Discipline in Public life

Discipline in Public life

          Discipline is one of those values in life that give direction to life and it adds joy and harmony to life. Discipline in life guides us to do the right things and helps us to be morally upright. Discipline is one of those ideals which a family, a society and a country expects us to follow in the larger interest of life.
          Institutions of family, society and religion were evolved by man to bring about discipline to anarchist conditions in the society. Without the evolution of these institutions, it is hard to think of discipline. In fact, discipline is a core of law and order in society that leads to the development of civilization in the larger interest of society. A life without discipline will become chaotic and disastrous because indisciplined life poses a great threat to law and order in society.
          Discipline for countries like India is the most immediate pre-requisite to economic, social and political progress. In the present context indiscipline is all pervasive in society. Negligence in the performance of duty by paid public servants, teachers, doctors should make us sit up and do some serious heart searching. The steady decline in discipline among elected representatives of people is deplorable fact of our public life. They use their rights more to flout the principles of discipline than to follow the path of dharma that leads to the performance of duty. Unprincipled alignments, defections, floor crossings are painful reminder of the near collapse of discipline in public life.
          There is total loss of value based life. Responsibility towards one's goal of life is lacking in every field. A responsible person would follow disciplined way of life and he will be prompted to be careful, reliable and efficient. Responsi¬bility means, involvement in dutiful way of life for the betterment of humanity. It is no exaggeration to say that discipline comprises many ingredients of life.

          Brotherhood is a common bond of discipline among human beings. Disci¬plined life can be led only if we recognize the rights of others and follow our duties. Care for our surroundings, environment comprising air, water, soil, animal world etc. is part and parcel of discipline in public life. Concern for environment is indispensable ingredient of discipline because it prompts us to lead life within norms laid down by society. Further, sympathy makes us to share the afflictions and distress of others. In other words feelings of sympathy inculcates love for others that is anti-thesis of violence and indiscipline in life.
          In a sum, a civilized society expects all of us to abide by simple rules of peaceful living lest the feelings of our fellow beings should be hurt. Therefore, discipline is a comprehensive form of life—it touches all aspects of human life. Accordingly the need of discipline is imperative in a civilized society.
          Now the most important point is that discipline is relevant to every field of life, be it family, school, society or public life. Lack of discipline in any institution leads to disorder and violent attitude on the part of people. Admin¬istration in society breaks down & there is shift in moral values. Unethical practices take root in society. Every one is a sufferer. There is no substitute for discipline in life. In fact discipline implies order in public life—that is the summum bonum of life.