Is it right to change someone's religious views? - Page 5

Originally posted by: AshRun

Actually, the house is only his. He keeps making that clear enough...

However,celebrating it in a house owned by him, knowing that he has a very hurtful past related to the God is just insensitive.

Originally posted by: ninand

but that is exactly what their relationship isnt! that of a normal married couple! and she , even he, do NOT aspire to make anything of it either.

so yes, when she talks of resolving anything for him , its more from Radhaji's angle who suffers the most , his detachment, in the house.

Moreover, theirs is not a relationship in which they genuinely want to reform or work on the other person out of the 'goodness of their heart'..

more often than not, it springs as a reaction to taunts and challenges. Madhu has taken the onus of bringing back God to his life, since shes wallowing in some kind of soft sentiment towards him, ever since his revelations about how her unthinking act of exposing those pictures affected him.

So we cannot and should not view any of this out of context. Meaning it is not simply a question, of forcing one's belief on someone else. That would be a different discussion altogether.

An interesting discussion. For the sake of this discussion it will be spirituality and not religion for me.

If i have to answer the question of this post on a standalone basis... I would say' No. But if the person in question is family or a friend'differences are bound to be there and they will be voiced. Aslong as there is no force involved and you respect the others belief' arguments are natural and acceptable.

Coming to this story' I don't think Madhu is wrong, aslong as her intentions are right, which they are. It is not an ego battle between the two for which Bappa is being utilized. From what has been told to Madhu she realizes that RK has lost faith not in GOD but in his supreme friend, probably his only friend! She just wants to give him back that friend' if not for anything just to fight with, just to talk to.

This post reminds of the story 'Footprints'. One night a man had a dream. He dreamt he was walking along the beach with the Lord. Across the sky flashed scenes from his life. For each scene, he noticed two sets of footprints in the sand; one belonging to him, and the other to the Lord. But he notices that there have phases in his life where he sees only a single set of footprint. Terribly disappointed he asks the Lord why he deserted him in during the trying time. The Lord replied "During your times of trial and suffering, when you see only one set of footprints, it was then that I carried you."

This is basically is what Madhu is trying to get RK see. There has to be a person in your life who is able to get through to you on matter even you don't want to acknowledge and that person in RK's life is Madhu. He may have mocked about how Bappa could have in the least ensured they took the 7 pheras' but what he really needs to realize even though the marriage was not solemnized in total, it is the only relationship he calls his own' that in a way is a blessing of Bappa to him😊.

Hopefully by time of the visarjan, RK's friend has won him back and RK, his wife.😛

Originally posted by: AshRun

I don't think you are understading that I have a problem with her <font color="#ff0000">way </font>of trying to show her sympathy.If she's feeling bad for him, as you said, then she should do it in a nicer way, no?? Why try to upset him by bringing in a God he doesn't believe in??Wouldn't exposure to the god bring back painful memories fo rhim. She should take babys teps towards trying toawaken the belief in him once again.I'd be very upsetif someone used such an approachjust to annoy me. The way she said " Is saal toh woh ayenge ghar mein"..It's not just her decision ya know ?? How can she be so determined to do exactly what he doesn't like when she knows the reason why he doesn't believe in God?? I wanted to know how others feel about this, Thanks for the great responses, I liked them :)

i think that peoples personal choice should be respected and tolerated...in the show RK does not want to have a relationship with god...so he should be left with his idea...however, it should not be restricted for all if they do want to have said relationship...i do believe however, that its important to find out why people don't want something and to try to start a conversation about why or why not he feels this way...