विमर्श
By छगन मोहता
Summary
The text discusses the relationship between values and the universal process, arguing that values must be inherent in the world process itself. It poses a rhetorical question: if values are not present in the universal process, where can they be found in humans? Drawing on a Gujarati saying, it compares this to a well: if there is no water in the well, it cannot be drawn into a bucket. Similarly, values must exist in the cosmic process to manifest in human beings. The text describes humans as an expression or a high development of this universal process, reaching its highest peak but still being a product of that same process. It asserts that if the universal process is understood as an interconnected system, then it follows that this process is also value-laden and purposeful, directed toward a goal. The journey toward this goal is ongoing, and within this journey, the being called "human" has emerged. Humans are described as a medium through which the universal process seeks to achieve a higher objective. This perspective is presented as a fundamental view of values, attributed to a speaker named Chhagan Mehta.
Conclusion
The implications of this text point to a foundational worldview where values are not human inventions but intrinsic to the cosmic process itself. The speaker argues that if values do not exist within the universal order, they cannot be found in humanity, using the metaphor of a well and a bucket to illustrate that the source must contain what is drawn from it. This perspective positions humans as the highest expression of a purposeful, interconnected process, not as isolated beings creating meaning from nothing. The outcome is a reorientation of human purpose: individuals become vehicles through which the universe achieves its higher goals. This challenges modern assumptions of value as subjective or culturally constructed, instead grounding ethics and meaning in the very structure of reality, with humanity serving as the medium for cosmic fulfillment.