It happens in India! (- in Mumbai!)
Ganpati drinks milk here...Thousands turn up on beach to collect diamonds(?)...And now the sea water which went sweet near Mahim in Mumbai is a miracle of nature and people collect and drink the unhygienic water in thousands...
On one hand we talk of going to moon and on the other we even do not think twice
before believing in such rumors.
Are we a superstitious people? Why such things happen again and again only in MUMBAI?
7 comments:
I always wonder what these kind of events depict:superstition or shear lack of independent thinking? I think it is the latter that is more convincing. Afterall superstition is basically lack of independent thinking. But why does this happen in India every now and then? The reason is that Indians and especially the common Indian man is never known to be an independent thinker.We live in a country where it's biggest political party still can not find a leader who is not a member of Nehru-Gandhi family. And people still vote the leaders who have several criminal and corruption charges on them. Why do we need to follow the West blindly? Are they superior to us? Why do we feel proud about our country only in our talks and not in our deeds? Everything depicts one thing for sure, lack of independent thinking. Now the problem is,it is in our genes. I am not saying that we don't have people who think independently but still the average indian man is far away from being one.
So unless and until the common man in India becomes bold not just in terms of what he wears (this is already happening) but also in terms of expression of his own opinions (both verbal and actional) these kind of events are bound to happen.
It is stupiditiy, and superstition, the only two words comes to my mind after hearing the news of the sea going sweet, no wonder the leaders of this country take immense advantage of it's citizens and they allowing their own country going to the dogs, Utter nonsense.I hope with communication going high with Internet etc we can make people aware of these situations to the people and tell them not to fall prey.
These things can happen anywhere. Because of the extent of media coverage they get more publicity. In fact I feel media themself should announce (while giving news of such instances) and request people not to belief in these things. A scientic reason can be given.
Media does inform about this but at a very later stage, by that time word of mouth is already spread.
People in India are superstitious because they are uneducated.People do not know the difference between shraddha and andhashraddha.Mass education and awareness of the scientific facts should be explained and taught to children as early as possible so that there will be no problem in future generation.
ITS MASS HYSTERIA
I think it comes from the feeling of immense insecurity that people have. Poeple have so many problems in their lives that they are hoping that only miracles would save them and they try to find miracles wherever they can.
Only education would need to liberation.
I would like to highly recommend bloggers that they should read column "AARSA" well written by Shri Prakash Bal in Saptahik Sakal Sept. 02,2006 on the said subject matter. Up to the point. Well balanced article.Eye opener.
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