Being country-Good

We do talk of things like “Vasudaiva Kutumbakam”(Global 'family'), “Loka Samasthaa sukhino Bhavantu” (Global prosperity) , etc...

We also admire 'good' songs..... 'Apne liye, jiye tou kya jiye...'

Quite a few people try to do 'good' for others, when they feel, they owe their life to what supports this very life on this planet (deep interdependence on everything and everyone).

Individually, we are usually constrained or confined to the proximity of those around us, and hence the 'good' that we 'try' to do would reach or benefit only those close by...

As a nation... as a country... which one is 'good' to the rest of the world? I came across an interesting video talk,

http://www.ted.com/talks/simon_anholt_which_country_does_the_most_good_for_the_world?utm_source=newsletter_weekly_2014-07-05&utm_campaign=newsletter_weekly&utm_medium=email&utm_content=talk_of_the_week_button

The transcript of that talk:

http://www.ted.com/talks/simon_anholt_which_country_does_the_most_good_for_the_world/transcript

The web page of organisation that collects data and analysis a 'good' country:

http://www.goodcountry.org/

It is interesting to note that the 'good' country also happens to be the one that is said to have gone bankrupt as a nation/country, during the recent economic depression!

Now it is our choice to find out if... India ever ranked as the most-good country by these parameters, since ancient times.. If yes... then why and how?... Has it got to do something with spirituality?.. Spiritual people, or those who walk the spiritual path.. do they 'fit-in' into these parameters of 'being-good'? (interestingly, the speaker of that TED talk uses the term 'good' with a unique style of comparative degrees.. good-gooder-goodest... instead of good/better/best..!! That changes the base of its very concept!)

Not-yet...Good-enough... Yours,

psn(6th July, 2014)