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Well, we humans have separated each other on the name of religion, caste and borders. Have we ever wondered what the Gods wanted? Okay, I should state it at the very outset that I am not very “God” believing person, but nonetheless, when events like these occur, I think of believing in him. Friday, March 21 is a very special day with four religions commemorating or celebrating something.It’s the eve of the festival of colours, Holi and the nation seems set with their water guns and buckets of colour. It’s also Navroze, the beginning of the Parsi New Year. Millions of Muslims will also celebrate Eid Milad, the birth anniversary of the Prophet Mohammed. Christians may not be celebrating exactly but it’s Good Friday and they will be commemorating the crucifixion and death of Jesus Christ. With a conglomeration of all religious occasions into one, I am forced to believe that it might be some divine intervention in keeping the human race united and one. I am forced to believe that it is His omnipotent will and presence which vanishes all the man-made barriers.
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Good one Graeme...I appreciate your vein of humor yet again! On a serious note...this thing done by Gods leave us humans little opportunity to seek refuge in religion based distinctions! :)
(Local Perspectives)
I agree. The concept of Omnipresence does seem to sort of deny the relevance of individual religious-franchise brand-names, doesn’t it...
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(Global Perspectives)
Alliance of stars or some divine plan, I would look for better evidence for believing in the existence of god. May be like peace in Lhasa, withdrawing troops in Iraq, addressing basic issues as poverty and women suppression? It is a good day to celebrate, sure, why not, whatever takes your mind off the real problems in life.
(Local Perspectives)
Festivals provide us with a reason to celebrate, be happy and forget grievances.
If you talk about a normal person then he/she will be celebrating any festival with neighbours no matter religion he/she belongs to. This ’my religion is better than yours’ is not what common man thinks but its all about extremists and those who get political benifits.
@Somya >> If there is God then he/she probably is just a creator or say is a source of life. Not someone who can change the happenings on Earth in a snap.
I prefer seeing God as a source of life and not someone who can do wonders for me if I start praying :P
If you talk about a normal person then he/she will be celebrating any festival with neighbours no matter religion he/she belongs to. This ’my religion is better than yours’ is not what common man thinks but its all about extremists and those who get political benifits.
@Somya >> If there is God then he/she probably is just a creator or say is a source of life. Not someone who can change the happenings on Earth in a snap.
I prefer seeing God as a source of life and not someone who can do wonders for me if I start praying :P
(Local Perspectives)
Good one Nishant.
That is what I meant by the article. Whatever God tries to do for uniting us, we humans go back to where we were.
That is what I meant by the article. Whatever God tries to do for uniting us, we humans go back to where we were.
(Local Perspectives)
Seriously, that sometimes makes me think that maybe Human race isn’t that intelligent after all.
(Local Perspectives)
Or blind and complacent if I may add. It boasts in being omnipotent and omniscient but I guess it is not quite so!
(Local Perspectives)
It’s not that to boast of those things as that way one can build confidence in oneself, but things start getting worst when people go egostic over that.
I mean it’s good to thing that you are best, unless u start killing/hurting others to prove that
I mean it’s good to thing that you are best, unless u start killing/hurting others to prove that
(Local Perspectives)
It is so good to know that four of the biggest religious sects celebrated my birthday together.lol
(Local Perspectives)
Different people have different definitions of God, it may be a source of life or death for you, for some its not just about that, it is also about putting in order the hodge-podge in the world and the inhumane manifestations by human beings themselves. Its all about perspective.
(Local Perspectives)
Yea, that’s the sad part. People worship their God and advocate their religious teachings but they always forget the message given by God (or the Holy books). They forget about love, peace and harmony.
And I hope that I didn’t offend you previously, coz it wasnt meant to be that way, i was just fooling around :D
And I hope that I didn’t offend you previously, coz it wasnt meant to be that way, i was just fooling around :D
(Local Perspectives)
For humans, its a message that God has conveyed by bringing the religions together through a strange coincidence. While we are widening the gap between ourselves, the Almighty has some other design to supply us with. What say Atul, Its a special B’day to you. Celebrate and enjoy.
(Local Perspectives)
@ Somya
I agree with you fully....but yes I have just one suggestion to make...this whole wreck has been a human deed..don’t you think so?
I agree with you fully....but yes I have just one suggestion to make...this whole wreck has been a human deed..don’t you think so?
(Local Perspectives)
The ultimate grace of living a peaceful life even if the world is experiencing injustice and conflicts comes from God.
Living your life on your own doesn’t give you the inspiration to continue life. But if you worship a God who gives you inner peace, then everything is worth living for.
The zest for life is a great feeling to nurture.
Living your life on your own doesn’t give you the inspiration to continue life. But if you worship a God who gives you inner peace, then everything is worth living for.
The zest for life is a great feeling to nurture.
(Global Perspectives)
@Maynard
The whole strife is due to this...the belief in several Gods..It is a self-assumption on out part(if I may say so), that Lord Shiva/Ganesh might condemn a Hindi if he mixes with a Muslim who worships Allah or a Christian who worships the Almighty or a Sikh who worships Guru Nanak Ji..it is a web of mixed religions and Gods and not a belief of a Supreme Power who is one and omnipresent.
