cheating...

It’s long after that I’ve seen comments/ doubts posted. So, someone’s reading the blog. So, to that one person who’s reading it, I’ll write for few more days to come. Yes, I was thinking of winding up writing on blog after the completion of ‘FA’ topic. But, I think, I need to shelf that thought for few more days to come.

The doubt raised is “why should honest people resort to bribery?” and such related questions. But, I have not touched ‘bribe’ anywhere yet. We are dealing with cheating only. Cheating is not equal to bribe.

Cheating can be understood as :
At physical level : 1. giving below graded or low graded quality/ service / good in exchange for money / kind.
2. When someone’s paying less than what he/ she should without letting the other person know.
3. When the other person trusts you and you give less than what you owe.
4. Taking undue advantage of your relationship, position, power and denying returning the due that you owe.
5. Telling lies and getting work done or getting cash / kind as favour.
Basically breaking trust of someone is called ‘cheating’.

At emotional level : 1. Using emotional blackmailing also comes under cheating.
2. taking undue advantage of position, relation, power and getting away with wish granted.

At spiritual level : I want you to come out on that…..
These are just few examples. They are not the only ways of cheating. Be aware of actions and the intentions behind every act and then cheating would be understood in totality of its nature.

‘Bribe’ on the other hand means ‘gift or consideration of any kind offered to any one to influence his judgement or conduct. It is a type of seduction used to influence a person’s way of working’. Here, many times it may not involve cheating also. A person waiting in the hospital for tests to be done pays few rupees to the ward-boy and gets them done without waiting for his turn is one such case. Here, actually the person requires that tests to be done and the hospital also is for doing it only. Here, no one is losing ‘actually’ much in this case of bribery. It’s the impatience on the part of the person that forces him to ‘bribe’ the ward boy and get his work done. Though it is considered illegal, actually there is nothing illegal about this. But, it is unethical. Others who are waiting lose out on their time which is bad. It talks about person’s selfishness and so it is bad. Otherwise, no one actually gets harmed by this or such acts. It is to be dealt in detail and that would call for one more blog…..so, wait till next blog….

Till then, contemplate on the meaning of ‘cheating’ and ‘bribe’ and ‘how much do I do either or both of these in my life?’ for the smooth functioning of my life?

This journey is to ‘know myself better’ and ‘not to justify my actions’ or ‘to fool or market myself as a good person’. So, let’s put aside our pretences at least in solitude and face ourselves in nudity of our thoughts and then think of revamping our priorities and goals in life…