At Odds With Gods

Once upon a time, there lived a God who governed the daily chores of His people. But there existed more than one, in fact numerous communities, countries, and sects; therefore as a matter of fact there were many Gods to cater to their respective needs. The Gods were supposed to carry out seemingly impossible tasks, protect in times of need, punish the guilty, and establish rule of Their own law. Omnipotent, omniscient, omnipresent and so many omni-‘s as They were, nothing in existence were beyond Their jurisdiction. Thus the universe functioned properly under Their respective administration.

This worked well so far as the communities remained isolated from one another. But this was not to be for long, and interactions began to take place among communities. Now, there were claims from communities of their Gods being loftier than those of other communities and such divergence of opinions gave way to disharmony among them. Gone were the peace and tranquillity and cynicism took control. This phenomenon led to random clashes among communities as well.

Of late, with growing awareness, education, development and prosperity, the dependency on such a divine existence has reduced. Yet with the firmly entrenched concept of Gods, the communities have developed a sense of belonging and have even associated their ego with Him. Though prevalent to varying extent everywhere, this confrontation of Gods occurs more fiercely among less prosperous communities.

In our country, India, such a communal belligerence has marred the prospects for a peaceful and prosperous nation in a greater amount. Despite being a Hindu and being a sincere one for that matter, it is of little concern to me whether there is a temple of Our Deity at his arguable place of birth or not. What should be of greater significance is, whether we follow the basic tenets of our respective religions and work together to make our country a better place to live and co-exist with the followers of different religions.

Gods are meant to ameliorate things, I guess!