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Truth - A professional would be honest about errors or delays even if it meant a reprimand.
Righteousness - An office worker would do his or her best work, even if no one was watching.

Peace - A supervisor would make difficult decisions with a peaceful mind.
Love - A professional going for a deal would actively seek a win-win solution to a parental complaint.
Non-violence - An executive would strive to reduce pollution levels, even if it was not required by law.

Thus, now we know of five human values that one must practice. However, the irony is that the meaning of these values changes from person to person. In a recent event, one of the applicants has been asked to pay Rs. 2000 for the job he was qualified for and most deserving.

Here anyone can point out that the HR professional was of cheap values. Just remember that there are no cheap or rich values. It’s the circumstances that make or break a person’s values and beliefs. Who knew that the above given HR professional had an ailing mother at home and despite being continuously asking for help from the company, he hasn’t got any. And still he is not cheating his profession because who knew that he asked of the money only from the most deserving candidate.

According to Shakespeare, "There is nothing either good or bad but the thinking makes it so."

Now this arouses some thoughts in our minds that values are individual-based or community-based. We know from the above example that circumstances mould values for a human being. So why we say that we have Indian values or American values? The answer lies within.

Our society plays an immensely large role in shaping us. Most of us have seen 'The Jungle Book' where Mowgli is brought up in the jungle from his birth with some jackals. He knew each and everything about the law of jungle but when encountered with human beings, he faced a lot of difficulties in adapting their values.

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