Gaurav, thanks for your comment on my comment, and as my silly little booboo post is the most inapt place for such a discussion, (and I am sure this one’s going to be really long), considering my inability to be more concise in my expressions, I thought I’d dedicate a whole post to you and your comment.:-)
I think I have been grossly misunderstood, and I really need to clarify a few things here. I had quite a verbal over this with Siddharth (and I am sure you support him), but I quit the argument mid way coz I realized there’s no point arguing over someone’s belief. Every person has their own way of life, which is ruled by their own rules, ideas and beliefs that are part of their personality, and I dont think attempting to change that is great idea.
I have my own set of convictions in life, which I always like to stand by. Justice, righteousness, honesty, patriotism, goodness to name a few - blame it on my “bad” convent education ;), but that’s the way I am. Yes I have blind faith in God. I consider him as my strength. Belief in him makes me a much happier person. May be you don’t believe in God you think of as His majesty as an illusion a fantasy for the fools… that is your way of life. Even believing that He does not exist is also a belief you know!
See, I don’t think anyone is absolutely happy, we’ve all got our own share of sorrow; anguish, I guess they are a part and parcel of our existence. I have some too, and for me God is someone I can always bank on, who would help me pull through my trials and tribulations. By no means does He make me an escapist! No way. I don’t think that when I am down in the dumps I’ll just say a prayer (and believe me I rarely say any) and there he’ll appear, like an old mythological hero, wave a magic wand and whoosh...problem solved, life is nice and rosy again. Heck no! I’d be a fool if I’d run away from a situation like that. Everyone has their own way of dealing with life and I’d like to face it believing I have someone who’s looking after me, is with me in all my tough times. He is the one who inspires me to keep trying. Yes I do like to praise him, but don’t you like to criticize those who do…so how does it matter in the end both of us are happy with what we are doing, right?
Now to come another of your interesting points, the bit about betterment of society, and recovering what we have lost. Lets say that my devotion to him has made me an ignorant soul; and I leave everything to him (which I hope isn’t true), tell me what have you as a non-believer done? Mister, does sitting infront of your comp writing blogs criticizing God punish those people? I don’t think so. I for one can say, that my heart ache for them, and yes I have always made my contribution, (however miniscule they might be!) to the many tragedies that our nation has faced. I am helpless when it comes to actually giving aid to the people with irreplaceable loses, who have faced mental trauma like in Gujrat, but then that’s life isn’t it? I am a very ordinary person and I just cant get down on the roads to chastise those scoundrels who carried out such inhuman atrocities on the innocent. I wish I could, but I cant. But can you? If you know of a way that I, the silly fool who likes to believe in “shabby escapades” doesn’t, please tell me. Show me the way; I’d follow. My God told me to help them in their time of need he dint kill the humanity in me, if your atheist fervour told you something more worthwhile I’d be more than grateful if you share it with me.
The root of all such troubles is the lack of education. I have done my level best to educate the ignorant about the evils plaguing the society. Like how ridiculous the whole idea of fighting over religion is, how the caste system is just bullshit, about women rights, that we should keep our society clean, small things like not throwing rubbish just anywhere and everywhere and yes how important schooling is in every person’s life. I know these efforts of mine would make almost no difference to the demented and distorted culture that I am ashamed to be a part of, but then I do try. I have never stopped trying, nor have I become lax cause I leave everything to him. You want betterment of society …don’t you? Education begins at home. So have you ever taught your servant’s child? How do plan to start mate? By just blogging and calling people’s beliefs crap? Tolerance is something that would be very helpful in building a better world, but you don’t seem to have any!
My praising God does not mean I am not working for the betterment of society, my belief in him gives me a conscience which tells me the right n the wrongs, pushes me to do good. I am more satisfied this way- to be just like I am, happy with whatever he has given me, striving for excellence with whatever comes my way (coz yes I believe in the corny destiny stuff also). He enthuses in me a spirit that helps me too try try till I succeed, to fight back my fears, withstand the painful times, solve my problems … Is that detrimental to our plans of creating a more secure world?
