I am a person who believes that we emulate our culture whether we wish to show it or not. Some are ashamed to be who they are because of how soceity looks upon them while others are ashamed of their culture because of the negative things their fellow brothers & sisters do. But I speak in a different voice, i do not respect or believe in the words spoken by the modern man for they are nothing but fake reassurances to an inner void getting bigger and bigger as the world keeps getting smaller and smaller. I am a true blue Hindu who loves every aspect of my culture but to be an Indian Hindu does not mean that I believe in the millions of Gods or the various false heroes created for material gain. I from the very bottom of my heart love the logic hidden behind the millions of stories conjured up by our beloved ancestors. Due to misconception, avarice and warped thinking the true beauty of the Indian living got lost and sadly our youngsters cannot do much due to the wrong traditions being passed down…. Maybe it is high time we woke up!
Many times, while speaking to various people and the people near & dear to me I find those misconceptions rooted in their lives. I do not deny that I too sometimes walk around with the biggest cloud of crap over my head but thank my life for giving me better common sense and logic. Many argue that religion is nothing but a bunch of stories conjured up for entertainment but I am speaking of culture and not religion. Religion and Culture are symbiotic in nature, they both need each other to survive. Culture is the way of living and Reigion helped people follow their culture honestly, i use helped because religion has been warped thus making our culture seem obsolete and moronic. Funny enough, the critics who call each other’s culture hocus pocus forget that they themselves believe in the boogeyman, tooth fairy, gremlins or whatever else. At times I am tempted to fight tooth & nail for my culture not to prove a point or show my greatness but mainly showcase the intricate workmanship put in to make science oh so acceptable by common man.
Racism, egotism and stupidity are somethings I do not indulge in nor encourage. I do not believe in culture bashing or making decisions based on one’s birth. Ironic how we single out a person for being different but when that person rises, we accuse him of dishonesty and praise him for his courage at the same time. 95% of the misconceptions one has is because of the media. The way India is the land of fakirs & snake charmers, America is the land of the fatsos & rash while Britain is the land of uptight snobs….. *sigh*
We are ridiculed for our millions of Gods, festivals, ceremonies and practices. But if we looked beyond the pomp, multiple body parts and zillions of holidays you will see logic & intellect hidden in each. And this applies to every culture that exists. India had many sciences, many stories to share so to make it interesting and enriching we created mythical beasts. To make sure that people enjoyed every single day of their lives to the fullest but with discipline each holiday was a miniature celebration be it to celebrate the moon, the sun, the stars or the love shared by our fellow compatriots for each other. Each God symbolized a characteristic, originally I feel these Gods were created as ideals whom we were supposed follow & be like, not idols whom we beg from to help us walk through our own muck. Indeed having faith in something is crucial but we tend to depend on them for our every whim. Many people complain on how tedious and long a Hindu wedding ceremony is but if you pay attention to what is being said, it actually is like the Christian vow taking where the couple vows to love,care & dedicate their lives to their partner in the presence of God.
It is not the books or practices that are wrong but the mentality of the generations that came after the authors, though I do agree that some are obsolete in this era but many wonderful things have been turned into a farce which I frown upon but can do nothing about. The day we stop hiding behind our prejudices, fake faiths & avarice will we be able to see the true beauty present in our culture. We turned the Holy Christ into a magician/genie when in fact the poor man simply came to us to teach us how to love each other. Ganesha who gives you courage to overcome your obstacles was suddenly asked by us stupid humans to REMOVE those obstacles for us. We started blaming all our failures to our last lives and instead of working hard to overcome our failures we let it go making excuses about how we cannot change what has been done…
As time passed, we forgot how to love a person and chose to stick with people of the “same” race. We smirk & gossip about the Parsis who are inbreeding to save their race but insist on marrying a person from the same caste/race or group. It was fine in the middle ages when people dropping dead like flies but now it is the most impractical & obsolete practice but then again where will people get fortune, power & “respect” from if they marry “other” groups…. **sighs**
My post might not make sense to many, insult few others but I do hope that someone feels what I feel be it today, tomorrow or ten years later. I wish for everyone to see the truth behind their cultures and embrace it as tight as they can for it is something that will never leave them though it stays hidden, it will resurface again and again be it in this life or another. Let us all awaken from our materialistic beds and walk into our Eden, Eden that is not physical but present oh so strong within us… A land where there is no anger, pain or differences.. Just peace within ourselves and Love everywhere else…
Peace within and Love everywhere to all who read or do not read this.
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First thing, some good stuff that makes your mind go Woah.
Second, for those who have no idea what she is saying, In summary people are stupider then they think and not even realize it because of how we judge people and everything around us.