The whole strife is due to this...the belief in several Gods..It is a self-assumption on out part(if I may say so), that Lord Shiva/Ganesh might condemn a Hindi if he mixes with a Muslim who worships Allah or a Christian who worships the Almighty or a Sikh who worships Guru Nanak Ji..it is a web of mixed religions and Gods and not a belief of a Supreme Power who is one and omnipresent.
(Local Perspectives)
@ Mauri. Unfortunately you came as a bit hypocritical in this post of yours. You said at the very outset that you are not a God-believing person, and yet in the very next line you attribute pure chance to something divine and supernatural. I find that amazingly amusing.
(Local Perspectives)
@ Nishant I think you should have written your parents instead of god there. After all it is they who are your ”source of life” not some being sitting beyond the clouds.
It is all a delusion.
It is all a delusion.
(Local Perspectives)
@Gagandeep
I said I am not very spiritual or God-believing but am not an atheist. You mistook an agnostic me for an atheist.
I said I am not very spiritual or God-believing but am not an atheist. You mistook an agnostic me for an atheist.
(Local Perspectives)
@ Mayuri my humble apologies. But if you want to sit on the fence, sit tight. Is your skepticism so weak that all it takes is four holidays to fall on a common day and you go hallelujah!
(Local Perspectives)
My article never dealt with my belief in God. I do not know why are you pointing on the same. Anyways, I would love it if you go through it once again and then re-think about how I have criticized humanity for creating barriers. If I sit down to explain why I believe in the presence of God, if not in him, I guess that would start off a separate article altogether. Cheers :)
(Local Perspectives)
Cheers indeed. Funny that you are not talking about belief and yet you end up mentioning the word believe so many times. I never questioned your religious attitudes, since as you rightly say the post is not even about that, all I questioned was the incongruity in what you say and what you go on to say.
(Local Perspectives)
I did not think so. If someone feels so, my apologies for not explaining myself a bit better...and besides you need to use some words again and again to prove something else...maybe that is what was the case with me.
(Local Perspectives)
hrmmm... a painful argument you guys have there...
personally - I am a buddhist agnostic... which is to say - there is no fence... the difference between is or is not isn’t applicable as we have to jump like way, way out of simple axiomatic logic to embrace anything like the concept of divinity...
and Gagandeep... language is fallible... and so is the unwarranted linguistic bossiness of a legalistic and picky accusation of logical discontinuity...
Further - the inability to prove the existence of something’s existence is not tantamount to proving it does not exist... and the use of indirectly ad hominem arguments achieves nothing...
personally - I am a buddhist agnostic... which is to say - there is no fence... the difference between is or is not isn’t applicable as we have to jump like way, way out of simple axiomatic logic to embrace anything like the concept of divinity...
and Gagandeep... language is fallible... and so is the unwarranted linguistic bossiness of a legalistic and picky accusation of logical discontinuity...
Further - the inability to prove the existence of something’s existence is not tantamount to proving it does not exist... and the use of indirectly ad hominem arguments achieves nothing...
(Global Perspectives)
oh geez... to prove the existence of something’s existence... argh - you know what I mean
(Global Perspectives)
@ Graeme I think I jumped the gun in confronting all the believers who’d all naturally huddle along. And yet I never questioned the religious beliefs (or the lack of em) of anyone. All I pointed out was the interpretation that this article was inviting. Was that too much?
come on god won’t thou save me?
come on god won’t thou save me?
(Local Perspectives)
@Gagandeep
That wasn’t too much but yes your interpretation was not like his or mine...hence the comments..tc :)
That wasn’t too much but yes your interpretation was not like his or mine...hence the comments..tc :)
(Local Perspectives)
Gagan, you and I are very well aware of each others beliefs, lets not start it all over again :P
but by source of life I mean the energy that keeps this earth alive, that produced the first living cell, that is responsible for everything we see. that includes our parents too.
My perception of god is unarguable as you can see the way you want to. You must know that energy is constant in this universe, it is available in different forms, it can be in form of mass, mass could be defined as you, me or anything else. So all in all it’s one energy source that is making all happen. You can see it as a god with four heads or one with 6 hands or as an undiscovered source of energy. It’s upto you. It can be what you want it to be. And that source (god) is not asking anyone to worship/fight/sacrifice because in itself is supreme, something that people must understand before they kill in name of god.
^that looks like a mess, i know :P and I hope that it makes sense :P
but by source of life I mean the energy that keeps this earth alive, that produced the first living cell, that is responsible for everything we see. that includes our parents too.
My perception of god is unarguable as you can see the way you want to. You must know that energy is constant in this universe, it is available in different forms, it can be in form of mass, mass could be defined as you, me or anything else. So all in all it’s one energy source that is making all happen. You can see it as a god with four heads or one with 6 hands or as an undiscovered source of energy. It’s upto you. It can be what you want it to be. And that source (god) is not asking anyone to worship/fight/sacrifice because in itself is supreme, something that people must understand before they kill in name of god.
^that looks like a mess, i know :P and I hope that it makes sense :P
(Local Perspectives)
:P