Monday, July 14, 2008

Religious tolerance

You know your room is dirty when the wet towel has made your entire bed,pillow and bedsheet wet,when you have more clothes outside your cupboard than inside and only you can find what you want,at this stage your probably 2 steps away form your room being declared a toxic dump.I always start cleaning my room only when there is a danger of fungus taking shelter in my cupboards and i'm down to the last pair of jeans.Also by this time mom's tired of telling me to clean my room and refuses to give me any clean clothes till i have these ones sorted out. I know it sounds like i'm lazy (and i know i am) but once i start cleaning my room all nooks and corners are raided with the same ferocity as that when my friends are presented with some food(actually any food would do for this lot). This time i dared to venture where no human being had dared venture for over three years.The part where i keep all my books and notes and certificates.Dont you just love looking at your certificates from school.For me it's like a reminder of the time when i didnt do anythng worthwhile but still maanged to scrape some, like when i won in the subjuniors relay mainly coz ther were hardly 20 people in the subjunior level or when i lost out on the A+ grade in sr.kg. cause i thought 17 came after 61 and no i'm not dyslexic . So as i was sifting through this storehouse of memories and i came across this essay i had written in 6th standard for my moral science class. I still remember it was for one of my favourite teachers Ms. Pramila. I vaguely remembered writing it but i so did not expect it to be sooooo bad. i probably got an A and i have no idea how but anyway this is for the amusement of the brave who'd dare read it(mind you its still in top condition in a plastic folder with pictures from those themed charts you got for 2 bucks ,god i miss school).The below content has no resemblance to anyone living or dead.It was written more than 9 years ago so plz not to be taken seriously.For reproducing the below piece of art a copyright can be arranged.Price on request.
"Religious tolerance is a value in which we know about religions and tolerance.God created everyman equal but it is man who made sections in which other people too will be included.Before religions(sections)were depended on the occupations.Now religions are a dangerous play.Almost everything depends on religion.A Muslim businessmann would a Muslim staff only.A Hindu businessman would have Hindu staff only.As a result countries like India have riots.The people arent the only cause but also the religion values saying thata particular God is greater than the other.Religions liek Hinduism and Islam fight the most.Religions are not useless but are instruments which make them different but not from humanity.There is one god with different names but is only one,.......only one.
Prayer: O God help us to live in brotherhood in this unfair world .Help us to forgive the people of other religion who offend us.Help us to bring a feeling of pride as we are all equal."