I am not very sure about what I think of God. Frankly, I've never given it much thought. It's not that I feel there's no god At All...but I admit I tend to laugh at people who fast on Mondays in hope of the perfect spouse, or those who say that I don't eat non-veg on Tuesdays...I mean c'mon! I really don't care about going for pilgrimages, apart from the tourist angle of it.
But I repeat, I am not a Non-Believer. In times of crisis, I do find myself praying. But, that's more to calm myself down, than to ask Him to sort out my problems. When I'm low, I do seek some kind of spiritual means to uplift me. But I can't go into the whole mandir-going, reciting-verses bandwagon. I used to find a lot of solace in the temple-down-the-hill on Campus...I used to go to church very regularly in Mumbai... I liked the peace and quiet that came with these places.... they really help you just calm down and forget all worldly issues.
But today when I went to this temple just across my house (which I think I used to frequent as a kid, but I must have gone there after 15 odd yrs!), I din't know how to behave. I mean it.. I was just standing, waiting for my cousin to finish praying. I folded my hands for 10 milliseconds I think, but that was all. And then when the priest offered to put a tilak on my forehead, I just refused! Believe me, I don't know why I did that. I even refused the prasaad that he was distributing. I mean, is something wrong with me? Why did I go there anyways if I din't wanna pray? No one's forcing me!
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Chillax babes!! There are times when we questions almost everything around us. There's nothing wrong with you...or the train of your thought. Just give it time and you'll know where on the paradigm between being a believer and an atheist you belong. :)
hey ridhi,
it is a long time since i visited ur blog,and i must say i found most of ur articles quite interesting to read.especialy "the arrows of love" one!
i would definately encourage you to write more often!
It happens Ridhi ... Sometimes People unconsciously do what they used to do long time back and after everything is over ... then they realize what has been done ... which might not necessarily be something harmful ... but just an event like what you have discussed in your post ... and I very much agree with you that people do believe in God and I too used to ... but now at least not to that extent ... that I convert myself into a vegetarian or anything such ... I too start praying at times of troubles or at times when my mind stops giving me solutions for my problems ...
In such cases obviously the best place as you mentioned are Churches and Temples because they are quiet and peaceful and they give you a lot of relief from the problems blowing trumpets inside your head ...
and people do believe in God because of the existence of certain events or things that do not have ANY "Scientific" or "Logical" Explanation ... So .. I believe that all those things falling into this category (things having No Scientific or Logical Explanation) have been put into another category called "Mythology" ... well ... this is what I think .. May be I am not ... and may be a few or many might agree with me ... but how does it matter opinion differs from person to person ...
So ... worry not about your actions ... Aise Chhote Chhote Deshon mein aisi Badi Badi Baatein Hoti Rehti Hai ... but the Converse is not necessarily true :P
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