No, its not some sport i am talking about here....its about this situation i encountered a while ago. I was driving home and on my way home i took a left turn, i hear this big thud, i look back and see these two guys lying on the road with their scooter next to them. For a few seconds i was in a state of pandemonium, i pull over ahead only to realise this fuckin ass rammed my car, my beautiful white shiny car with this scooter which is no better than a relic. I was agitated and was confident that it wasn't my fault so i confidently walk towards them in a fit of rage in order reprehend but before u know it, tables turned this mob of say 6-7 guys beset me, they gave me this nefarious look. One guy raises his hand to strike me, the other guy who "SEEMED" rational stopped him and insisted that we have a dialogue first, it seemed ok to me because i was sure it wasn't my fault.
Then he starts his weird explanations as to how it was my fault. I start to retaliate and explain to him that it could not be my fault as he rammed into me on the left, and i had given a clear indication of my intent to turn. Then another blithering idiot from the crowd rants "Im a driver too, you should have shown your hand before turning". That was it i lost my cool i told the asshole that the driver of a four wheeler in INDIA is always seated on the right, and it was not possible for a person driving to show his hand through the left window. He insisted i should have looked back to see if there was traffic before turning. Well i believe a driver is normally supposed to look in the front while driving, isn't he? or have the rules changed? is that the reason for the ever increasing soar in road accidents?
Well finally i guess they were out of silly excuses and other sort twaddle, so it was time to use their final weapon.....violence......so they start with a threat, they say concede or we beat the crap out of you. Well now i was shitting bricks, i didn't quite like the idea of getting beaten up by a mob of 6-7 uncouth thugs. One guy suggested i at least take the injured to a hospital. The injured guy on the other hand refused the offer and insisted that i cough up 200 bucks. Well i some how managed to set the deal for 100 bucks. I paid him and walked off.
The moment i got back into the car i felt miserable, i learnt that in this world evil wins unlike in the stories u heard when u were a kid, or the movies we see. In the real world its survival of the violent and influential. Justice does have a place though on this deluding planet, too bad that place is a thick book probably collecting dust.
Saturday, March 24, 2007
Is there really a god?
Well almost every day of our lives we worship god, rather statues. We consider them as a symbol of "The supreme creator" the holy one. Well does god really exist is a question that most of us with faltering faiths face today. Specially in todays world where evil is victorious. Well, personally i feel there is quite some substance to the theories of atheism.
During evolution man stumbled across certain forces of nature that he found were unconquerable. He started fearing and worshiping these forces, hence we hear the term "GOD FEARING". Slowly different stories evolved around these forces thus we have different religions today. Apparently enough, different cults came to be formed based on these tales that they created and passed down as legacy.
Well ever asked your self this question? Why do you believe in the god you do? The answer is obvious, because you were born into that religion. Your parents thought you about a particular god and hence u believe that he exists, he is your creator. Right from the time you were born you have seen your parents, families and friends perform various rituals, ceremonies etc, sadly you were not mature enough to think or question why and hence you fell victim to this malady plaguing the universe.
Well if he does exist i have a few questions. Why does evil always win? If he is all so powerful and mighty, why cant he put an end to the reign of evil? Why do innocent people bear the brunt of acts they haven't committed or things they've never done?
Then there are some smart alecs who defend his existence by questioning fellow atheists about, who then created the world? well why haven't they ever though of who then created god? According to me god is something we use to "try" and rationalise the irrational. We have never thought about the bondage or mental stagnation that this god brings about. If a god or religion claims something to be wrong we assume it to be wrong whether or not it is pragmatic, a person who tries to display a sense of logic is considered as an "enemy" to the religion and its fellow believers. Marx said "Religion is the opium of the masses" i say "Opium kills slowly".
Ironically people who claim to be "Holier than thou" are actually all hypocrites. How many people actually practice prophecies of their religion? I bet theres not a single person that follows his religion totally. Y then do we need to be bound by religion and god? Y cant we just be good civil, humane people ? Y cant we just take the best and leave the rest? Why are people so dogmatic? why cant people live their own lives? I believe every one has the right to live the way he wants as long as it doesn't affect others. My freedom ends where your nose starts
I do agree there is a supernatural force behind the creation of this "ooh so perfect universe" but why do we perceive this force as a person, a superhuman who listens to and answers our prayers. May be its mother nature that we perceive as god, and shed blood in her name.
During evolution man stumbled across certain forces of nature that he found were unconquerable. He started fearing and worshiping these forces, hence we hear the term "GOD FEARING". Slowly different stories evolved around these forces thus we have different religions today. Apparently enough, different cults came to be formed based on these tales that they created and passed down as legacy.
Well ever asked your self this question? Why do you believe in the god you do? The answer is obvious, because you were born into that religion. Your parents thought you about a particular god and hence u believe that he exists, he is your creator. Right from the time you were born you have seen your parents, families and friends perform various rituals, ceremonies etc, sadly you were not mature enough to think or question why and hence you fell victim to this malady plaguing the universe.
Well if he does exist i have a few questions. Why does evil always win? If he is all so powerful and mighty, why cant he put an end to the reign of evil? Why do innocent people bear the brunt of acts they haven't committed or things they've never done?
Then there are some smart alecs who defend his existence by questioning fellow atheists about, who then created the world? well why haven't they ever though of who then created god? According to me god is something we use to "try" and rationalise the irrational. We have never thought about the bondage or mental stagnation that this god brings about. If a god or religion claims something to be wrong we assume it to be wrong whether or not it is pragmatic, a person who tries to display a sense of logic is considered as an "enemy" to the religion and its fellow believers. Marx said "Religion is the opium of the masses" i say "Opium kills slowly".
Ironically people who claim to be "Holier than thou" are actually all hypocrites. How many people actually practice prophecies of their religion? I bet theres not a single person that follows his religion totally. Y then do we need to be bound by religion and god? Y cant we just be good civil, humane people ? Y cant we just take the best and leave the rest? Why are people so dogmatic? why cant people live their own lives? I believe every one has the right to live the way he wants as long as it doesn't affect others. My freedom ends where your nose starts
I do agree there is a supernatural force behind the creation of this "ooh so perfect universe" but why do we perceive this force as a person, a superhuman who listens to and answers our prayers. May be its mother nature that we perceive as god, and shed blood in her name.
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