MIDDLE CLASS MORALITIES

AN ESSAY
By
TARUN SHARMA

Had Moses been a twenty first century middle class man he would have also included an eleventh commandment which would say “thou shall look down upon anyone who does not uphold the above”. Welcome to the world of the middle class and there sanctimonious morals .Need a crash course about middle class morals ?, just tune into star TV every night and watch carefully as one of the characters executes her revenge on anyone who deviates from the norm .The middle class also known as one of the stringent followers of Moses’ ten commandments or “eleven commandments” has invented morals over the years .morals which they f eel need to be imposed on everyone else .Ever since the middle class carved out a comfortable niche for itself in the scheme of things ,they consider it their duty to ensure everyone else is following the morals .Morals invented for the purpose of convenience and to label things good or bad ,none of which are necessarily relevant .

The purpose of most these inventions or rather machinations of society are to curb the spirit of individualism and freedom and to also maintain the illusion society has created for itself .We all believe what we choose to as long as we are given a viable choice .We believe we are free of prejudices and are free to do as we like .The truth however is completely the opposite .We are so bound by social stigma and morals that we tremble at the thought of taking a leap. We are the crew of the sinking ship which refuses to jump overboard and would rather resign to their fate.