Tuesday, June 14, 2005
Michael Jackson
Yesterday, Michael Jackson was acquitted on all ten charges. Today, I saw on Larry King Live a discussion of whether or not Michael Jackson would start performing again. I found it unfortunate that Larry did not even contemplate the more important question of whether Michael Jackson should be allowed to perform again.
__________________________________________________________________
The nature of art is such that in order to develop it subtle intellect and appreciation as well as deep sensitivity is required. Thus, during that time that artists do not devote to their artistic efforts, they often feel compelled to express their subtle intellect, appreciation and deep sensitivity in a demeaning way. Due to this psychological tendency, we generally find that artists whose singing, dancing, acting or other artistic achievements earn the unstinting praise of hundreds of spectators express their subtle artistic power in quite opposite ways in private life through the pursuit of material gratification. Thus we hear obscene language from devotional singers and observe a strong worldly attachment in detached spiritual aspirants. Those who are fanatically sanctimonious in their youth become immoral lechers in middle age. Actors are no exception.
The only way to save oneself from this kind of psychological degradation is to keep one’s mind constantly engaged in the thought of the Great and to always look upon the world with sweet, benevolent sentiments. Artists and actors must never forget this even for a moment because they have a great responsibility to society and an immeasurable influence over it. Unlike in the past, people today do not want to establish separate theatrical societies for artists because of immoral conduct. Actors are now a part of society and this will continue. This is necessary in the greater interest of society.
Although actors are not fully accepted in Indian society today, in practice they are becoming or are in the process of becoming fully accepted. So under these circumstances strict vigilance should be kept over the purity of their individual conduct. They should not become the cause of a disease which invades the whole social body like a cancer. If actors and actresses fail to acquire a basic level of personal purity or are reluctant to acquire it, it will be the duty of society and the state to compel them to lead good lives by creating circumstantial pressure. No matter how talented they may be, immoral actors and actresses will have to be deprived of their right to exhibit their artistic talents, and sent to reform schools.
Prabhat Ranjan Sarkar
Various Occupations
Human Society Part 1
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
__________________________________________________________________
The nature of art is such that in order to develop it subtle intellect and appreciation as well as deep sensitivity is required. Thus, during that time that artists do not devote to their artistic efforts, they often feel compelled to express their subtle intellect, appreciation and deep sensitivity in a demeaning way. Due to this psychological tendency, we generally find that artists whose singing, dancing, acting or other artistic achievements earn the unstinting praise of hundreds of spectators express their subtle artistic power in quite opposite ways in private life through the pursuit of material gratification. Thus we hear obscene language from devotional singers and observe a strong worldly attachment in detached spiritual aspirants. Those who are fanatically sanctimonious in their youth become immoral lechers in middle age. Actors are no exception.
The only way to save oneself from this kind of psychological degradation is to keep one’s mind constantly engaged in the thought of the Great and to always look upon the world with sweet, benevolent sentiments. Artists and actors must never forget this even for a moment because they have a great responsibility to society and an immeasurable influence over it. Unlike in the past, people today do not want to establish separate theatrical societies for artists because of immoral conduct. Actors are now a part of society and this will continue. This is necessary in the greater interest of society.
Although actors are not fully accepted in Indian society today, in practice they are becoming or are in the process of becoming fully accepted. So under these circumstances strict vigilance should be kept over the purity of their individual conduct. They should not become the cause of a disease which invades the whole social body like a cancer. If actors and actresses fail to acquire a basic level of personal purity or are reluctant to acquire it, it will be the duty of society and the state to compel them to lead good lives by creating circumstantial pressure. No matter how talented they may be, immoral actors and actresses will have to be deprived of their right to exhibit their artistic talents, and sent to reform schools.
Prabhat Ranjan Sarkar
Various Occupations
Human Society Part 1
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Comments:
<< Home
I saw on Larry King Live today a discussion of whether or not Michael Jackson would start performing again. I found it unfortunate that Larry did not even contemplate the more important question of whether Michael Jackson should be allowed to perform again.
As if Michael Jackson was not enough, now we have Tom Cruise passing judgement against the field of psychology and medications to deal with postpartum depression. This is not just a case of one ordinary man passing uninformed opinions, but rather of a highly influential person promoting lunatic views that might well lead to many unnecessary deaths.
I do not believe that a severe case of postpartum depression will be cured by vitamins and exercise, as Cruise maintains; but at least he should have the courtesy to tell us specifically which vitamins and which exercises. And the first time that someone dies as a result of such quackery, let Cruise be arrested and tried for manslaughter.
Post a Comment
As if Michael Jackson was not enough, now we have Tom Cruise passing judgement against the field of psychology and medications to deal with postpartum depression. This is not just a case of one ordinary man passing uninformed opinions, but rather of a highly influential person promoting lunatic views that might well lead to many unnecessary deaths.
I do not believe that a severe case of postpartum depression will be cured by vitamins and exercise, as Cruise maintains; but at least he should have the courtesy to tell us specifically which vitamins and which exercises. And the first time that someone dies as a result of such quackery, let Cruise be arrested and tried for manslaughter.
<< Home
