Auspicious Shravan at Sandipani – Day 6

Why did Shri Valmikiji want to write about a virtuous and heroic character?
Maharishi Valmiki asked Devarshi Narad that who in this present day and age is heroic and virtuous? I do not want to know about such a character from the past but one from the present time. I want to write about such a character so that people can read and learn what an ideal life is. People can then mould their lives from this knowledge.
Devarshi Narad replied to Shri Valmikiji that currently, a person with such a heroic and virtuous character is the son of Dashrathji, Shri Ram. He continued to say that you know him, because he has resided at your ashram. You also advised him to live in Chitrakut. Hence, if you want to write a biography, then write about Shri Ram.
Shri Valmikiji wanted to present Shri Ram’s high principled character to the world. Otherwise, people like us will turn around and say that it was possible to live with high principles and morals like Shri Ram did in Satyug, but not in the current times. We will, in addition, say that it is fun and worthy being Ravan nowadays.
This is why it is important to have an ideal in the society. A society without an ideal will sway in the wrong path and eventually fail and get destroyed.