We spend so much time and money on praying to Gods - that don't exist and have never been seen by anyone - but - the one thing that IS real, DOES exist, gives us oxygen, air to breath, water to drink, soil to do agriculture, a land to live on - Mother Earth, we abuse and misuse. Which by the way is believed to have been built by the same God that we pray to... So isn't it more insulting to the Gods when we abuse this earth that we live in? I mean, no amount of prayers can make up for destroying the place he/she built with such passion. Right? What good is praying? And what good are festivals?
I'm not saying our culture is bad. Nor am I saying we shouldn't celebrate these traditions... I think it's great that people celebrate Ganpati with so much passion! But wouldn't it be amazing if we looked after our land with just as much passion? How many people plant trees? Or stop littering? Or recycle? What about looking after Earth? Isn't that equally important, if not more? I'd like to see riots over the betterment of our planet, and not over religion!
More than half the country is celebrating Ganpati Bappa right now. Bringing him home. Spending lakhs of rupees!! But if the same people were told to contribute towards fixing pot holes - they wouldn't have the money for it! It isn't "their problem". It's the conditioning of the government that is fucked up. The people running this country don't encourage it - and hence it becomes a door to door issue too.
Come on. I think as humans, we're losing the plot if religious rituals are more important than looking after nature. If your prayers towards your God destroy the oceans, or effect the earth in a negative way - what are you doing it for?
Today when I saw this man hole, I literally felt like we're creating these holes for ourselves. These, are our graves. Our children's graves. And if this holds no importance in our lives, then we may as well deserve it.
Think. Think. Use your mind. Question things!! Don't be a sheep. We already have Sheep's!
text by @salonichoujar #instagram
