Friday, April 26, 2024
A Sikh for 2 hours
My Dad was amongst 8 siblings and the youngest. 4 siblings migrated to Malaysia which was the getaway to a better life and prosperity like how it was the Middle East till recently and now the US, Canada, Australia and New Zealand
With no technology besides snail mail that too which would be a Christmas Card, was the only connect. Fortunately my Dad worked for an Airline which gave him an opportunity to take my Mum and me to Malaysia. Meeting my cousins who were in their mid 20s and early 30s was a beautiful feeling, and thanks to technology today that helped with a bonding build up. What was surprising to note was genetic characteristics, one of them being exposing Church corruption and poor outreach of the clergy with the laity, which I shared with a cousin of mine. Following is a story he shared of 2 funerals he attended in Malaysia
One was the mother of a friend of his. The loss of a life, even more empty with no relatives or any of the Church groups that came to give the deceased a decent farewell and a dignified burial. My cousin Eric Fernandez a charity activist, went on fund raising spree, and to his surprise was the charity of the Malays and the Chinese. Ashamed at the levels of charity of Indians, he was lucky to have a Chinese NGO provide free hearse transport to the crematorium
The same day he attended a Sikh friend's Mother in law cremation service. The whole Sikh community of that locality turned up for the final rites. All expenses paid by the community and the Gurudwara. Post the cremation, all those who attended the funeral were served a sumptuous vegetarian meal at the Gurudwara langar (a food surviving ritual to any community that visit the Gurudwara) A service that gave the departed soul a dignified departure and food that satisfied the living souls
My cousin who at the end of the day reminisced the events of the day and felt sad in a life with a Christian identity and a joy being a Sikh for 2 hours which felt like a lifetime
Tuesday, April 23, 2024
Jhumla guarantee
India is now suddenly called Bharat, by the Ghodi Media (media in the lap of the government) is being promised with a guarantee, called Modi ki guarantee. 10 years gone by it was promises of 15 lakh Rupees in the account of every Indian, Gas cylinders for rural folks who cook with firewood, toilet for every home to stop open defecation. The list had many more of promises which was flushed into a political comode called jhumla, meaning a fake promise. Some eye wash by Ghodi Media and advertising showcasing toilets made and poor women cooking with gas cylinders, is just a fake jhumla awareness through media. The best was advertising free houses and one advert carried a picture of a woman who was shown given possession of a new house. The jhumla was later exposed where the women declared on media that she did not get any house.
The humiliation to the millions that voted the current government to power, felt cheated and trust betrayed. To make it worse the insult to these voters, where it was declared by the second in command after Modi, the Home Minister, Amit Shah, that 15 lakhs in very Indian's Bank account was a jhumla. So was this the Modi ki guarantee. A guarantee of fake promises. Then the promise of getting black money back into India. Instead India was given a black future. Unemployment amongst the youth, even the educated youth. What was given as a solution for unemployment by Modi? Encouraging the youth to take up making making pakodas a popular street food. A Marie Antoinette of a statement, if you don't have jobs make pakodas. The worst joke was enrolling youth into the army called Agniveer, for four years with a jhumla of 25% of them getting retained into regular service. This is actually compromising with the security of the country, with poor quality of soldiers. Where the traditional mode of defense selection ensured India to be the 4th best in the world for its military defense.
Then achivements like changing names of places instead of giving places good roads and basic civic infrastructure of schools and hospitals? Building the world's largest statue instead of the world's largest sporting avenues to encourage world's best sporting talent? Building a temple after demolishing a mosque. A mosque which was allegedly built demolishing a temple during the Moghul empire? What does demolishing a mosque end up proving? Will Lord Ram in whose memory the temple is now built be pleased with this?
Then divisive politics of Hindu Muslim rivalry. Terrorising Christians with destruction of their places of worship. Sudden mention of Buddhists not being Hindus? Buddhism a religion that took birth in India and spread all across the Far East, especially China. Why this religious superiority of Hinduism tried to be proved? Is this Modi's guarantee to prove superiority with religious division. As today no God fearing Indian, needs Modi's guarantee? Being a secular nation they collectively have :
Lord Ram's guarantee
Lord Krishna's guarantee
Gautam Buddha's guarantee
Lord Mahavir's guarantee
Wahe Guru's guarantee
Allah's guarantee
Jesus's guarantee....
...and the thousands of Gods, Indian's collectively respect. So when all Gods are with Indians, who needs Modi's guarantee
Can only wish Modi a long life as on that he has no guarantee. Coming election will prove if he has a warranty?
Tuesday, April 02, 2024
It is now
Who has not seen Judge Frank Caprio on YouTube and his style of passing judgements? Judgements passed with kindness, tenderness and not technicalities of law. Judgements passed with grace, humanity and even humor. Never sterness, authority and false pride of his position.
He has levied fines on some people which he paid from his pocket. Turned a court of law into a home where a head of the family decides fairly. What he is sharing in this video is no new revelation. It is something we all know. Select the link to view the video
https://youtu.be/Px1BqceNsY8?feature=shared
Families are most important and if that reaches a point of no hope, don't lose hope but try to repair it. If it cannot be repaired due to any reason of misunderstandings, don't make it worse or destroy it further.
Friends are cement that binds your life. Few may not bind. That does make them bad. Try to introspect as it could be you who is at fault. Forgive everyone who genuinely wants to make amends. Ask forgiveness if are wrong and try to make amends. Try to repair it. If it cannot be repaired don't hold grudge, prejudice or malice.
Above all realise the value of time. As Judge Caprio sums it up beautifully, it is now. Time is not what has passed and what will come in future. It is now. Your next moment is only a hope and unknown.
Don't just keep only moving towards tomorrow. As no one knows if there will be a tomorrow. Everyone hopes and plans towards moments to where they want to be in life. Nobody ponders to know where they are supposed to be. That moment is now. As there may be no moments after this.
Say a small prayer for Judge Franco Caprio as he is battling cancer. Maybe our prayers could have God's kindness to judge his fate better.
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