DOES GOD EXIST ???

I've been thinking.... and thinking quite deeply at that . Does GOD exist ?? I dont know..... I wonder though..... I wonder whether I am a Believer... I wonder whether I am ..I wonder whether I am an Atheist..... So i've decided to assume one of these characters at a time and over the next few paragraphs try to argue with myself..

Before I start though let me make it clear . I treat all religions equally . I love Hinduism for its freedom . I love Christianity for its openness . And I love Islam for the rigorous dedication it professes over its followers.....I'm not against Jews...Am just not aware of them !!!

I am a believer... Its the most common stand for any person to take... Born into a world of neverending miseries its an obious path taken by people to get rid of problems and start living life... For the more fortunate ones the fact itself is reason enough for them to have a firm belief... The fact that people survive in such a chaotic universe just adds to one's beleif in GOD.. There are numerous things which invoke that feeling of awe in you.. The nature.. the seasons.. the habits of different secies..al contributing to each other.. an intricate web that is surely not possible but for the existence of a supreme power.... A power called GOD .

I am agnostic... We live in a scientific world... a place where all the answers are obtained by science and reason . In that case why do people believe in GOD ? There are no facts.. no reasons.. no firm proof.. then why ? There are no answers... But it raises a question... Is the reason beyond our comprehension.. Are we on a different plane altogether... Is it that we are not trained to do so... I certainly think so... How else do you explain the power of the few real yogis.. Probably there is a reason.. Maybe there is GOD... Or maybe not !!

I am an atheist... I find it hard to believe in GOD... If there is GOD then how do u explain the suffering of people.. of small children... I certainly dont believe in Karma... I think it is more to do with belief rather than anything else... Belief that someone is there for you... someone wil take care of you... Its been imbibed in us from childhood that the " someone " is GOD.. The mind is a powerfull tool.. And to use it belief is a must.... Our predecessors probably realised that and created an identity that everyone could believe in.. GOD.. It was probably the right thing as well.. If i say beleive in u're neighbour and something good will happen.. u'l think i'n nuts !!

If i say believe in GOD and something will happen... u'l immediately do so...

Its probably the way the human mind works... But i feel GOD was created as a tool.. And so his existence is not true...

Hmmm i guess thats all i got to say... am in the same confusion as i was before !!! lol..

Some things to ponder...




Its been 3 years in Chennai now... and believe me 3 loooong years...
Based upon all my experiences i'm gonna list out some basic questions that come to mind if u're from north india.. esp bbay... pls dont expect any answers though... there are none... so here goes !!

1. Why do women wash their house entrances with cow dung ???
2. Why is it that ppl go to college in college buses ? ( i thougth we stopped that in school ... )
3. Why are ppl so concerned with gettin into IT jobs..
4. Why do ppl travel in buses when they can go i trains ??
5. Why are both sides of a railway station named the same ? ( no east or west )
6. Why do ppl think that spencers is a happening place ? ( they're yet to see the likes of crossroads and inorbit !! )
7. Why are there no hangouts for privy couples ?? ( a bandstand or a bandra reclamation !! )
8. Why do ppl dress so conservatively ??
9. Why are ppl obsessed with eating " full meals " ? ( read as rice , rice and more rice !! )
10.Why on earth is talkin in english considered stylish ?
11.Why are ppl obsessed with coffee ? ( that includes me ...)
12.Why do the Pav Bhaji's invariably taste like shit !!
13.Why are there no roadside vada pav shops ??
14.Why are there more 2 wheelers than cars ?
15.Why are ppl obsessed with Rajinikanth ??
16.Why is the tap water always salty ??
17.Why do colleges ban t-shirt and mobile phones ?
18.Why are saree and jewellery shops always crowded ?
19.Why do we have to implement CAS when no other city does ?
20.Why are there no babes in my college ????????

life's so unfair.......

A DAY AT A GOVT OFFICE

I dunno y but i always feel apprehensive goin to a govt office.... today was just the same . I had been to the RTO office to gt my llr...
As usual the guy who was suppose to take me thru the procedures was late... which gave me ample amount of time to look around....
The first thing that u obeserve is that there is no system !!! Its really a surprise that things ever get done here.. As usual the corner tea stall doubled up as an office for most of the agents... Ppl kept goin in and out of a makeshift curtain in the tea stall... Also u have ppl who are fishing for customers who keep staring at u trying to figure out whether they can approach u...
Finally the guy came and we went to the main rto place...
I was supposed to give a written test n stuff...when i went in for the test though i found it to be a farce... the questions where printed on a piece of dirty paper... and the paper itself was torn into 2 pieces and each person got a half !!!
The most surprising thing was that al the questions were printed in tamil !!! So i approched a guy and told him i could'nt read tamil fluently... wat he said was even more startling.. he just told me to mark any answer i wanted.. i had'nt even got my pen out when the officer simply took my paper and affixed a rubber stamp on it...
Next i had to get one more sign from another person... while waitin in the queue there came this guy... dressed better than most govt workers he simply walked in.. got out his customers' forms... affixed the rubber stamps himself and walked out !! He even signed for the 2 ppl he reprsented... and al this while no one gave a damn !!
Anyways i got my llr and came out..... was i concerned about the rampant corruption ???
nah...as long as i get my work done nothin troubles me...
its crossed my mind many a times though... but nothin translates into action..
guess i really dont care until another day at a govt office !!!