Discipline means following rules, regulations and
instructions recognized by society. It carries out one's duty towards others in
society politely. Every one of us must observe discipline in all walks of life.
One should be disciplined whether at home, in school, on the playground, on
duty, in the office or in the army. Discipline is a virtue. It provides mental
strength to discriminate good from the bad and to defend the right against
wrong.
The strength of a nation lies in
discipline. No nation can progress unless its citizens are disciplined.
Citizens of a disciplined nation work in a spirit of co-operation and unity.
Whenever a country is suffering from internal problem with no unity and moral
values among the citizens, it loses self-confidence and neighbour countries
often take the advantage of the situation. That is why Chanakya once said,
"United we stand, divided we fall."
Some people misunderstand the
meaning of discipline. They say that discipline leads to blind submission to
authority and it takes away our independent freedom. This is a wrong
interpretation of 'discipline'. Discipline does not mean slavery (direct
control by another). A disciplined person has full freedom but the freedom of a
disciplined is such, it neither disturbs the society nor interferes with
other's freedom. The word discipline comes from the word 'disciple'. A disciple
is one who learns and is constantly aware of his learning.
Indiscipline has become a feature in
the society today. In India ,
indiscipline is seen even in legislative assemblies and the parliament. The
members throw chairs and mikes at one another. What can we expect from such
politicians? The indiscipline of the political leaders is spread on the whole
society. The whole nation suffers. The country does not make progress.
Discipline is necessary for both the
teacher and the students. A good teacher has a great responsibility of keeping
a high image of his personality in the society. No student will obey and
respect an indisciplined teacher.
Similarly, only a serious and self-disciplined
student achieves something worth in the life. Indisciplined students just
wander here and there, waste away their precious time and energy in useless
activities and later on repent in life. They soon learnt that there is no
shortcut to success and it is only through consistent hard work and self-discipline
that they can achieve their objective in life.
In
short, being responsible is discipline. If every person fulfills the
responsibility, then his dreams as well as his country's dreams will come true.
Therefore, discipline is necessary for an orderly society. Without it, the
social life would become miserable.
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