I call it optimism you might say its foolishness. I am a much happier person this way; u can say its ignorance. But then in the end if both of us want the betterment of society, then how does it matter, the way we think? May be you are much more content calling the idea of God shabby and silly, that’s your perception, I have mine. Bottom line is whatever our beliefs may be we’d both like to see these evils eradicated…right? So lets plan on doing something more real, which would really recover what we have lost, instead of fighting over trivial stuff like God exists or not, it wont change the face of the world if I became an atheist (if it did I promise I’d be the first join these much hyped Atheist groups).
About Gujrat being the most prosperous state I don’t believe in the biased polls of the weekly magazine (tabloids as you say) either. What I wanted was to give an example that if their sorrow theirs happiness too. I agree I put my foot in my mouth with that one; Gujrat is in trouble again facing the wrath of Mother Nature this time :-(.
About America, however prosperous it might be, I am much happier in this poor developing country call India, and I am not ready, craving to go to the land of opportunities (which if I am not assuming too much here- you are). The dimwit comment was on the way they misuse the English language. Otherwise they are a very smart bunch who have marketed all their assets and products (and also those which were not theirs originally) quite well. I’d like to say much more on this, but I’d like to save my “valuable” non-sense for later :p
About the Karma bullshit, Gosh! I have received so much flak for it already. I am sorry for my naivety, but YES I’d like to believe that in the end the bad guys do pay for their deeds and face the wrath.
To end on a more lighter note, as far as the suggestion to join “Atheist” on orkut, thanks but no thanks. That should be clear by now, atleast not in this lifetime dude.
BooBoo
A few days back at night, after office, my weary self was aching for slumber yet the ‘nishachar’ in me refused to relent. So there I was in front of the idiot box sitting listlessly (as usual), watching reruns of the Full House for the n-th time. Just then Michelle (played by the now grown-up Olson sisters) condescendingly told her Uncle Jessie after one of his regular goof ups, ‘Oh you commited a booboo’.
That’s when I sat up, why hadn’t I heard this one before…anyways time to consult my best friend, my little Dictionary (with my kinda vocab its an absolute necessity!).
Booboo (US origin)…hmm …quite an interesting word isn’t it?
The definition on dictionary.com says booboo means-
1. A stupid mistake; a blunder
2. A slight physical injury, such as a scratch
Though I hate how the Americans in an attempt to simplify the English Language have spoilt it with their own spellings, and pronounciations. But yes they have definitely given a different flavour to the language with some nice funky words that give a more relaxed eased out feel to an otherwise formal language (even the abusives of British English origin sound like salutations!)
Coming back to the word, cute little thing isn’t it (or may be I am the only one who thinks so…whatever). But imagine you are embarrassed and in a really sticky situation after a mess up and somebody tells you…‘Oh that was a booboo’; would ease the pain a bit wont it? :D. Even if it doesn’t I love the word:-)
…and I have this feeling that this post of mine is a booboo too :p
That’s when I sat up, why hadn’t I heard this one before…anyways time to consult my best friend, my little Dictionary (with my kinda vocab its an absolute necessity!).
Booboo (US origin)…hmm …quite an interesting word isn’t it?
The definition on dictionary.com says booboo means-
1. A stupid mistake; a blunder
2. A slight physical injury, such as a scratch
Though I hate how the Americans in an attempt to simplify the English Language have spoilt it with their own spellings, and pronounciations. But yes they have definitely given a different flavour to the language with some nice funky words that give a more relaxed eased out feel to an otherwise formal language (even the abusives of British English origin sound like salutations!)
Coming back to the word, cute little thing isn’t it (or may be I am the only one who thinks so…whatever). But imagine you are embarrassed and in a really sticky situation after a mess up and somebody tells you…‘Oh that was a booboo’; would ease the pain a bit wont it? :D. Even if it doesn’t I love the word:-)
…and I have this feeling that this post of mine is a booboo too :p
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