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sonapari

@sonapari

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Posted: 11 years ago

Hi,guys.

I have been thinking about writing this post for past two days but I didn't write.

But today I am going to do it anyway.

I know some posts,postmakers have made fun of paro,her faith ,her so called "bargaining" with God.

My question is what's wrong with such faith?

Why Is it such a big deal...

It's done in every faith ,every culture & most of the human race.

It's like people who don't believe in such customs,traditions are mocking people who follow such rituals with so much faith.

So are people who don't believe in such things are smarter than faithful ones...😕

What's the point of such comments & such remarks...

I am some where in the middle of the spectrum...

But I know my granny used to do such things...

When in 4th grade I was terribly sick with high fever.

I think it was not clear if I would survive or not.

But I did.

My grandma "bargained"with God ,if I survived she will walk to nearby temple .

She really did without her foot ware...in summer where temp is 40+ centigrade...

One more experience is with my friend.

Her young brother was diagnosed with cancer & she "bargained"with God for his life.

I personally was so scared for my cousin sis's life that was the first time I started fasting .

I bargained for her life that I will fast.

She was just on the verge of death...

My uncle says our prayers saved her as docs said "no hope now"enako Bhagwan hee bacha sakate hai"...

That horrible night when I saw everyone in family crying,praying for her life...it struck me.

My parents,my uncles are docs...but I think when hope fades we need something to cling to...

Something which will keep us alive in such hopeless situations...

My cousin survived & is mom of two pretty girls...

So this whole mockery of people following their faith in their particular way makes me uncomfortable.

It's a personal thing...

Some might keep fasts,some might go to temple,some might read Shree Bhagwad Geeta.Some might believe in social work as a real religion... ..all these are our own ways...to pray to God...

So when we mock someone for beliefs,faith & how it's practiced...we ought to be careful...

Careful that we are not hurting someone's sentiments specially about faith&.

Thse are just some thoughts which crossed my mind when I saw paro in temple

So I wanted to share this in forum.

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samirao

@samirao

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Posted: 11 years ago

Nice post , I also have strong faith on my god

Whenever I face sone problems in my life , first thing is I pray to my god

It doesn't mean that I am stupid , or not practical

As born , raise , studied , in USA I am straight forward and practical

But pray to my god and ask him to help me is what my parents teach me to do

Before practically solving problems

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Rishita.SIholic

@Rishita.SIholic

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Posted: 11 years ago

Lovely post! :)

Religion and faith are different for every people.

But it's important to realize that what they are showing Paro to be doing is not done by many people in real life. Ya people do fast and "bargain" but they don't do what Paro is doing.

Paro is a fictitious character. So its okay that what she is doing seems unrealistic.

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Radhika

@YellowBoots

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Posted: 11 years ago

Of course, there is nothing wrong with faith and your equation with your god/whatever larger cosmic force you believe in is just between you and that force. I don't think we can think of people as lesser or more because of this. Also, I think different people have different ways to cope with angst. For Rudra it is alcohol, for Paro it is unerring faith is her God. For me it is watching frustrating daily soaps 😆

Having said that, we always make fun of things we don't understand. Disagreement is fine, one needn't mock. But this is the internet, if people didn't mock what will they do? And I reckon most (many) of us here are rationalists. Rationalists will always question and the religious will always believe and the twain sadly shall never meet 😆

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Guinea

@Guinea

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Posted: 11 years ago

Their is nothing right or wrong abt it ...its a matter of faith . For some of us , its part of our life and for some of us its quiet distanced and difficult to understand.

Both are right in their own way 😊