GOD

I hail from India, a land rich in spices and vegetables, full of plantations and most varied flora. Given the rich varied heritage, it is possible to lead a diet that would be strictly vegetarian. Meat would be an addition only. In a country like India, meat is not primary because of our diet requirements. Furthermore, eating meat wasn't as prevalent through the centuries. The three main religions of the land, namely Hinduism, Jainism and Buddhism have boycotted meat for the same because hurting a fellow being was not essential. Someone or the other should have put up a story of how meat-eaters shall be put down on the scale of humanity.

While I shifted to Arab, I have noticed that meat is not on their religion's no list. Reason obvious. Arab is a desert and barren land. Lack of dietary vegetation. The rules needed to be based on the lifestyle. Thus, Halal came into existence. Like every other, Islam had been trying to kill the wildness in a human being by defying him the pleasure of killing. Pork was put off the list for similar reasons. Chicken meat was inevitable and hence, godly.

Move to the Northern Europe, the colder Europe. You'll see that there are civilizations where alcohol is essential in diet. Yes, reason is obvious and you are guessing it right. It is essential in their diet given the temperatures and climate.

Entirely dependent on what would be an ideal modest lifestyle, a religion adapts and issues its rules and regulations.

Another example I would like to quote would be the tradition of marriage. All the religions, at the end of the day, are doing the same thing. The couple take an oath. The scriptures may be different, and so may be the procedures, but the conception persists. One male and one female trying to recapture the marvel and create a better generation, and a better world to live.

As a physics teacher, I have a great experience teaching that nothing is absolute. So is religion. What would be right for one would be wrong to the other. In total, every civilisation tries to domesticate, read civilize the man more. I'm not saying that everything is relative. The concept is absolute, a better place to live. The approach is relative. 

Peshawar attacks, where taliban kills 150 children ruthlessly is an example. Killings weren't new here. We have heard of Taliban for a lot of times now. Everytime, I heard of two views. Especially having a great company of Muslims throughout my life, I could get a proper logical Quran based justification for the actions of Taliban. Except this one. It was one voice. A very grief toned one. It is dead obvious that no religion, none in human race, would ever encourage the killing of the generations to come. I could hear it in the words of taxi driver who drove me two days later, he hailed from Peshawar. I heard it in what Hillary Clinton said an year ago. Everyone had realized the dire need to be against Taliban. Reason obvious, it is against the concept of God and humanity. It is against the better world. 

In total, all the religions are behind the concept. If you think one religion is better than the other, I would like to call you ignorant and I'm not mistaken at it. 

Look at festivals. We all learnt about diwali and how it's effective in keeping the insects and mosquitoes away, right between the rains and winter. Read it the other way, we all wanted to improve the hygiene of life and started using lights and fire to welcome winter, called it diwali, wrote inspiring stories about it and celebrated it.

The month of Ramadan is another good example. The Islam wanted to teach humility and simplicity to human beings. Fasting through the day had been drafted effectively into Roza. Celebrate the end of Ramadan, perhaps the hottest month of an Islamic year in grandeur. Celebrate being alive.

Christmas puts all the conception into a nutshell. It's winter. Freezing temperatures and chilling winds. Gloomy days without work. In most of the Europe where winters are the worst, people are lazily crouched under blankets for days. Amidst all the laziness, there is an essential need to heat up the homes. There is a need to be not gloomy. For gloomy is sick. So what shall we do? Light up our houses, gift each other and smile. Yes, Merry Christmas. Snow shall no more be a burden, and we will make a cheerful story of a Santa who rides reindeers, his sleighs on the snow. You see it? We wanted to learn from nature, and be with it. Thus, we made festivals, to celebrate being alive.

The word good has been put down terribly these days, but in basic, good is the root of religion. Follow your religion in a good way. If what you're doing is right for you and the generations to come, then you are right. Being right and being good, that should be the essence. Being happy, and being a part of the nature, that should be your concept. If you understand that and put it to practice, whichever religion you follow, you're being a better human being. Or, let me say, you're being a human, for we are the unique species that have civilized over centuries to be a better sustainable part of the nature.

Quoting the best I have found, Trivikram says, *"Devudu anevaadu ekkado undadu. Manalone untaadu. Pakkanodiki saayam cheddaamanukunnappudu thapee mani bayataki vasthaadu. "* 

God is nowhere else, but in you. It is when you wish to help the fellow humans into leading a better life, creating a better place to live, that's when he personifies in you.

The End Of GOD philosophy on this blog. I have understood God. Have you?

Thank you.

The eternal

The flute sings the great tales,

of land where the God hails, 

the strings ring in chords of three, 

of places where the soul is free, 

the voice deep shall in tune sing, 

of how the harps in his halls cling, 

a song shall rise of a content mind, 

that shall its truth to heirs unwind.

The death affliction inspires fear, 

and tells you how your wrath is near, 

the sick voice prays as it pains, 

the bad blood grieves in visible veins, 

 such is the health when one bows down, 

in chants enchanted by the crown, 

that shines and glitters in radiance, 

bore by a head that's vieled to the audience.

Calm and serene waves run on sands, 

to wet his feet in barren lands, 

his heart strays on atoms and stars, 

and how insignificant are human wars, 

the vastness of universe mesmerizes, 

and in his head the setting sun rises, 

to the Lord in mask he writes a praise, 

for hiding behind the clouds and haze.

Happy, sad and lost in the dreams, 

one kneels in stewardship of his realms.

Selfish, caring and random thought, 

or a wish that was never sought, 

one prays to God to offer his wish, 

and embraces the idea of being a fish, 

lives in the sea where waters are green, 

and never sees the sunshine sheen. 

God is a song of heavenly tune, 

sung in a camp of barren dune, 

sing the grace of nature and life, 

and of the troughs of dooming strife.

Lonely

Not one asks me for a drink, none would to cheer and merry,

As the oasis begins to shrink, all try to step in my ferry.
None would know how I feel, all true emotions are dead,
I think I'm a potato peel, rotting in a moist shed.

Many a times I and me, not even once do I hear we.
I know that's lonely to be, you are sad though free.
Some do care but don't ask, none tries to see beyond the mask,
I'm a dolphin with a dancing task, my tears die in my own cask.

I'm individually bound to you all, though none of you'll answer my call..
I'm like a tree shedding in fall, and you sip coke in your silent hall.
There's no light more left of hope, lost I am and too innocent to cope.
Fill me with lies and stories of soap, and listen to me like I am the Pope.

Grief is the grave where my tears lie, I'm not strong and I need not shy.
Brief time I crave for care that does not lie, you just need to leap down to pick me high.

I keep waiting for one of you to cast a light, upon me frozen in the lonely cold night.
I am waiting for a smile that burns bright, as you embrace me dear and tight.

Come come come to me, I am the chosen one,
from worldly bonds I'll set you free, if you melt me like you are the sun.