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An instinct is not a blind and chaotic urge that arises in ourselves it is a rational, purposive movement which is unintelligibly conducting itself towards a particular aim, and when we cannot understand the rational background of the instinct, we call it irrational. There is an instinct inborn in our nature to come together with other people we call it a social instinct without understanding what it actually means.Īn instinct is an intelligent seeking on our part for the purpose of the achievement of a goal. An individual is not always happy by being absolutely cut off from human society. Whatever it is, the point is that we seem to be discontented by any form of isolated life that we may be compelled to live. If it is more than twoit can be a thousandit is still an organisation and if the whole of humanity is taken as a single body, that too is an organisation. If two people join and harmoniously work, it is an organisation. This desire is enough to indicate that there is some purpose we are aiming at in life.Īn organisation is a general term and it can apply to any kind of people coming together. The desire to form organisations, institutions, bodies, etc., whether in the small unit of a family or larger units like the nation or an international organisationwhatever be the concept of the body that we formthe hidden desire seems to be to form a harmonious whole out of the little ingredients we call human individuals.
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It is very strange that we speak of mankind, as if there is some sort of relationship between oneself and another in the group that we call humanity. But for this fact, there would not be an endeavour to talk in terms of mankind or humanity. There is something in us which is vitally connected with everyone else. We can imagine how vast and how immense in magnitude human life is, and our concept of duty cannot be smaller' than that. But no problem is merely a surface issue every problem is as wide as life itself. Whatever be our walk of life, we seem to be content merely by glossing over things without going into the profundity of the issues on hand. We like to float on the surface in every kind of activity of ours. Mankind, unfortunately, is averse to go into the depths of any question. We, generally, do not go deep into these matters. Often we hear people saying: This is my duty this not my duty. But, on what grounds does one make this statement? How do we know that this is our duty, or this is not our duty? Is it because we have been born in a particular family, our father has been performing this function, and, therefore, it is ours, or it is not ours? Or is there any other logical foundation for this concept of one's having this to do, or not to do? Conflict or disharmony arises in mankind due to the fact of missing the very purpose of life and, consequently, missing the knowledge of the functions that one is supposed to perform in life. In fact, if there has been a proper clarity of thought in respect of one's duty and the aim of one's life, there would be no such thing as conflict in life.
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And without properly conceiving the background of our efforts in life, we seem to be going headlong every day, right from morning till evening, taking for granted that everything is clear to our minds. But, neither of these questions is easy to answer. What is it that we seek, finally? If this is clear to the mind, evidently what one ought to do, also, would be clear. The division of duty may vary from person to person, or from condition to condition but that there is a duty of some sort cannot be denied, because duty is another name for the function that one is expected to perform in a given location of one's life.īut what one ought to do cannot be decided easily unless another question is answered: what is it that one is aiming at? Our aim will decide to a large extent the nature of our expectations, whether in our individual capacity or in our capacity as units in human society. We know very well that the whole enterprise of mankind is a struggle of duty towards a particular end, and it makes no difference what position a person occupies in life insofar as the broad question of duty is concerned. The great issues of life, whether personal or social, hinge upon the concept of dutywhat one ought to do in life.