Faith is one word which can be used in different ways.It is an emotion,an identity and more than that a great force which literally, can move mountains. In the name of faith the maximum number of bloodshed happened.People are very posessive about their faith and they are ready to die and kill for it.Because they believe that their faith is the truth, nothing but the truth.This belief has been the root cause of all wars.But how can a noble emotion become a killer?Faith in mass level can be a larger energy reservoir which can be used by a manipulator.When faith turns to a concrete religion,the list of do's and dont's adds up and any violation ends up in destruction.
All the established Religions in the world are now in a dilemma because leaders of religion never tried to re interpret moral code of conduct in holy texts which are actually mere reflections of the reality of the time of its creation.Anything which does not try to adapt is supposed to perish in the near future,as per nature's rule.But religious fundamentalism is growing because of people's fear of new phenomena like globalisation.
In Europe,the Catholic religion is deeply criticised by many new age film makers.Many protest all over the world is happening against religious hegemony which is the source of inequal laws.In India where religion is part and parcel of life,one still wonder about faith because it has more connotations than religious.
Faith is that belief in something which you hold strong when something goes wrong.It is your backup when you fail.It is the extreme trust that things are going to be fine.If this can be kept in an individual level,it can create wonders.It gives immense strength to one .All people who changed the world had faith in plenty.But equally important is that one should never impose this faith on anyone else.One has to search and find it freely without any bondage.Only a strong person can stick to it.Weaker people forget the core and run for symbols and become faithfully FAITHLESS.
Everybody has to have faith in something and it should be whole hearted.Let us forget the boundaries for a while in this New Year eve and hold our FAITH tight for a better tomorrow.
HAPPY 2010.....
LET THERE BE LIGHT....................
I do accept your opinions, by the way you emphasize the might of faith. But I don't stand for religious faith. Religion is an artificial creation of man, to serve the vested interests of the power elites. Religion, by the name of uniting the masses, has done its role in dividing the same. It inculcates an artificial sense of security and fear. When an artificial fear is introduced, an artificial sense of security is created. On the other hand, Love and brotherhood are innate and natural to man. It is not something derived artificially from religion.
ReplyDeleteIn those earlier times, when mens' knowledge and technology was exceptionally limited, men had no choice but to embrace religion, to find answer for some damn impossible questions, and an artificial bond through damn nonsense answers. Those answers are manifested to be heard from heaven or super natural sources. Those answers were not subjected to rationality but in turn subjugated to divine acceptance. Rationality and religion stood apart, with religion occupying the top position of the pyramid chain.
Throughout, time and space, religion rather than finding solutions has only aggravated the problems. In the name of providing spiritualism, religions have ended up in ritualism. The most brutal riots, clashes and wars were fought only in the name of religion. If casteism is unjustifiable, then why not religion???
And once again, i do stand by your views when it comes to faith sans religion.
P.S: And , by the way, the picture at the top is appealing, if it is stolen from the net, let me also have the source.
photo is original from mussoorie...well,i meant importance of having faith in something
ReplyDeletethanks for the comment