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"Love is the only thing that can be divided without being diminished," "Harsh words break no bones, but they do break hearts," etc. etc.

We have heard a lot of phrases like the above two and we liked them too. But still these
quotes remained in our memories only. We had never given a thought to apply them to our practical lives when the time was critical. There is one saying by Mr. Abraham Lincoln, "Nearly all men can stand adversity, but if you want to test a man's values, give him power."

So true, isn’t it? We all have always been the good old chaps of our respective families and neighborhoods, but we were always short on knowing what the human values are and how did they originate. Moreover, there is so much fuzz about this word and why one should practice them.

According to Sathya Sai Baba in a lecture delivered on 26th September 2000, "Human Values - Truth, Righteousness, Peace, Love and Non-Violence - are hidden in every human being. One cannot acquire them from the outside; they have to be elicited from within. These five values are the fundamental powers of human life."

We will now discuss about all of them in brief as to what they all mean to human beings at large: -

Truth - honesty, intuition, discrimination, integrity, knowledge, objectivity, and more...
Righteousness - conscience, morality, discipline, healthy living, responsibility, trust, and more...
Peace - faith, contentment, patience, inner-silence, concentration, self-confidence, and more...
Love - friendship, compassion, empathy, devotion, kindness, forgiveness, and more...
Non-violence - ethics, harmony, tolerance, broad-mindedness, courage, fairness, and more...

These are the examples of the values to make them understand in the easiest way one can understand. Now some examples of each from our day-to-day lives: -

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* Gaurav Goel is a student of Masters in Human Resources & Organisational Development (MHROD) at Delhi School of Economics, Delhi University.