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To: Mohan Marette who wrote (1131)	5/30/1998 3:56:00 PM
From: gunther	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 12475

Mohan, I disagree to some extent. First of all, corruption,greed are basic instincts of a human being. Lets face it. It takes a lot of education, discipline, sacrifice and above all, a favorable economic status for an individual to remain morally committed. (I am speaking of normal human beings not saints of course!). Many of us have all or some of these conditions satisfied which manifest in our behavior. I do not see a difference between a corrupt, indifferent English speaking 'babu' and a corrupt ignorant, illiterate Minister of Indian Parliament. This does not mean I am saying its OK to be corrupt. I am saying that one can be corrupt, indifferent, disloyal and deceive whether they speak English, Hindi or belonging to any race. Moral values are a fading phenomena in the modern India. Simply because to uphold high moral values we have to SACRIFICE. For example, one has to do the right thing always and not take bribes, and miss enjoying the benefits of abusing others. This is tough to average Indian who is in the state of transition from a religious/spiritual, non-materialistic society into a more materialistic world (under the influence of Western technology) where success and comforts are dependent on the wealth gained. Obviously, there are less number of Indians, ready to give, care and sacrifice for the common good of their country today as compared to many who were prepared to die for their land during the Independence era. This, I believe, is an attitude which can be changed with education only. An other important factor is the population. For any common Indian who wants to work hard and give for the good of their country, it is critical to see, in tangible terms (unless you are a saint), the outcome of their hard work and sacrifice. You would want your labor to be put to good use for the prosperity of India. Any other way the motivation to do good and give, fades away. It would be impossible to see the fruits of their labor for any one in their life time, given the enormous task of improving the literacy and economic well being of the millions. I mean if you today decided to give up and work for the good of India, to make it as good as US, it may be difficult for you see the benefits of your work in your life time. This will dwindle the motivation for you to do any good. Unless there is less population, which is well educated (at least read and write) and are economically better off (every day meals and a place to sleep) its hard to instill very high moral values.(Religious devotees, saints and Rishis are exceptions of course; we are talking of common people). So language, race, nationality have nothing to do with this Mr. Kushwant Singh. All of us mortals are susceptible for these weaknesses at some point of our existence. Although your article might be right is viewing it as a time bomb. It must be a big one now, say.. 50 years at least. Gunther.