Thus, today I am compelled to ask myself – “Is sex wrong?”
My own experience is that nature prompts sexual cravings during their early teen age years. Psychoanalysts claim that the craving can be witnessed even in five-year-olds. Modern scientists go as far to say that craving for sexual gratification can be seen even in a fetus inside the womb. If it is so, why is sex not an issue to be discussed openly? Sadly even if someone tries to discuss about it, either there is reluctance or a fear of being “pornified”.
Freud stated that repression of ‘Eros’ or sexual energy can lead a person to develop abnormalities. Even Osho Rajnish has stated in one of his books that the repression of “straight sex” by society is resulting in sexual perversions. Though all of us may not completely agree with them, it is true that sexual repression results in at least some amount of tension in young minds. Indeed, as Rousseau said, human beings are born free but they find themselves in chains.
Sometimes I find it worthwhile to question myself: Why do such chains exist in the society? Many might argue that sex is wrong and degrading. If that is so, can we say that the very act of procreation in nature is wrong? If it is so degrading, why does it exist in the first place? Secondly, there are those who would cry aloud that sex is to society what blasphemy is to religion. I would like to pose them a question: Are you aware of Ratikala and Kamasutra of Sanskrit literature and Hinduism? Or at least, have you seen the “obscene yet sacred” statues and images in old temples.
Lenin regarded sex just as a “glass of water”. You are thirsty before swallowing it but after drinking it, it is nothing to you. It almost holds no importance to some people. For many, sexual lust is something that wears away the craving for knowledge in a person. Many might agree to the “great” men and their sayings. But how can we know about the futility of a decaying filth without smelling its stench?
Lastly, I would like to ask all the “moral custodians”: Who is there to point what is moral and immoral? There are brothels in Thamel and that is an open secret and they continue only because there is a demand for sex in the market. So, why not make it legal? I am aware that many sex workers are in the business reluctantly. However, there surely must be many who would like to continue it as a profession.
Why not give official recognition to those workers? If that happens, with constant monitoring of the government, there can be a decrease in rapes and forced prostitution and a whole new market can thrive for sex tourism. Sex workers themselves can have better rights after acquiring official recognition and the society at large can also benefit from it.
Though this writer is not of much importance, I am sure, this proposal is “obscene” enough for people to torch his effigy in the streets of Kathmandu. There are hypocrites around here, among us, who secretly lick the honey and guard the pot enviously. It is for these “moral crooks” that the gift of nature – sex – is wrong.
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