First of all the disclaimer to this write up is :Not to hurt anyone's religious sentiments/beliefs and offend anybody's cultural practices. Writing this with a free mind assuming the freedom of speech and expression in our country.
Am not a person who is against any religion or breed...I respect the numerous cultural practices in India but only when they are done with an intention of spreading happiness and peace among different communities. Unless it is causing no harm to anyone or anything it is perfectly fine to follow these age old practices.
but, but ....but....seeing the fatally hazardous damage these so-called "RELIGIOUS" practices are causing to the environment around, to our very own living space around it hurts me drastically.
I am definitely no one to object to anyone's practices, but am trying to provide an insight to people, for them to understand and do something about it in a positive way.
I mean the so called festivities of our nation are causing more harm than any good. Instances are many, we have countless idols of god paraded all over the already cramped/crowded places, choking the lakes by drowning them, sacrificing every other animal in the name of god, why????Are all these immature acts really needed to show our devotion to god and get his blessings.
Where is our common sense disappeared, are we really educated??? or are we some blind folded buffoons committing such heinous acts knowingly that our current world is at danger
As if the current pollution rate is not enough because of the countless vehicles on road, people are into the fight of how can they cause further damage forget controlling the same.
There are many articles highlighting the amount of water pollution caused by these immersions of these idols. It may be due to the toxic chemicals in which they are made, the non bio-degradable accessories used for the worship which are dumped into the water, the noise pollution with the loudspeakers singing loud movie songs which can be heard by the great god himself, the traffic congestion due to the huge number of crowds carrying the parade, the pandals at every nook and corner availing all the little available space of this planet, the hugely expensive jewelry for showcasing god beautifully...etc..
Then there is other side where in animals are being sacrificed in the name of divinity ,butchering them left and right , to impress god.
I really don't know which god will be impressed with sacrifices of lives which are his/her own creation. Then there are feasts to enjoy relishing those poor souls who have equal rights to survive in this world created by him.
And the damage follows as we are never short of festivals, next in line will be the most hazardous one ..burning loud crackers going above the allowed decibels which cause nothing but only harm.., stress to the poor animals/birds around, loads of filth on the roads which are already filthy, death because of not being careful enough, noise/air pollution...and what not.
I mean...are we really doing this just to fulfill our unseen roots, hanging on to them without even understanding whether all these are really required.
Why can't we be more practical and do things rather than being emotional over things that we don't even understand the grave consequences of it and its impacts on the nature.
Are we so blind to severe our own heads, burn ourselves in blind superstition. Why???
There is definitely no need for any religion to be loud and pompous just to prove their god/religion is the best with huge monuments, shouting over microphones, installing loud speakers, banners, parade or anything. It is the need of the hour for everyone to understand and respect each other as a human being first. And then show their gratitude to god who is above all, a power which created all of us ,with deeds he will be proud of, not ashamed of ...
why can't a festival be a celebration of only joy, giving and togetherness.
Rejoice his existence within yourself and as a positive aura on you and everyone. Pray to god with all your loved ones the way your custom tells you, chant his name, do his praise in songs, verses whatever. But why get into actions which destabilizes the entire neighborhood.
Celebrate the festivals in a logical and satisfying way...with huge gatherings of friends and relatives, shop for clothes etc , pray to god, make loads of delicacies, feed on, share whatever happiness you can in form of food, clothes, money with the needy. Do we need anything apart from this???
but no...people are adamant on doing things their own way for their own families welfare, with zero concern about what will be the implications on the environment.
And TRUTH is a very bitter thing which people hate...as it is bitter and not digestible. People ask why should we bother and why should we worry about the other things outside when our households are neat, clean and happy. Why worry about things which doesn't concern us...??
Having a mentality of 'we will see when the worst happens' is great, but why get into the situation first...
Ganga the most 'HOLY' river of our country is being touted as the MOST polluted in the WORLD. Not only the bodies are seen floating due to the huge amount of corpse being burnt there, the waste from slaughter houses, tanneries and hospital wastes are dumped into poor Ganga it seems. Let alone the marine life, even the human life utilizing this water are prone to so many unknown diseases. There are so many other instances which I cannot list here.
Why are we so much into rituals that we are ruthlessly killing the god's gift to us in the form of the wonderful nature, trees, mountains and water bodies. Aren't we digging our own graves???
Honorable Prime minister is trying to do his best launching 'Swatch Bharath' campaign, but will this really happen with our people's narrow mindedness and thinking. It will never happen and our country is going to be same for a long time, UNLESS there is a change in every individual's thinking.
And shame on people who ridicule him, since they don't even perceive the thought even for a moment. They find pleasure in making digs at people rather than actually appreciating and supporting such noble thoughts and deeds.
No one, not even the almighty can change anyone's perspective of thinking and doing things the RIGHT way, UNLESS the change is brought upon and driven inside oneself by people themselves. This change is the only ray of hope for a better, logical, healthy and a CLEAN(in all terms) world....!!! otherwise the only consequence I can see is our future will only STINK. And the world will definitely one day SINK...by nature's fury...which is already in evidence in several aspects in the current situation.
I can just request everyone to just sit and think on how we can better ourselves and our practices..!!!Hold on to useful practices and discard the meaningless(read HARMFUL) ones...
People who realize this truth, please make others known realize this too in ways possible to you...and people who don't want to realize ...all the best for OUR future..!!!(Am using the term 'OUR' because, we will all sink together when the time comes.)
because people who are asleep can be woken up, but those who are pretending to be asleep can never be woken up(no matter what)
Jai hind...!!!
