The Illusion of True Bonds: Unmasking Selfishness in Human Relationships
[SOURCE:GOOGLE] "All that glitters is not gold" I n a world where appearances often deceive and motives remain hidden, human relationships have become a complex web of emotions and motives. While some bonds are genuinely based on love and care, many others are just a mirage of affection, driven by selfish reasons. A passage from a famous poem by the progressive and humanist poet Professor Ramdhari Singh Dinkar, who inspired and promoted nationalism in the years before independence, suddenly came to mind as I was reflecting on and realizing some painful past events in my life. His poetry was first introduced to me in my high school's Hindi textbook, which reads: साँई सब संसार में , मतलब का व्यवहार। जब लग पैसा गाँठ में , तब लग ताको यार || तब लग ताको यार , यार संग ही संग डोले। पैसा रहे न पास , यार मुख से नहिं बोले ॥ कह ' गिरिधर कविराय ' जगत यदि लेखा भाई। करत बेगरजी प्रीति , यार बिरला कोई साँई॥ This implies Everyone in the world tal...