It's all fake

Caution: Controversial post ahead. Nor recommended for people with weak hearts. Really.

The other day while having breakfast, Mum had switched on to one of those zillion ‘spiritual’ channels on TV, where some very “wise” person was ‘imparting wisdom’. I couldn’t help overhearing what she was saying. The gist of what she was preaching was something like, Christians do this, Muslims do that, but us Hindus- we are supreme, we try and bring the world together…in short, we are God’s gift to mankind. I smirked, and told my mom to stop watching that crap. Of course she disagreed with me. What are mothers for, after all?!

Anyway, I thought about that TV programme on my way to work. I thought to myself, ‘how can they allow such a thing to be aired on national TV?’ The woman was clearly instigating religious differences. She was droning about Hindus as if we were the best thing to have happened to the world, and the others were all trash! It’s not like I’m against any God, I know we’re free to practice any religion of our choice. But what irks me is why they try to compete with each other in the name of religion. Are they so insecure about their foundation, that they have to judge their ‘success’ by the number of followers they have? We all know we’re not saints. What good is a man who prays every morning, and beats his wife every night? He just lives in the illusionary world he’s created for himself, about being good and benevolent. Every time he commits a sin, he validates it by telling himself, it’s in the name of God. I’m a good man. This is not a sin at all!

You want to know what we ‘Hindus’ actually do? Well, we’re a bunch of hypocrites who stab each other in the back, the first chance we get. We rape our women, burn them, even, and treat them like dirt most of the time. We fight with our family members over frivolous, materialistic things, and we do not hesitate to murder each other if we get the opportunity. We use expletives after every second word when we talk and think it to be the most natural thing in the world. We cheat. We steal. We hate. We conspire. We kill.

Ring a bell? The funny thing about this is, you’ll find these kinds of people everywhere. In every religion. I guess there isn’t so much difference between us after all. So why do we want to create disparities, when none exist?

Disclaimer: It’s not like I’m against any religion. I’m not. And I’m not even an atheist. It’s just sad to see how we have made it a discipline that is imposed on people instead of a way of reaching God. We’ve segregated ourselves into so many communities, it’s almost like there are breeding records for animals.

Shy's Musical Tag

Taking up Shy's tag after a long time. This was kinda interesting since it involved music! All you gotta do is put your media player in the shuffle mode and every new song becomes the answer to the questions below. No cheating people, you might get some really funny answers, but some songs would be so apt, you'd be surprised! So here goes:

IF SOMEONE SAYS "IS THIS OKAY?" YOU SAY?
Vindicated- Dashboard Confessional, OST Spiderman 2... (er didn't make too much sense!)

WHAT WOULD BEST DESCRIBE YOUR PERSONALITY?
Aicha- Outlandish (hmm....sure)

WHAT DO YOU LIKE IN A GUY/GIRL?
Baatein kuchh ankahee si- Life in a Metro (ankahee si...no no)

HOW DO YOU FEEL TODAY?
Here without you- 3 Doors down (Yea well, that wasn't so hard to figure out)

WHAT IS YOUR LIFE’S PURPOSE?
Life for rent- Dido (hey this sounds right)

WHAT IS YOUR MOTTO?
Now and forever- Richard Marx (

WHAT DO YOUR FRIENDS THINK OF YOU?
Bend the world- Thermal and a quarter (That's what they keep telling me though)

WHAT DO YOU THINK OF YOUR PARENTS?
Wake up call- Prodigy (To get one from them)

WHAT DO YOU THINK ABOUT VERY OFTEN?
Killing me Softly- Hugh Grant (the song or Hugh Grant!)

WHAT IS 2+2?
Roshni Se- Asoka (???)

WHAT DO YOU THINK OF YOUR BEST FRIEND?
Awaken- Them clones (ah yes, awakening)

WHAT DO YOU THINK OF THE PERSON YOU LIKE?
I want to break free-Queen (Heeeheee)

WHAT IS YOUR LIFE STORY?
Shaam- Water (Aw that's too sad)

WHAT DO YOU THINK WHEN YOU SEE THE PERSON YOU LIKE?
Almost a whisper- Yanni (hmmm.....gotta experience this)

WHAT DO YOUR PARENTS THINK OF YOU?
Saawariya (Oh come on)

WHAT WILL YOU DANCE TO AT YOUR WEDDING?
Said I loved you but I lied- Michael Bolton (*Evil grin*)

WHAT WILL THEY PLAY AT YOUR FUNERAL?
Your love alone is not enough- Manic Street Preachers (Really? Awwww)

WHAT IS YOUR HOBBY/INTEREST?
This love is taking it’s toll on me (Doesn't quite go, does it)

WHAT IS YOUR BIGGEST SECRET?
Hotride- Prodigy (oooh)

WHAT DO YOU THINK OF YOUR FRIENDS?
Of Wolf and Man- Metallica (They're animals for sure!)

WHAT SHOULD YOU POST THIS AS?
Meray Log- Noori (Yesh!)

Whew! So that's that! Now Milo, Divinity, TripleSix, Rohit, Annie, Ashu, John F....actually anyone who's got the time and who can be a sport can go do this tag! Have fun folks!