Why Legendary Civilizations Fell?

Greece, China, India, Egypt, Rome and Mesopotamia were legendary civilizations. Legends! They once marked the world of their success, sophistication, scientific advancement, might and bravery.  But today they are mediocre countries filled with poverty, famine, uncertainty and pain all over. Why and how? What went wrong and when did it go wrong?  Did any try to prevent it? Is there a chance? They are reduced to poorly presented travel brochures today.

I was born and raised in one of them. I care, I always will and I want to understand. History is fragmented. It only remembers the joyful and painful, but never accounts the gradual degradation or progression of a society or civilization. They tend to pin it all on one or an anecdotal realm.

I think such legendary civilization fell because they were too rooted in a stagnant tradition.  Their values were so “high” it prevented opportunity and progressive growth.  It was rooted deep that it was strong and it failed to see right versus wrong.  The civilization had cohesion, but direction was the challenge and it remained in the hands of few. And few bad apples of the barrel eventually ended it.  Selfishness of few demanded the ruin of many. I think that’s the true story.

Now, I don’t want ideologists and extreme radical conservative or traditionalist (a.k.a. idiots) get all worked up here. We have to understand our failure to move forward. I am NOT asking to embrace a foreign culture or direction not at all; instead, I just want to progressively move its own culture and tradition. It has to take its best and move it and discard the rest that kept it divided and wasteful. For instance, its rich heritage has to be respected. Its respect for family values and elders needs to be preserved. Its ways of respect to each creed must be honed and at the same time segregation must be abolished. Education and care must be free and available to all.  Its spiritual values preserved and nurtured and idol and demi god worship of pure insecure sense gratification must be abolished.  Only on the day a nation like India takes bold steps forward will she raise again. And this time she won’t fall, for her sons will hold her strong. All said, RIGHT LEADERSHIP, VISIONARY LEADERSHIP IS CRITICAL IN ALL MATTERS OF THE ABOVE.