MIGHT IS NOT ALWAYS RIGHT

 

          MIGHT IS NOT ALWAYS RIGHT

“Might” is defined as force, power, strength, vigour, energy, stamina and stoutness. These are the desirable qualities of the human body. Even a state cannot hold itself alive without possessing these qualities. Weakness, debility and deficiency are dangerous. Life needs power to sustain itself.

            Might is however mere brute force without morality. Man is not complete if he has a strong body but a weak soul. The power of the soul is eternal. It is imperishable. The Gita says that the body dies but the soul continues to live  in a new form. Being founded on morality it is immortal.

Real might is based on justice and righteousness.  Physical might is another form of violence, hence criminal and unlawful.

Just and moral use of force is legitimate, hence ethically acceptable.

            History tells us that rulers who believe in “might is right” are proud and arrogant and even ignore the fact that there is none mightier than God who has created this world. Such rulers are utterly stupid. Their end is hideous  and detestable. They are an example of utter moral weakness and are unable to stand upright before God.

            According to the Bible the unrighteous shall not inherit the kingdom of God. This is what Lord Krishna said in the Gita and religious philosophers like Lord Buddha and Lord Mahavira  in their teachings.

            The phrase might is not always right means that power or force alone does not justify human actions.Truth. Justice, grace, morality, mercy and forgiveness y are also decisive factors.   

            Finally, here is an admirable quote: “A lie doesn’t become truth, wrong doesn’t become right and evil doesn’t become good, just because it’s accepted by a majority.”

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G.R.Kanwal

26 November 2024