tujh mein rab dikhta hai...

I have been brought up in a family where my maternal & paternal views on worshipping god have often clashed. One is in favour of traditional idol worship & related customs where as the other advocates doing away with all that brings a priest to prominence & performing religious rites by oneself which is also called Arya Samaaj. I have enshrined within me elements from both sides. I am well versed with Hanuman Chalisa & also know how to perform a yagya. But my religious prowess is not what I wish to highlight here. 

 

Through years of contemplation on such matters that often unite & more often divide this world, I'd like to share my perception of it all. I'd any day humbly surrender to all those people who would stake claim of being a master of religious texts & would be honoured to force upon their ideas on the entire humanity. After all they’ve solved all our problems, haven’t they? ;-)

 

We mortals often fail, & when we do, we need ‘external’ support. This support is at times tangible in form of cash & kind from friends etc. but most of the times it is the divine intervention that we seek. We hope that a supernatural power would mend our broken spirit, set things right for us, and lift us when we are down in the dumps. This is the reason most people go to a place of worship in times of turmoil than those of relative peace & prosperity. What we fail to realize is that the agent restoring our strength of character is nothing but our own conscience. How often do we see such recuperating effects after talking to a close friend! But we hesitate to call the latter ‘God’.

 

My definition of God is that source of inspiration which corrects our path & lifts our spirits to follow what we believe is right. The idols that we see in temples might be of people who once existed on this planet & are still remembered for deeds that were intensely righteous & displayed courage & character in every bit of it. The inspiration that we draw from such acts is what the purpose of worship really is. If these people are God, then I would extend this status to so many people in my life who time & again have guided me through troublesome patches & never left me alone, who made me feel even happier through daily life. As you are reading this, honestly recount all the names that have just flashed across your mind & extend a token of your gratitude. It could simply be a missed call, but trust me, you are only doing yourself a favour by even strengthening your faith in God. J

Cheers

 

 

 

 

 

A reluctant start...

I have always had reservations about writing publically. It's not an essay that our teacher made us write & subsequently read out aloud in front of the class. It's an expression, very often involving deeply personal opinions & insights. We are not provided routine topics to write upon. Rather, we express ourselves on matters that are close to our heart & are worth inscribing. 

As a matter of fact, I've never been comfortable doing so. Until recently I claimed to be quite an extrovert till I realized that I was on a one way track. I was open to people's ideas, problems, discussions & allmost everything they had to share. I'd even express myself when needed. However the most surprising fact to me was, that except one or two people, there's hardly anyone who seems to know the real me. Now the interesting part here is that my friends would often correctly guess my reaction to a certain situation but they'd lack the understanding as to why I behaved like that. I came to the conclusion that I need to make myself more transparent. Not by revealing the incidents of my life, but by sharing thoughts on numerous trivial matters around us...the sundries. I might be wrong in identifying my purpose here. It is, I know for sure, more selfish in nature as is everything else I undertake. 

 This is the commencement of a journey towards self realization more than anything else. It's reluctant in nature because I'd still not agree to this endeavour in principle but there is a certain force that drives me to do so. I hope it will help me realize the person I am & to come across those who matter in my life a shade brighter & a touch lighter.

Cheers