When Basic Needs Are Denied

Don’t Encourage Crimes in the Name of Virtue

A self-proclaimed guru,

a preacher of ethics,

was found to have

an illicit relation with a woman.

He was labeled a criminal,

he was shoved into jail.

The trust of people eroded.

But when that happened,

can we blame him entirely?

Living beings want physical intimacy

to perpetuate life—

even bugs and reptiles do.

Humans are complex organisms,

and they definitely need it.

Look into psychology

how dangerous and self-sabotaging

unmet motivations can be!

Parents sent their boys

to monasteries, seminaries, ashrams

not out of pure devotion,

but often because they were poor—

they needed the money.

It was easy to say

they were walking a religious path.

But they forget—

the boys will one day

become a men,

and that men will have needs.

If not allowed social,

conjugal rights,

they may seek a path

abnormal, in covert.

So, parents and guardians—

don’t do that crime.

Humans are emotional beings.

Don’t fake that they

are demi-gods

or messengers of gods.

Don’t encourage crimes

in the name of virtue.

Let everybody decide for self.

Freedom of choice

is a basic human right.