RIFLE RANGE BOY: Yet another perspective!

People of different age groups talk about various subjects when they meet. Many of my friends seem to be searching for the real meaning of life. One guy actually travels along paths that are rarely walked, through regions of the world like the interior of Kashmir, rural Punjab, and remote areas of Thailand, in search of The Truth. In fact, he has made some interesting discoveries about himself. His longstanding medical condition has miraculously disappeared, baffling both healthcare providers and himself. He believes this is due to his chance encounters with sages who possess an aura that defies logical scientific explanation. Like a drug, he continues his pilgrimage and quest.

Another friend made a rather groundbreaking discovery in his research into Hinduism. However, his research is unlikely to be approved by any academic professional because his source is... Youtube!

During his 'research', he learned of some revolutionary ideas about the Hindu religion. When I mentioned the bastardisation of the religion through the introduction of the caste system by the Brahmin clan, he vehemently disagreed that it was a Brahmin invention. He suggested that early practitioners of the Hindu way of life along the Indus River and in the Indus Valley had already recognised the different temperaments and attitudes of various individuals. Therefore, they understood that different people are suited for different types of work: those with strong thinking faculties would engage in worship, law, healing, and leadership; individuals with raw power and quick tempers would be fighters and guardians; those with financial skills would be merchants; the dexterously skilled would be hard smiths, goldsmiths, masons, etc.; and simpletons happy with repetitive, non-challenging, menial tasks, and so forth.

This workforce hierarchy was not designed to confine skills within a family, but rather to harness everyone's abilities and ensure the workforce is always prepared for society. However, somewhere along the line, things got lost in translation, and the work distribution system became a restrictive, condescending mechanism to divide and rule society.