“Things do not pass for what they are, but for what they seem. Most things are judged by their jackets.” said by Baltasar Graciána a Spanish prose writer. This is, in fact, equally true for human nature and social relations in the modern world. People judge each other by their outer appearance, fashion and glamour supersede the humanity and morality. What appears good is always appreciated, negating the fact that it is actually good or not. Everything in vogue is highly attributed by people.


I have observed that people of my society judge each other on the scale of cast, creed, financial status and their relation in the society. Man of higher cast and good financial position is always respected because people have allowed unpurified social standards to make space in their minds. Also such morally corrupt social traits are passed to next generation though socialization. The weak person simply does not have any respect and honor. Rich people humiliate poor because of their mistakes putting aside their own blunders and even crimes. A person with good intentions and pious cause of life is bitterly criticized over small things. A big criminal on the other hand, bear respect because of his social statue and because worshipping the hooligans has become the norm in society.

Corrupt systems have taken root in modern society to achieve special positions. Society and its systems create hindrances for morally good and excessively pious persons pursuing good tasks. Bully on the other hand have an easy way to success and thrive. Society does not understand the rotten systems and procedures and still admire the winner. In pursuit of good tasks understand that the winner is part of a rotten system and the same system helps him to survive.

People follow everything that has become the rule in the society, weather good or bad. Society in the words of Ralph Waldo Emerson “want conformity” in each and every thing ranging from etiquette and marriage to economic and professional issues. Emerson also says “self-reliance is a sin” in the eyes of society. The person who wants to come up with his own innovative ideas is highly restricted by society. Society wants conformity with her rules and norms.

It is difficult for man of society to accept change whether positive or negative. Men of society become a conventional man and follow the conventional concept of life. He follows trodden path of life and resist every person with passionate ideas. People of society are mostly conventional and feel proud in their fanatic ideas. They suffer, exploited and subdued by people of higher class, but they confuse their exploitation with hardworking. They become in fact slave of big landlord, but are ignorant of their freedom and potential. They do not understand that pleasures of freedom, it is hard for them to understand that achieving something through self-reliance is much respected than the piece of pie they receive against their exploitation.

Under this social environment the good person and the fighter, fighting the good fight is the one who is following his true path of life and try to change the entire societies with his work and passion. A person pursuing his own dream as against the forceful resistance of the people of society is a real hero.