Before I begin the post let me clarify that this is not pertaining to any particular religion and is definitely not communal and not to be perceived thus...
There is quite an issue of if there is "God" as is described in various scriptures...and I don't want to add any more fuel to this burning controversy. But as far as I am concerned, I do believe in a higher reality, something far above the principles of science that have been described till date and might attempt to in the days to come, and that reality is what I call as "God". God is definitely formless and nameless so there is no point in insisting and compelling others that God is to be worshiped in any particular form or by any particular name, but the form and name that we tend to assign to Him is merely to help us concentrate our fickle minds to this Supreme Reality (by using Him I am not implying that God is confined by gender but is a general term as 'mankind' is to humans).
But in this day of modernization and importance to oneself, people tend to forget God or, worse, think of Him as a trader. People, especially those belonging to the so called 'Gen X' and 'Gen Y', think that God will grant us anything that we ask for in return of something we promise to give Him, forgetting that He is the one who gave us everything that we lay claim to as ours, and that He is obliged to do so if we give Him our 'offering' before praying for whatever we want. All of us tend to forget that we are first indebted to God for what we have at present and must thank Him for what He has given us without us asking for it.
For many people, as I have mentioned above, the word 'God', or any of His names, is a strict no-no for social acceptance, and feel that it is 'kewl' to profess ignorance of that Supreme being. Youngsters of today treat a person who even prays to God to thank Him in public as a social outcast, and for these people, visits to the temple is just another opportunity to barter with God for a few more.
In conclusion, there is no need for anyone to pray to God 24/7 and fail to do one's duties, or even to believe in Him...just don't treat God as a merchant who doles out goodies for a price that we offer.
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I do agree that God is not a merchant. At the same time people pray & offer things to him for their satisfaction. Ofcourse they know that it is thier hard work that would help them succeed, but they trust God as their support or hope.They always feel healthy in such sacrifices.ur mes is for those who neglect thier work and believe in God for all their success.Very well done!!!
Hey its good man and i like your way that you have presented and especially your English language!
Keep It Up!
Hey yo hav exactly posted as to wat the present gen feels.Ppl both young and middle aged feel tat God realisation is meant only at their old age.Bravo for writing the Absolute Truth!!Keep rocking
I agree with ur view about god.When you seek him with all your heart,he will be found by you…He never expects anything from you in return. I would say that one should be in such a relationship with God that we are friends with God, that we are not terrified of God any more, that God is not our enemy and our prosecutor.
But, the thing which u should remember is that,
Two people who have fallen deeply in love don’t go into a marriage with the intention of ignoring each other’s wishes after the wedding ceremony. In the same way, one should have strong belief that god will fulfill your wishes if u understand n fulfill his..
So,I would say that "merchant" is not t right word to be used ..
My dear frnd, u seem to b the exact target audience I seem to have written this for. "In the same way, one should have strong belief that god will fulfill your wishes if u understand n fulfill his" is exactly the attitude that I have written against...
thambi u see t 2nd para lines 2,3 n 4...hope u get t meanin of those lines..
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