Society
Cancer
of a Different Kind
North and
South poles are opposite and they attract each other. It is called
magnetism. Our Earth rotates on the axis of these opposite poles.
Positive and negative charges come together powerfully. It is called
electricity. Pluses and minuses cancel beautifully to make a balanced
equation. Male and female are opposite sexes with an inherent affinity
for each other. It is the axle on which the wheel of creation
revolves. It is the heart throb of Nature. It keeps life on Earth
ticking on. It is an apparent law in Nature that opposites draw each
other. It is the principle of fertility.
Man and woman were created in order to grow and multiply. If life must
go on, if procreation must continue, if the Earth is to thrive with
life and activity, the attraction and union of the opposite sexes is a
must. The human being who is the king of the animal kingdom rightly
understood this fact and has been behaving true to his natural
instincts. As population increased, as civilization progressed, wise
norms were formed for happy, healthy living. The institution of
marriage was introduced and the quality of life became more refined,
more dignified.
Just as a healthy body is invaded by dangerous diseases, the normal
society has recently been attacked by a dangerous disease, namely, an
improper, abnormal attraction of the same sexes. This unnatural
behavior, however, is not new. Very rare and stray cases have been
reported in all civilizations, but were always censured and checked.
Recently, especially in the fast developing western countries, the
extreme advance of science and technology, the resultant wealth,
luxury and prevalence of uninhibited pleasures seem to have triggered
a craving for the extraordinary, for the sensational, for the
outlandish ideas of living.
Unlimited freedom, un-reined youthful passions, utter lack of values
have given birth to freakish, perverse trends. A culture of violence
and defiance has been generated in this era of global communication by
a general atmosphere of nonchalance. An unprecedented increase of
wayward, precocious children has caused all sorts of weird, bizarre,
unacceptable fashions and notions to come into existence.
Perhaps cloyed with excessive indulgence of all sensual pleasures or
goaded by a sense of ennui and restlessness blatant homosexuality has
gained a prominent place in today’s society. While lack of sufficient
public condemnation of this vulgar abomination is tragic, condoning
the act with legal support is like dealing a death blow to the dignity
of the human race.
The marriage of the same sex is odious, to say the least. It is
absurd. It makes no sense. It is an insult to Nature which designed
sexuality otherwise. It is a stigma on human integrity. It makes
endearing relations like father, mother, brother, sister, aunt and
uncle false and meaningless. Genuine emotions of family attachment can
never be expected to spring in such an artificial, unnatural
environment. Sheer madness it is to opt for such a parody. Life
without depth and meaning, functions without warmth and purpose can
merely be a bestial existence.
It is a cruel irony that the legal system which should abolish such a
practice is embracing it with its protection. Instead of administering
clinical, psychological counseling to persons affected with such
unnatural inclinations, instead of dissuading such unhealthy
activities, the governments of many western countries have offered
legal sanction to this enormity. It is a crying shame. It rings the
death knell of decent, healthy, human society. It makes mockery of the
noble purpose of creation. It renders the family concept meaningless.
A grave matter that should stir the conscience of the pillars of
society has only served to add spice to best selling paperback novels.
It deserves more serious thought than being the theme of fiction or
sensational newspaper headlines. It is pathetic that what should be
shunned as a social evil is welcomed with shameless favor by people,
even those steeped in traditional family values of reserve and
restraint. An Indian lady who has imbibed western culture had the
audacity to make a film endorsing homosexuality and is showered with
encomiums for her efforts.
This shows clearly that the practice of homosexuality parading under
the name of marriage of the same sex is alike cancer- it spreads its
deadly roots slowly, surely and stealthily. It is a grave danger to
humanity, a global threat like AIDS. It needs to be faced boldly and
effaced decisively. Let worldwide protests and vigorous campaigning
open up all channels of therapy. Rise all sane, right-thinking,
self-respecting men and women of the world to arrest this downward
slide of the human race!
–
Pavalamani Pragasam
August 19, 2002
