The greatest problem in the present age is human relationship. Our relationships are mutilated by suspicion, jealousy, indifference, anger, and hatred. Humanity is demented by its own restlessness and ego, as well as ignorance of the purpose of its existence.
The Gita says, ‘Man is his own friend as well as his foe.’ Therefore, under the canopy of religion, we should strive to rise above the mundane world of self-centred relationships to the highest spiritual level through good thoughts and good work. We know that there is no short cut to perfection; one has to struggle down an almost endless path to achieve it.
Political and social legislation cannot reform one from the inside. One’s inner transformation has to emerge through years of spiritual struggle.
Though humanity has taken great strides in conquering its natural environment as a pragmatic end, its real task towards conquering the inner self and its insatiable desires has been strangely overlooked. The conquest within ought to be the ideal and the goal, as well as one’s priority, however insuperable the task may seem. And hard work is the only way to achieve perfection.