The Lesson — Corruption and Stress Are Modern Epidemics

Reflecting on the story of Ram Chander, Dr. Baba Steve Bedi draws a universal conclusion: corruption is not just a moral failing—it’s a disease of the human body and mind.

He explains that the constant secretion of stress hormones like adrenaline, epinephrine, and norepinephrine leads to a breakdown of cellular balance. “Every system of the body suffers,” he writes. “The immune system weakens, inflammation rises, and chronic conditions like hypertension, asthma, arthritis, and even cancer take root.”

According to Dr. Bedi, corruption doesn’t only kill integrity—it kills vitality. “We try to satisfy ourselves physically, but forget that our body is moving toward entropy every day,” he says. “We end up sick because we become our own worst enemy.”

He adds that men trapped in this stress cycle often face impotence and emotional numbness, while women suffer hormonal imbalances and infertility. “It’s nature’s way of signaling imbalance,” he explains.

Today, Dr. Bedi says he lives by Gandhi’s principle of self-discipline and awareness. “All my wrongdoing came from ego—the desire to possess more,” he admits. “Now I live in the present moment, grateful for life itself. True health,” he concludes, “is harmony between mind, body, and soul.”