Religious BlasphemyA Story by gladisThis is just about my opinion on religion and its proponents.. I am sure you will enjoy reading it :)The title of this article looks a
bit provoking but it is true. My purpose here is not to pin out the faults in
our brothers and sisters but it’s just to show them the mirror that they carry
with them, but never think of looking in it. Religion is a very complicated
matter and we can debate on it lifelong.
There are great philosophers and theologists who have tried to
comprehend the essence of true religion. But then, again how should we define
‘true religion’. In a country where there are more than 15 major religions this
can become a very difficult and baffling task. Let’s forget getting into these
ambiguous talks and discuss religion in the language of the common masses. The
concepts of moksha, salvation, re-incarnation, eternal life etc. can be found
in all religions. We spend a lot of time
thinking about them. But as living entities, what are we doing? All religions teach a common prayer and that
is love for all mankind. How much of this teaching goes into our minds? People
go to temples, churches, mosques, gurudwaras but behind these sacred places,
their bodies are decaying with the germs of hatredness, selfishness, jealousy,
violence and many more vicious qualities like these. They perform all religious
rites and rituals but never show a helping hand to the needy. They observe
fasting to please their gods but are the ones who would run away when there is
injustice in society. They would visit their holy places regularly but in these
places would make groups among them and gossip and defame others out of
jealousy or anger. There are so many religious priests and holy men who swear
to follow the principles of their gods but end up being diplomatic and similar
to the common man. They are considered to be the mediators between god and us.
Then how can they behave in this way and encourage blasphemy among people. Thus,
they are religious only in their outward appearance but in their hearts and
minds they are nothing but shameless spectators enjoying the helplessness of
their own people. This is pure blasphemy as people today don’t put these
religious teachings in practice. The major reason behind most of the wars that
have happened in the past is religion and god. This doesn’t make sense at all
that people fight for something that has always taught them to remain
nonviolent and peaceful. We have forgotten the basic human ethics and are just
joining the bandwagon like monkeys. As rational human beings, when will we
understand that god won’t be happy if we put flowers in front of a lifeless
stone statue or slain a lamb in front of a structure? Try to understand what
the real teachings are and that god lives in each of us and we just need an eye
far from the profanity of the world that would enable us to see that god.
Loving each other is the only essence of all religions around the world. I hope that in future at least the messengers
of god of this era would understand what true religion is and would make
visible efforts in letting their people know of this great truth. © 2013 gladisReviews
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2 Reviews Added on May 7, 2013 Last Updated on May 7, 2013 AuthorgladisMumbai, Maharashtra, IndiaAboutI am not a regular writer but i really love writing whenever my mood sets in for it. My other hobbies include listening to music, travelling, watching movies etc. I just gave my tybmm exams and so I a.. more..Writing
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