REARVIEW -
INTENTION OVER ATTENTION
Th e most i m p o r t a n t
q u a l i t y o f a daani
(giver) is to do so with
no expectations whatsoever.
Shubha Srikanth ruminates on
how this virtue has become
a flaunt-worthy act with
technology to its aid.
The act of donating, or of
generosity, termed daan
in Hinduism, is an act of
relinquishing ownership of a
commodity and offering it to
another person. Likewise, in
Christianity, Islam and every
other religion ‘the act of
giving’ is a virtue to be imbibed
and practiced; a dharma or
responsibility that purifies the
soul at a spiritual level. At a
more mundane level, perhaps
the act imbibes the quality of
sparing a thought for a fellow
human being; and, may be, a
sense of pure, lasting joy that
the other’s agony has been
alleviated, even if by a quarter,
rather that assuage the ego.
This is the era of broadcasting.
There was a time when only
media broadcasted. Along with
that was the one aunt or uncle in
every family, who was the official
gossipmonger, nicknamed the
‘broadcaster’, who ensured that
every secret, stealthily made its
way out to every other family
member and beyond.
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