I
have often wondered where does the God live? What does he do? How
does he do whatever he does? I, for one, am a non believer. But I
care enough for other people; other people who care enough for God!
The most baffling thing about God is that there are so many of them.
Books preach that all those revered figures are the forms of but one
God. How? I don't really know and I don't really believe. All saints
we have had in the past were highly learned and enlightened persons
who were, even during those times, far ahead of others in matters of
spirituality. But they were as human as all others. They came into
this world, lived simple, meaningful and virtuous lives, imparted
teachings to public and died. Simple teachings, straight from the
heart. But people have misunderstood the very concept of religion and
spirituality. Most of us do not understand religion, if at all we
need religion in today's times. How is it that there are no more
miracles which took place in distant past? How come there are evils?
Do we require evils? How come all bad things imaginable happen in our
world? Why do good people die early and violent, dishonest, selfish,
wicked people live long and comfortable lives? Why do villains
command the society and real heroes go unsung, serving under the evil
command?
There
are no answers. No one can offer an explanation. If someone does, we
need a proof; enough of this invisible stuff. This is where science
scores; it shows, and how! Science does, religion doesn't because it
cannot.
Why
do people believe so easily the things which aren't? An Urdu poet
said:
"Shabash
ae buton (statues), taraqqi isko kahte hain,
Na
tarshe the to patthar the, jo tarshe to khuda thahre!"
An
ordinary dead stone becomes God overnight just after an artist has
chiselled the stone into an idol and the idol is worshipped by
believers!
How
many well meaning intellectuals have been valued by us? The world is
strange.
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