Sometimes I feel so tired !!! Tired of being reminded of my religion that happens so much in this forum..
I mean in my 30 year of existence I am not reminded of my religion so much as these 2 years have done.. Everyday !!!
Practically every bloody day !!!
I beieve in God, I enjoy the festivals but what I have grown up is how beautifully I have enmeshed the rituals of other religions into my own life..
Be it invited for Christmas, playing Holi, hugging my freind wearing his brand new Sherwani on Id !!!
I have cried on Jesus's death, celebrated tolerance on Ramjan, and played Holi and Diwali in which ordinary Indians...the tribals, Muslims , Christians celebrated with equal fervour !!!
This is the average Indian because this is followed by most Indians..
every society has got nutjobs !!! US, China, Finland, Norway.. you name it..
what matters is how the majority behaves..
Tell me how the majority behaves in the vast and diverse society called India ?
Yes, we are in a war..
The average and common man which some people fondly invoke is worried about corrutption
The average man is worried of food prices and petrol prices
The common man is worried how he will get his son admitted to a good English medium school
These are the wars we are confronted with..
And a majority of Indians confine their religion to traditoons and festivities
To rituals that command respect..
Violence do flare up when crimes happen,people start playing poltics and lawmakers are hopeless and judiciary is patheritc..
You will find them in rapes, murders, slaughters, etc etc
Riots are no different
If justice is delayed or suppressed then blame it on the pathetic judicisry we have and the associated poltics which can pardon even Kasab one day !!!
Don;t blame on the secularism
We are least bothered about what people wear, whom they worship..
We are more bothered about daily struggles of our life !!!