People who are important to you wield a lot of power. Someone important asked me to make sure I write everyday and so even when I could be lazy and not, I still shall.
Traditions, that has been looming in the background all day for me. right from my mother and sisters argument over whether a Ganapati looks tacky or not on a wedding invite to my roommates mother asking me what caste I am in detail and what traditions we follow in weddings. I didn't have any details for her thankfully and my mom seems to have given up.
It all is just a question of tradition. Our parents are trying extremely hard to hold on to the traditions they have been taught and are trying even harder to pass it on to us. Alas! they taught us to be independent and think for ourselves and when we did, we discarded traditions.
What is the point of tradition? It is usually an action to symbolize an event or to bless a future event. But we modern day generation folks no longer believe that if you light a fire today your future will be sorted. Or if you wear certain accessories your life will be happy and joyful. Or if I put henna and it turns dark then that is a proof of my love. Oh no, we have learnt that our destinies our in our own hands. We will be only as happy as we choose to be. It no longer lies in the hand of god. It lies in our hands. God has power, but only to take it all away. We have the power to live on each day. Oh and the shade of henna depends on your skin quality and body heat! (Well I guess I do give out more heat when I am around him *evil grin*.)
God, that is a touchy subject. God goes beyond traditions. Traditions are easy to dismiss as archaic and irrelevant in today's day and age. But God, God isn't a tradition. God is a belief preceding traditions. God was first then actions were created as manifestations of god's blessing. These actions when repeated over time became tradition. So are we then dismissing God when we dismiss traditions?
No, while the argument flows, it doesn't make logical sense. We no longer believe that certain actions are the only means of obtaining God's blessings. We are moving slowly from the "in the name of God" era to "what is the benefit of this now".
The more I look around and see the convoluted version of God, traditions and beliefs, that are out there, the more I am glad I don't buy any of it.
Im just the silly one who believes in Karma, Peace and Harmony.
Traditions, that has been looming in the background all day for me. right from my mother and sisters argument over whether a Ganapati looks tacky or not on a wedding invite to my roommates mother asking me what caste I am in detail and what traditions we follow in weddings. I didn't have any details for her thankfully and my mom seems to have given up.
It all is just a question of tradition. Our parents are trying extremely hard to hold on to the traditions they have been taught and are trying even harder to pass it on to us. Alas! they taught us to be independent and think for ourselves and when we did, we discarded traditions.
What is the point of tradition? It is usually an action to symbolize an event or to bless a future event. But we modern day generation folks no longer believe that if you light a fire today your future will be sorted. Or if you wear certain accessories your life will be happy and joyful. Or if I put henna and it turns dark then that is a proof of my love. Oh no, we have learnt that our destinies our in our own hands. We will be only as happy as we choose to be. It no longer lies in the hand of god. It lies in our hands. God has power, but only to take it all away. We have the power to live on each day. Oh and the shade of henna depends on your skin quality and body heat! (Well I guess I do give out more heat when I am around him *evil grin*.)
God, that is a touchy subject. God goes beyond traditions. Traditions are easy to dismiss as archaic and irrelevant in today's day and age. But God, God isn't a tradition. God is a belief preceding traditions. God was first then actions were created as manifestations of god's blessing. These actions when repeated over time became tradition. So are we then dismissing God when we dismiss traditions?
No, while the argument flows, it doesn't make logical sense. We no longer believe that certain actions are the only means of obtaining God's blessings. We are moving slowly from the "in the name of God" era to "what is the benefit of this now".
The more I look around and see the convoluted version of God, traditions and beliefs, that are out there, the more I am glad I don't buy any of it.
Im just the silly one who believes in Karma, Peace and Harmony.
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