Real Ethos and the Wide Spectrum of Family & Society
- Daksha Bharadwaj (B.Arch, A.I.I.A)
Let us analyze both these words. A family (Parivaar) is basically a single unit synthesized by various smaller units or persons. Samaaj (Society) is derived from the root which means together/ bound also Balance. So, it means collection or joining of various units which are balanced and bound to create a SOCIETY.
It is said that a family to be happy should have love and affection regard and be bound with each other and take care of all and also respect for every member young or elder especially.
This ethos should permeate into the Samaaj society where one unit (family) should have the same respects for elders etc and the behaviour should be very balanced and cordial when interacting with each other.
This results in a very peaceful, co-existent balanced society.
This is the normal ethos so understood and relates to community PARIVAR (one family unit) and Samaaj (society) collected/bound of units of Parivaar. Unfortunately, this is a very microscopic view.
It has a much wider spectrum. Let us take a few examples:-
- COSMOS: – All the stars are individual families at their own location and pace, but they are bound with each other in a precise measure distance, pull etc to create a beautiful Cosmos which have in a well-bound and balanced Samaaj (society) and compatible with each other.
It should be noted that each star-planet has also many components which are well synthesized creating a well-bound and balanced planet/families.
- HUMAN BODY: – It has so many cells, organs etc carrying out their own function and duties as a unit but put together they perform as a balanced, compatible synthesized functioning body/ human being.
OUR WORLD
A nation is a unit, the world is the collection of these units, which are supposed to function in a synthesized manner respecting and looking after each other thus bringing peace and balance on our planet. As this is not happening because of greed, power, and religion. You can see the results wars, terrorism. This is a classic example of a family and society not being balanced.
INDUSTRY/FACTORY
Each worker is a unit; even an owner is a unit/ individual. The workers together form a unit and The Chairman or Board of Directors form another unit they work together as a Samaaj looking after each other etc results in a successful business.
So, it is to be understood that this principle of a family (unit) PARIVAAR and Samaaj (society) (joining and collection of families being compatible and balanced is not to be restricted to only a normal family but it has vast connotations, starting from an atom to the cosmos etc.)
MALA
It consists of one bead which is a unit and collection of beads bound by a string means collecting and balance then it becomes MALA if broken everything scattered hence is lost.
Now, this raises another very important issue. What if this Ethos does not happen?
There is a saying in our Scriptures which say Yad Pinde Tad Brahmaande means whatever happens in an EGG same happens in the COSMIC EGG.
You will see if the family unit (PARIVAAR) is not cohesive with love respect etc. The family cannot provide anything beneficial to the Samaaj as itself is not at peace.
If one organ fails in a human body. It creates a problem for the whole body for example if the cells are not balanced as required they cause cancer.
Take a factory
If the labour Union is at war with the owner of the factory it shuts down and causes more pain for all.
Nations if they do not care for each other and are greedy and power-hungry you have even WORLD WARS.
If one part of a machine stops functioning the entire machine stops.
If one of the planets in the Cosmos has a problem in its proper functioning and break you can imagine what would happen to the COSMOS.
So one should strive to respect each other, take care of each other, and minimizing the difference of HAVES and HAVES NOT and expand this ethos from a family unit to the world and even the COSMOS.
This would result in a very peaceful, harmonious balance relationship between family and society and the wide aspects as annunciated above from the smaller to the cosmos. God was an instrument of this CREATION.
