*Principal, D.A.V Centenary College, Faridabad, India
**Student, Delhi University, Delhi (India)
Online published on 20 July, 2015.
In very simple language, society refers to members of specific groups. But no need to say that modern society is torn with discords and contradictions. We want one thing and do the another. Doubts, discords and difficulties are constantly overcoming us. Are we preparing ourselves for leaving behind a legacy of hatred and destruction for our future generations? Just think minutely what our society need in this crucial moment. The root cause of this problem is the degradation of intrinsic human qualities as a human being. There is no necessity for despair, because the spirit is in us.
We cannot imagine the sustainability of human society without human values as values bind us together and set us apart. We are forgetting the values of extreme importance which we need to focus on. We all are aware that various global and national problems may be solved through the practical application of human values in every society. Without achieving unity among the living and non-living creatures of the world, we will not be able to preserve the historical, ethnic and cultural values as well as the distinctiveness of nation, states and communities. So, we can treat human values as the keys to solving several problems related to mankind.
Now we will think about the real meaning of values. Values are generally regarded as the moral standards of human behaviours in the society. So values can be defined as the principles that guide people's lives and have varying significance. Values can be treated as the essence of our personality which affect us to make decisions, trust people, and arrange our time and energy in our social life.
So as a human being we all should imbibe empathy, mutual respect, love, loyalty, honesty, education, and empowerment of the weak and no discrimination etc. in order to create a social order in which there will be equality of opportunity, increased production, elimination of social and economic advantages, utilization of available resources and elimination of exploitation.
Society, Human Values, Empathy, Mutual Respect