Migration can arise from genuine needs such as safety, education, livelihood, or environmental conditions, as well as from the ego's pursuit of greater consumption and fulfilment. The challenge is to distinguish between these motives with wisdom rather than ideology. Fair, impartial screening, mutual respect between migrants and host societies, and practical integration create a balanced approach that is both humane and responsible.
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Questioner: Acharya Ji, I was just reading the recent news of the migration from Morocco to Spain. So it actually happened because the Spanish government recently launched and announced some kind of program to grant legal status to a lot of migrants, and this somehow triggered this huge influx, among other things also. It was so crazy that, you know, the majority of it was youth, but it was also seen that there were literally women with newborn babies, you know, just wanting to somehow escape from whatever is happening in Morocco without even much planning. So I just wanted to know, what is this huge craze that is there?
Acharya Prashant: It is powered by both things. One, the conditions in your homeland can actually be bad. Second, there is that psychological urge to have more, to be more, to consume more. Both these things get together. Wisdom lies in seeing which component dominates your movement.
What is certain is that both of these will be present. But as the country receiving these immigrants, as the country now responsible for admitting them or turning them back, you must have a mechanism that sieves, that distinguishes, that tests. Obviously, we have said such a mechanism will be imperfect. But better to have an imperfect one than nothing. Right?
