Self-Fulfilment Calls For Broader Accountability

A personal sense of free self unfolds in a context and web of relationship with nature, society, institutions and the state laws. Self-consciousness about it arises out of the ability of a person to sense, reflect and comprehend one’s own identity, needs, desires and interests, understand the outer world and interpret them. The Upanishads unveil aham asmi, that is, “I am,” which is connected to the thought of life, associations and journey to self-realisation in the world. Life becomes hollow without it. Consistent pursuit of this belief spurs a sense of self-worth. In no way it means inflation of personal ego embittering social trust and heritage of tolerance to social pluralism.