Considering the economic disparities today and its criminal consequences (while an individual or two go on to be trillionnaires, trillions go on to be starved to death!) was the caste system that bad? The other day while attending some funeral rites I just enquired of the priest what these rites mean and his answer was a simple 'you ensure that all those who have been part of your life get a share of what you leave behind'. It included the barber who would ritually shave the beard of the son performing the last rites and collect his fees!
