Nepalese society seems to be in awe of the rapid use of technology, foreign attraction and material prosperity in all political, educational, administrative and social fields. But in this rush of material and competition, the basic aspect of morality is getting lost.

From the teachers who teach in schools to the representatives of parliament, to the doctors who work in hospitals, even in the courts, which should be the center of faith and trust, it is felt that the moral values ​​are decreasing serially.

Political parties are established with the sacred purpose of serving the country and the people. But those same institutions are turning into a place of corruption, bargaining and coup d'état. When its leadership is indulging in factions, sub-factions, lies, pretensions and self-centered speech, society is gradually losing its address for ideals. On the other hand, instead of becoming a temple of knowledge, schools are becoming places of profit and profit. Even the media sector, which has the responsibility of monitoring all these, is not walking with the light of thought and conscience, but has started running after sensational, viral and sold-out headlines. Due to this situation, the society seems to be falling into a deep moral drought unknowingly.

Now the question arises - is there no solution? Of course it is. The first step to the solution is the institutional restructuring of moral education. For this, it is necessary to include social culture, sense of responsibility and humanity-centered education in the curriculum. Another important aspect is the end of lack of ethical leadership. At such a time, those who are in charge of all public bodies, including politicians, academics, administrators, should be able to present a living moral example. And social networks, media and educational institutions also need to present such moral characters with priority.

In addition to that, it is indispensable to ensure that those who do good are rewarded and those who do wrong are punished according to the prevailing laws. In other words, morals are not encouraged in society unless there is a belief that anyone who does wrong will be punished. Likewise, the development of a culture that gives public respect and inspiration to those who do the right thing is equally important.

Now if morality can be made the primary issue of collective consciousness without limiting it to individual conduct, society and the country can be freed from its drought. Because after all, the end point of physical development is social self-satisfaction. Therefore, social self-satisfaction will not be achieved as we think until the crisis period of social consciousness is removed by strengthening the foundation of moral ground.

– Techendra Adhikari , Biratnagar