Our Ideals
The Hindu mythologies are perhaps the world’s richest, with unparallel epics like the Ramayana and the Mahabharata. In India, children from all families irrespective of class or sects, grow up learning moral values from these epics. I try to quickly sum up my thoughts on who can be considered ‘ideal’, in roles and deeds: Ram: Ideal Husband In my opinion, Ram was the ideal husband. The reasons are many; main one is that Ram and Sita, even after being God and Goddess themselves, chose to sacrifice their togetherness - this was the biggest test which they passed. Ram deserted Sita in order to carry out his Raj Dharma - this was the ultimate sacrifice which he made, being a loyal "husband" - without any ill feeling towards Sita. His trust in Sita was beyond any comparison. Another very strong point was that Ram never married again even after leaving Sita. Without Sita, he didn't sleep on the bed and always remembered her. When he did yagya after Sita was not there, he kept he...