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03 June 2012

OH MY GOD, WHERE ARE YOU?


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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