Good Guys Always Finish Second

The victim of a frame-up, a truthful acquaintance of mine was recently fired from a senior position in public department. "What's my fault, Sharmaji ?" he asked me innocuously.

The only vehicle that my father had in his whole lifetime -- an official, black colored ambassador car, with a chauffeur. A highly decorated officer, he remained very upright, altruist. He could easily have made tons of money, bought properties, by selling his ज़मीर (soul). Instead he chose to remain loyal to his organization, nation. Post retirement, he lived comfortably. Some of his unprincipled colleagues/juniors, however, made a fortune through unscrupulous deals. Post retirement, they lived luxuriously.

My profession has given me sufficient money, lots of contentment and respect. My eyes fill with tears of joy when I see the saplings planted by me transforming into mighty, fragrant trees.

Shrewdly, unethically, my confreres have, turned the profession of teaching into a money-oriented activity. When they see me on foot, they mock and zoom past me haughtily in their flashy SUVs.

Well, good guys always finish second.

"What's my fault, Sharmaji ?"
The answer, my dear, lies in the following lines:


रामचंद्र कह गए सिया से एेसा कलयुग आएेगा
हंस चुगेगा दाना दुनका, कौवा मोती खाऐगा

सुनो सिया कलयुग में काला धन और काले मन होंगे
चोर उच्चके नगर सेठ और प्रभुभक्त निर्धन होंगे
जो होगा लोभी और भोगी, वो योगी कहलायेगा

धर्म भी होगा, कर्म भी होगा, लेकिन शर्म नहीं होगी
बात बात पर बेटा अपने बाप को आँख दिखायेगा

मंदिर सूना सूना रहेगा, भरी रहेंगी मधुशाला
पिता के संग संग भरी सभा में नाचेगीं घर की बाला
कैसा कन्यादान, पिता ही बेटी का धन खायेगा
हंस चुगेगा दाना दुनका,कौवा मोती खाऐगा

Translation : Lord Rama says to His consort Siya," Listen Siya, time (Kalyug) will come when white geese (virtuous) would only have rotten grains to eat while black crows (wicked) would relish pearls and goodies.

In Kalyug, there would be lots of ill-gotten money, minds of the people would be highly polluted.

The thieves, swindlers and blockheads would be rich, elite of the society. The devotees of the god would, however, live in penury.

The greedy, womanisers, highly materialistic, would pose themselves as religious saints.

In Kalyug, the children would bully and overpower their parents, usurp their wealth.

In Kalyug, temples, places of worship would be deserted while taverns would be full to the brim.

Shamelessly, publicly, belles would dance, romance with persons of the age of their fathers.

Instead of giving gifts, marrying off their daughters, fathers would live off the earnings of their daughters.

~ Sanjay Gargish ~