Dreaded diseases like AIDS, etc., are spreading very fast. In India alone there are 3.5 crore victims of venereal diseases and sexual anarchy and immorality are generally its causes. When moral and spiritual health of a society decays, physical health of its individuals deteriorates and it eventually affects the coming generation.
Opening up of hospitals for this purpose is essential but what is more important is to get rid of its main causes, viz. obscene and vulgar films, T.V. serials, dirty books and magazines, free mixing of sexes in clubs, bazaars, colleges, parks, liquor, drugs, etc.
Mere condemnation and legal measures are not enough. We must face this challenge at educational, moral and spiritual levels and thus save our citizens, especially youths, from falling prey to immorality, intoxication, venereal diseases and AIDS in particular.
We must realize the pivotal role of religious and moral values in our lives, whether at individual or collective level.
G. HasnainKaif
Bhandara, M.S.