Friday, November 23, 2007

Religious Rivalry

The religious rivalry is on the run. I am forwarding my earlier notes on this subject for your commets please.I was born in a Christian family and I grew up in Christian faith and belief. If I was brought up in any other family of different faith, I would have been one among them in religious faith and rituals. Therefore it is all the same whether you belong to Hindu, Christian, Muslim OR any any other Religious denominations. The Human touch and behaviour is the prime requirement to live for one another without bringing in the line of least resistance by differentiating on Faith, Creed and Caste. God Almighty created the Universe and He gave to the Supreme Creation, the Man, the entire control over other creations on this Earth. Different forms of Rituals and religious teachings also gained momentum parallely with the development of man in his quest for improving his living standards in life.

The concept of God and worshiping Him is the freedom of any human being. But this individual freedom of worship need not be brought into play in our daily dealings with others in the society for personal gain in the name of Religion. Social needs and mutual care are the Main Strings of contact for the betterment of the society to live in harmony and peace. Difference in social status will definitely exist in a country of ours with varied life styles and linquistic nature. This Polarity difference , in fact, should only attract each other to improve the living conditions. On the other hand, if all are of the same polarity, it will Repel each other creating unrest in the society. The Science also proves this phenomenon. LIKE POLES REPEL and UNLIKE POLES ATTRACT". This scientific priciple is true in socialistic priciples also. Therefore it is but natural that a person of any faith will narrate his or her religious experience to others. This natuarl tendency need not be critisised in a biased manner. Take for example the experience in our own life. We acclaim and praise a Doctor who treated us and healed our ailments we were suffering for long!. We will be happy to tell our friends to consult that particular Doctor for similar sickness. Like wise our Faith in GOD and our personal experience in life will definitely be relayed to our friends and relatives. Therefore it is our option to accept or reject the views conveyed to us. In no case there should be a compulsion , persuasion or retaliation. or Confrontation.

Now let us think about a situation where everybody is the same in Apparel, Food habits, Religious faith and similar status in life?. If at all this condition prevails, can we think of a society living in peace, without fear of ,Theft, Murder,or any other social evil?. In fact if such equality prevails in the society, it will lead us to chaos and ruination. The remedy lies in one aspect only. LOVE THY NEIGHBOUR THYSELF". Do not try to excel in Religious Supremacy but try to support and help each other to build a healthy and prosperous society for the betterment of the World at large.

It is my earnest request to all Religious Leaders to spend few hours in INTROSPECTION and recast their Mind Set and contain all the differences in the people in their faith, life style etc, through one angle in the corect Perspective without any preconceived approach. This will enable us to live as GOD wants us to live on thisPLANET OF OURS-THE MOTHER EARTH.

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