. It gives the individual a meaning in life, even if that meaning is in the act of being a servant. There is a goal and a purpose. It also dictates what is right and wrong. The human condition lends itself to searching for the answer to what is ultimately right, and the caste system lays it right out for them. The system gives them a place in society that they don’t have to fight for. It enables them to spend their energy doing their dharma to the best of their abilities, to help improve their karma so that perhaps next time they will move up to a higher class. “Since it is accepted that one’s caste is determined by one’s past karma, there is no reason to be bitter about one’s lot or envy others” (Ludwig, pg. 109).Due to the flawed nature of humans the caste system has not been implemented as the Vedas instruct. The system has come to be a hierarchy wherein the lowest levels, including women, are not given the respect commanded in the religious texts. Humanity’s inability to adhere to the social constructs is not a fault of the construct; it is a fault of humanity....
