One of the popular common myths among us is religion. Common myths are supposed to bring large number of people together in believing in something so that a mutual objective can be accomplished. Religion happened to exist for same purpose. People can share common beliefs, values and understanding among each other maintaining peace and solidarity. The concept is great, perfect in fact. But if we look else where from the verbal part of religions and gods, the reality will tell us something else.
Let me start with a question. Do you believe in god? Most of youths will say no whereas the elders they might reply yes. And at dinner if you casually start to argue about the existence of god, then they will politely ask you to shut up. You cannot go out and argue about god and their existence with everyone, its frowned upon. Mainly because religion is connected with our culture and traditions. In festivals, we worship god, in many of our heritage sites we worship god. I'm sorry god who? Stones, I meant stones. People they throw money, fruits, milk and all sorts of stuff at stones inside temples and believe now their lives are going to be better, really mate? Such people they throw stuffs at stones inside temple, some of them bow down and touch the feet like structure thinking they took the blessings from god. Sorry mate, but that's stone. And animal sacrifices, oh man. And that also for god? Give me a break. Like god really said I need blood from innocent animals, that way I will be satisfied and will grant you people endless happiness and prosperity.
These people they worship stones and yell at elders and parents. These people feed the stones and disgust the hungry and poor. These people throw money inside temples and complain who is going to build homes for natural calamities victims. These people consider lord Shiva their father and keep their parents at old age homes. Well done, you religious idiot. This is not cool, this is not why religion was invented. These days religion is like business, money, money, money everywhere. You cannot do a puja without investing some money. I mean what kind of investment plan is this? What is the interest rate? I will tell you, distraction is the interest rate.
We are merely distracted from the original religion. Like Amir Khan said in movie 'PK', this is wrong number. Religion and god and tranquility is not found in stones inside temples, it is inside you. Your parents are your gods, learn to worship them. Your behavior towards people lower in hierarchy, what do you do for others? for society? What kind of things you say about people when they are not around? Help the needy, help the poor, talk politely with elders. Donate in orphanage, old age homes, showing gratitude, teaching and learning good values. That is religion, in there is god. It is laughable that people travel miles searching for god, not realizing god is in them. They have to look inside, not outside. And definitely not in stones, and walls and pictures and all that. Lets be human. Lets make humanity our religion, parents our gods and our good character as a way to make our gods happy. Do not be distracted, do not confuse investing money as a form of religion, do not confuse pouring milk on stones is a way to connect to god, do not confuse bowing in front of statue and disrespecting your parents is religion. Think about it.
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