources resulting in lack of resources for
the poor. Corruption also
endangers the security of the country as it encourages unsocial elements. The
major effect of corruption is that the society in general loses its zeal to
perform and thus hampering the growth of the society and the country as a
whole.
Corruption is also an enemy of creativity and intelligence. The
corrupt governments of the day believe in the formula ‘make everyone corrupt
and rule’ which helps them in retaining their power.
sunita dohare
Managing editor at IHL News
Managing editor at IHL News
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