Do you mind being called a non-conforming Hindu or Muslim...... An unholy Christian or an unfaithful Sikh..... Well, You would and You should! Born in a certain religion does not restrain me to respect and relish other religions. I almost since childhood lived with this clarity of thought. happily. until this strange encounter..... I had just began my exciting career in Noida. The first thing I did was to locate a temple nearby, then a Sai baba temple, then a Gurudwara and Peer baba ki Mazar. I could not find a church though. As my customary habit, on a day I was wishing for some thing really important in my life I started with a prayers and went to Hanumanji Temple. With a Orange Tilak on my forehead, I entered the Mazaar and prayed again. While I was coming out and heading towards the Sai Baba temple a middle aged Aunty stopped me. She told me If you are a Muslim you should not be going to a temple and if you are a Hindu you should not be entering a Mazar. I did not pay any attention and tried to move On but she held my hand. She then gave me some weird facts and figures that were enough to scare a novice girl in a new town. I Stopped visiting Mazar, soon I shifted to new place! Only two years later I had another wish which I knew could= only be fulfilled when all my friendly Gods bestow me. I gathered courage again, shrugged off those mythical facts that aunty gave me and set on my usual tour-de-bhagwan.... First- Church, then hanuman temple, then peer baba ki mazar and finally gurudwara. Guess what- My Wish was fulfilled and my faith resurrected! I do not see any difference in these places of worship. When I pray in Mazar my hands are joined and the muslim girl, her hands are open. But probably both of us are wishing for same dreams and same happiness,,, Every Thursday I end up defying my religious entity. and the poor auto wala bhaiya who takes me for this ride gets confused. I go to Gurudwara-Sai Baba Temple- Mazar-Hanuman Temple in a single round. I no longer care what that type of aunties feel its between me and my god or Gods indeed. Yes I remember Hanuman chalisa by Heart and I also can chant some verses of Bible. I know the complete Ek aunkar prayers and yes I know some lines from Quran. I still dont know if that Aunty was herself a Muslim or a Hindu, because she wore a saree, had glass bangles in her wrists! When we all look, feel, live similar whats the use to crib over some differences.... Worshiping and faith in God is a person's personal choice and it should not be commanded by anyone. Also I am not trying to profess that one should be too liberal and do what their religion does not allow. But I know for sure No one becomes a lesser Hindu by going to a Mazar or a Mosque or lighting candles in the church. Neither we turn lesser Muslim by respecting a hindu's faith. Only thing that makes us Lesser HINDU, MUSLIM, CHRISTIAN or SIKH is acts of intolerance against humanity. We need not push the message down our spines that god is one- Yes God is One but we all have created versions of him in our dear ways, and are free to worship him the way we love. My faith is we have all different Gods but they're all friends and family to each other. :-). This gives me scope to pray and ask for my million wishes from God, Allah, Bhagwan and Wahe Guru at same time and they do bless me. Thankfully, my parents brought me up such light that I am not staunch, I do not choose people by their surname but by their deeds, So you may call me a Lesser hindu- A non Muslim- an incomplete Sikh- An unreal Christian But for sure I am a real HUMAN..... and I m still holding on aBIG Wish and praying to all my gods. hope they listen.. u pray 4 me too :P
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