Seven Social Sins

Seven Social Sins

Quoted by Mahatma Gandhi

Mahatma Gandhi has born at 1869 in Gujarat, Indies. He is one of revolutionary in Indies to make freedom to Indies. He always spoke about “The Brotherhood of Man”. At 1948 Mahatma Gandhi was passing a way, one of fanatic Hinduism killed him in house of worship.

I want to tell you about one of Gandhi’s quotes and to compare about hot news in our country, Indonesia. 

1. Politics without principles

Do you know about “money politic”? I think it is one of many examples about politic reality in our country. They are always using any way to take destination, do not weigh bad or good. It is example about Politics without principles.

2. Wealth without work

Many people in our country want to be billionaire, but they are not to do hard work. My opinion about it is “opportunist mindset”. It is not good for our life.

3. Pleasure without conscience

All people always make their life be happy by pleasure, but there are some people do it not consider about conscience. For example free sex, doing criminal and etc.

4. Knowledge without character

Still remember in my mind, many medical students to be in Gajah Mada University does mass jockey. It is one of case about knowledge without character.

5. Commerce without morality

You know about Formalin? Yeah, it is for human corpse, but in Indonesia does it for food or meal. Entrepreneur always do profit oriented, but not weigh about healthy.

6. Science without humanity

Corruptions are example about science without humanity, because corruptors are scholarly people, but they are having not humanity.

7. Worship without sacrifice

All of religions learned about sacrifice. For example Islamic had learned give alms, fasting and etc. but many people can not do it. Other example, many people was “Haji” (pilgrimage to Mecca), but they do corruptions.

All of these case, I think the big problems is “Pragmatic mindset”. Pragmatic mindset is solving problems in a sensible and practical way.