…Religion is the reason

“Aaj kal logon ka bhagwan change ho gaya hai. Sab Mata yaan Shivji ko chhod kar Sai Baba ko maanane lage hain” (Now a days, people have changed their preference for God. They have shifted their faith from Goddess or God Shiva to Sai Baba). Those were the words from an auto-rickshaw driver which kept my mind busy whole night after I reached my apartment at 0230hrs.

I am used to visit my hometown, Chandigarh, regularly (specifically every fortnight). As I have been changed to a nocturnal mammal around three and a half year ago at Manipal (that’s where I finished my post graduation i.e. PGDM), I generally take a bus for Delhi from Chandigarh at around 2100hrs so that I can reach my apartment late night which is somewhere in western part of the capital.

It was the cold night, as weather has already shifted its gears after Deepawali. I can say that because the breeze from the open ends of auto made me shiver a bit, while I was relaxing at the rear seat during my trip from ISBT to Tilak Nagar. I just made myself comfortable in the auto when I heard auto driver cribbing about traffic police of Delhi and especially about prepaid auto system where attendant at the booth charges him Rs.10 per prepaid slip from the profit. Uff this corruption, its maximum in the system made to minimize it. Anyways steadily it changed to shifting faith and belief.

What caught me was Sai Baba and it made me think, “his belief and followers.” Do followers of Sai Baba actually believe in his belief “Sabka Malik Ek Hai?” Reply seems to be very obvious ‘NO.’ I can say that by seeing things happening everywhere, for that matter even in my home. It’s same with Lord Rama and his followers (saffron leaders). So, is it that people believe in their respective God but then they do not believe in his belief? If yes, then what kind of faith is it? Isn’t it just another illusion? Taking an example of ‘Sai Baba’ from this incidence, isn’t it that God who actually came to earth to unite people has actually divided them by creating another religion. Its similar for Lord Budha, Lord Mahavira, Jesus, Allah, Lord Krishna or Lord Rama. It confuses me but it reminds me of some lines from song ‘Krishna Nee Bega Baro’ by ‘Colonial Cousins’ and I think those are very well true but then a question arise, Should God come back if that means giving birth to another religion?

“…Religion is the reason, The world is breaking up into pieces…”

“…Jesus! Come back and save the world,
That's all the future,
Of every boy and girl,
Come back as Rama,
Forgive us for what we've done,
Come back as Allah,
Come back for everyone…”