chaotic moments

Caution:

1. if you are hard core religious … pls don’t read further …

2. these thoughts are random and need not be linked with each other, might be confusing …

I am a Hindu by religion (though I prefer to believe in spirituality than religion), and I am sure that there is no other religion in this world to have so many festivals than us … from the start of the year … baisakhi/sankranti, holi, rakhi, ram-navmi, janmashtmi, ganesh chaturthi (ganpati), durga puja, dusshehra, diwali, ... I am sure this list is incomplete by all means … most of these I remember because in most cases I either get a paid holiday or I am asked to do something of it …

In recent year, though, the festivity part of any such festivals have been diminishing at a much faster rate than ever before … why go beyond … most often I use these as another holiday (paid vacation) … and try to catch up with so called life … if I think of getting involved into the festivity – it will mean a lot of responsibilities, a lot of hard work (literally) … and tiring day at the end of it …

Today, people (media, politicians, and corporate – product companies) have started using these event points for playing with people’s emotions and faiths … and trying make a kill (make money) … by it … for instance – starting a revolution or a habit which is not existing (some the ads) … some are constructive and some are really destructive …

Speaking of destructive side (esp. ecological), people have started creating idols/ pandals / other related stuff (magnanimous and glamorous) … irresponsibly in competition to each other (who started the competition for God’s sake! … or will God pay a visit / be happy (if at all) only to the best of the lot!!!, further, they do claim to be sensitive to the environment and ask others to reduce the size/expense, but when it came to themselves – it was a ‘not done’ thing … they need to differentiate from others … their popularity/fame is at stake!!! – and this I saw on TV on some media/news coverage … ) … it really doesn’t matter, if post-festivity the surrounding / environment is in the worst possible scenario … or during the celebration, there is a limit to which loud speakers should be blasted (with all the filmy rhyming bhajans – a disgust in the name of bhajans) … daily waste generated … electricity wasted (and we crib of electricity shortage)… and nuisance to the traffic (we also crib about the traffic) and well being … and the story doesn’t end here … the idols are then immersed into the near by water body (possibly that might be the source to the drinking water too – and then we crib about the water shortage too) … but then who cares even if the water is getting polluted with the poisonous paints and polythene / plastics used … (assuming that at least the idols are generally made of mud – which is not so harmful to the over all environment) … and this is for ganpati, durga puja (at least, if not more) … further take dusshehra / diwali … the amount of air pollution due to the explosives (fire crackers) used … I remember we used to burn crackers too … but the amount and type of the crackers used today were seemingly more reasonable (may the next coming generation would say the same thing years later for today’s generation) …

This is just a sample of what we do to the environment in the name of God … (poor God) … we (unfortunately), as Hindu, create a hue and cry over smallest matter that hurts the so called sentiments of religions (baseless – should I say!) … but we fail to realize and accept the teachings rendered … ignoring to the self comfort zone … intending to do what I feel like … caring a damn over other’s (may be God’s) feeling …

I think what we need is not declaration of war with each other … as to whose ram/raven is bigger, but to kill the raven within us to bring the ram out … there was a dialog (within the song) in the movie Swadesh … man ka raven maar do … har man me hai ram … meaning … just kill the evil (devil) within and you’ll find the God (peace) within you …

I hope someday … some form of God again comes to earth (may be mythologically) … and hope that things might look for brighter day …

# posted by chaos @ 12:14 PM