I came rushing to my window as I heard numerous crackers bursting and loud ‘dhols’ being ruthlessly beaten up. My ear drums were not used to the acoustic ambiance created near my ground floor house. It was the procession of one of our favourite Gods, Lord Ganesha. I am pretty sure that he would have showered some extra blessing for the guy who was dancing paranormally in front of him.
I had a quick worry in my mind. If I happen to spend my weekly off watching TV, what about my part of the blessings which I am supposed to receive from lord Ganesha? That would absolutely be far lesser than those freaking guys dancing or beating dhols out there. As the thought bubble busted, I restored myself, closed the window and resumed watching TV.
The question remained!
The answer was a No! There is a thin line, which I believe, differentiates the non-atheists or so-called “Believers”. A bunch of them call themselves God fearing while the other group identify themselves as God loving. I won’t elaborate much as they are self-explanatory and it must have started haunting in your mind about which category do you belong to?
It’s not about who beats the loudest dhol or who does a ‘Hrithik’ in processions. It’s about the myth in which people believe in. Lord Ganesha is not going to listen to your prayers only if it is coming through a loud speaker. Earth is a very small planet in the universe. We don’t even know how many universes lord Ganesha would be listening prayers from. It’s practically impossible for a loud speaker to reach where we expect Gods reside.
You are definitely not a genius if you spend millions on your belief of fear or love in a country which is the home to the largest number of hungry people in the world? Instead of colonies competing on the beauty and size of idols, can’t they compete on the number of hungry people they feed during these festive seasons? Why can’t they follow Ranbir Kapoor’s DoCoMo mantra by keeping the entire proceedings simple and pay school fees for those who can’t afford? Why do you have to wait for someone to do a ‘Anna’ and make govt. realize something when you, yourself are capable of bringing a huge change. Why can’t we pledge 30% of donations for the upliftment of under developed societies?
This is not the India what it used to be 25 years back. People now follow the trend of “Grow-up” & “Move-on”. We Indian are very good at it, without compromising our cultural heritage. We need to understand the simplified versions of our rituals and shift to the same without letting our culture suffer.
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