Life and Conditions of the People of Hindustan (1200–1550 A.D.) c7.s4.2

c7.s4.2

It cannot be denied that people as a whole led a very prosaic life and did not succeed in developing more than a few physical and moral capacities and very limited forms of human relationships. Thus the virtues and vices of the age as a whole were very few. But on the other hand these characteristics were well developed and deep-rooted. Custom and religion, which fostered these manners in many respects, were strongr forces than the intellectual and ethical convictions of the present age. On the whole, they led to social solidarity and well being. When it was realized that the forefathers had behaved in a particular manner in a certain situation, the direction for the living descendant was clear and the force of this sanction was absolute.