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A funny story about myself.
In school, I didn't know about caste, in college I still didn't. In college, everyone but me seemed to know their caste. At the time I also was into reading some of our ancient texts which talked about the Varnas, and duties and orders. I got very curious about my caste.
My parents didn't know, my grandparents knew a little about it. Upon researching and digging I found out, I am infact a Khsatriya, and not only an ordinary Kshatriya, but from the lineage of Rama. This was confirmed by having records dug at the priests, and from Hindu and Sikh texts/sources.
I was quite exultant for a few days, wow, I have found my varna and caste, and I am descended from the gods themselves. Then I snapped back into reality, it didn't make me entitled, it didn't give me any superpower, it didn't give me any solace, it was perhaps an egotistical boost at best.
Then I realized one's lineage doesn't matter as much as what one does in one's life.
Nothing wrong in following traditions and cultures, but to be blind to reality is being dishonest to one's innate wisdom.
In school, I didn't know about caste, in college I still didn't. In college, everyone but me seemed to know their caste. At the time I also was into reading some of our ancient texts which talked about the Varnas, and duties and orders. I got very curious about my caste.
My parents didn't know, my grandparents knew a little about it. Upon researching and digging I found out, I am infact a Khsatriya, and not only an ordinary Kshatriya, but from the lineage of Rama. This was confirmed by having records dug at the priests, and from Hindu and Sikh texts/sources.
I was quite exultant for a few days, wow, I have found my varna and caste, and I am descended from the gods themselves. Then I snapped back into reality, it didn't make me entitled, it didn't give me any superpower, it didn't give me any solace, it was perhaps an egotistical boost at best.
Then I realized one's lineage doesn't matter as much as what one does in one's life.
Nothing wrong in following traditions and cultures, but to be blind to reality is being dishonest to one's innate wisdom.