Philosophy does not only unravel the secrets of nature but also gives us idea about the nature of mankind
Abid Ali Junejo
Man throughout his history has been a slave of philosophy when it comes to the understanding of natural phenomena. Philosophy is that herb which has the cure of any disease whether it’s the disease of ego, tolerance or extremism. The philosophy has always paved a way to better future of mankind. Philosophy does not only break our chains of sick mentally but does also make us realize who we are, as most thinkers say, the first child was the first philosopher. A society without philosophy is just like a bird without wings.
Today, it is essential to whisper the story of philosophy in the young minds of our generation. Philosophy does not only unravel the secrets of nature but also gives us idea about the nature of mankind. It puts lights that the world is not divided into duality. We always looked to the world with the lens of either good or bad, but philosophy provides a way to observe the world beyond good and evil.
Philosophy has changed the way I think, walk and talk. If you want to drink the cup of philosophy, the first thing that you have to do is to unlearn everything. All the dogmas, norms, what is good or bad, cultural, nationalism and religion. Once you get freed from all these things, you will get into the right direction of learning the philosophy.
Currently, our society is facing the religious extremism, national extremism, intolerance etc. It’s only the philosophy that can end these facets in our society
Learn everything from philosophy; it can tell you how with honor and bravery Socrates drank the cup of hemlock.
Currently, our society is facing the religious extremism, national extremism, intolerance etc. It’s only the philosophy that can end these facets in our society. Philosophy makes you fall in love with yourself. It keeps you so buzzy in knowing yourself so that you don’t have time to be in tragedy with someone. We have a rich history in philosophy that is kept under the shoes. Uncover it to become free from the viruses that are destroying our society.
The hunger for power and lust for money has vaporized the goodness from our society
There is poetic verse in Sindhi that says ‘Awal te thi insan’ (first become Human) and in Hindi ‘Kabira Kuwan Ek Hai ParAni Anek Bartan Sabke Niyare Pani Sab Mn Ek (Kabira the well is same but those who fetch the water from well are many. Each one has its own utensil but the water is same in everybody). Here kabira says we have different hearts but the one who lives in it is same.
The hunger for power and lust for money has vaporized the goodness from our society. The world was in peace when man was the lover of philosophy. Once it got into love with power and money. He started killing his own people to achieve it. The one who initiated the concept of property is the first capitalist that ate the prosperity of the society. If we want to make a better society, we need to fall in love with philosophy again.
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Abid Ali Junejo, based in Qasimabad Hyderabad, is Program Officer (Human Resource) at Management & Development Foundation
