How Little do We know God!

So they say a just dip in The Ganges and all your sins are washed, you make up for all the wrong doings, how they forget it is not the dip that makes a difference, it is what you actually do; your deeds that make way for the kind of after life you get : Heaven or Hell. I am one of those who believe that both exist, Heaven and Hell. And yes, God exists too. Obviously.

But what does He actually want from us? To worship him day in and out, to fast insanely to get our wishes fulfilled, to chant those Mantras every single day, because only that will bring you happiness and good luck.  People believe that by lightening incense stick in front of His idol every single morning will please him like nothing else. Maybe they have their reasons for it. I am not saying they are wrong. I only feel they are shallow.

Of course there is a Superpower, more knowledgeable than we are, more giving than humans can ever be. But He doesn’t have demands from us. He has a few expectations though, not expecting us to light a lamp in front of Him, but to light up our minds; towards being tolerant and forgiving.  We pray to be pardoned for our sins, we want to be forgiven. Let us start by being forgiving ourselves. Let us start by being considerate ourselves. Only then should we expect the same to happen to us.

Then there are those who don’t believe in Him, rational souls right. I don’t understand how they cannot have that faith, but maybe they see His presence in different things: their work, passion or maybe family. They will gradually get there, where we others are. They will know just what we know. How little we know. Eventually.

The whole God thing may just be a little over rated but Indians are sensitive beings. You cannot eat meat and enter a temple; you cannot sit in the Poojas or perform other Holy rituals if you are a Lady and having that time of the month. Also you shouldn’t drink on certain selective days (Tuesdays or Saturdays perhaps), like it will make a difference, you are drunk on the remaining days as it is. What are these? Silly age old things we are abiding by without any rhyme or reason. Our elders tell us and we are obedient. Haa!

It is that time where we are moving forward in almost every sphere. Or I am being positive that we are. Let us stick to it. And so it is time to let go those things which don’t make sense to you, let go those things which you half heartedly do only to please your parents, because God is in you, He is in those good things you do, in those smiles that you give to others, in the happiness you spread.

Break free of those myths; yes it is difficult, given that you have lived through them. But then we can always try to expand the horizon, and maybe we will get to know Him better.

And let me meet all of you in Heaven, sometime soon!