THIS IS FOR ALL THOSE WHO BELIEVE IN GOD!!

Dear all...THIS IS FOR ALL THOSE WHO BELIEVE IN GOD...

It is festival season. Now dasara, navrathri, vijayadasami, ayutha pooja, saraswathi pooja, durga pooja and what not!!...Shortly diwali. Then Christmas, new year and it is all festivals, festivals and festivals!!

Generally we get obsessed and feel emotional when we think about god and overdo all the rituals and beliefs. We don't know the meaning and purpose of many. We just follow what we have learnt. We don’t sleep well. Don’t eat well, at the right time, miss meals. We work overnight. No rest. We travel, visit or stress too much in socialization. To an extent of spoiling our peace, happiness, physical and mental well-being!!

Last year, after all these festivals one of my relative lady got admitted in hospital due to high sugar levels, cholesterol, BP, kidney malfunction etc. Heath deteriorated. Lots of money spent. She became thin. Peace at home lost. After discharge from hospital she went off far away to her daughter’s place for some days of rest!!

Is it required?

In fact, most of the ladies of our country are of this type!! They believe that only when they worship like this, goddess Lakshmi or saraswathi and other gods enter their house and bless them, the family, children, husband and every one will be blessed by god and they will prosper!!

Is it so?...

Does prosperity mean only good marks, college admissions, education for children, good jobs, promotion for husband and self, lots of wealth, house, car, jewellery etc?..Is it not good health, peace and long life?...Should we die early?...Should we lose this only one, never again, golden opportunity to live and enjoy this life and earth, so soon??

Do the Gods ask and demand for all these to give their blessings?...We may enjoy doing them, but should it be at the cost of health and life?

Festivals are for bringing unity in diversity. For family people to spend value added time with each other and be together. To learn and initiate some good habits and life styles which will remain for life time. To be good human beings. To remove the negatives from each other, to improve the personal relationships, to keep the home clean and neat with special emphasis on unnoticed and untouched places/issues. To throw away the ego and change the negative personality traits into positives. Not for show off. Not for comparisons.

We can do everything but with correct rest and food. Gods will always bless good human beings as they are almost like them and are representatives of gods on earth. They don’t expect anything from us. If they expect, then they are not gods, which means our belief is wrong, and not gods. The one and only expectation of god is that we should be like him/her, replace him/her on earth, look after ourselves and others, and protect the planet and universe created by him/her for us. Nothing more. This perception will bring in unity, peace, happiness, good health, wealth, fame, authority and success for all with the blessings of god. Gods are not normal human beings to bless those inhumans who kill life and earth and do all sorts of rituals meticulously.

So, let us understand the real meaning, purpose and value of these festivals, focus on converting ourselves into good human beings (i.e as good as god) and do the rituals without compromising the peace and health.

Gods have been living and will live forever in happiness, good health and peace, whether we look after them or not. But we may not!!...Let us also live, and not die!!

Peacefully yours...Rams...Psychologist!!