The Trap (Part - 1)

I will never leave you said my pen.
I gave a careless nod and said catch me if you can
Behind the bushes of time there and then
I saw money laughing at us as mockingly as it can

She was watching me? The popular girl?
new naughty ideas began to swirl

I excused myself, pen said she will wait
Ran after money, fell for her bait
Every once in a while she would come near
Say something and run before I hear

Word of Love
I thought it was
She came with a smile and hugged me warm
I wished to soak all this storm

She took me to the brilliant house she built
Where everything straight had a twist and tilt
Beautifully carved name on blood dripping bone novelty
Name of the house read Society

She brought a funny garland of obligations
Mostly dark with few tiny  shiny situations
She put it round my neck , gave a pat of appreciation
Intoxicated did I realise my position?

A leash of responsibilities she got me hooked to
Slowly I realised what she was up to
Chains of duties tied to a job
I saw I was not alone but part of a desperate mob

Wagging their tails of surrender
Were there everyone young and older.
All in a line of no order
Waiting for her to drop them a favour

The Road Mistaken

The Road Mistaken

The below article of mine was published in Readoo.in website in the first week of January 2017.

"There are two things  that are infinite, The Universe and Human Stupidity,  I'm not sure about Universe" - Einstein

I was wandering over my facebook newsfeed in wonder of what am I supposed to do first  on this new year day of January 1st 2017 and accidentally saw a video link of a David Suzuki stating Economics is a Brain damage.

Feeling intrigued I clicked on the video link and watched it completely. To be honest, I was dumbstruck by the sheer accuracy with which he justified his stand. I was also saddened and more than being concerned, I got scared about the future.

We, the humans, who rather arrogently claim to be the most intelligent species on Earth have chosen a path of self destruction in the name of Economic progress.

David Suzuki stated, economics simply ignores the essential components of the nature such as The Ozone layer, the micro organisms, the top soil ecology, the endangered species etc as externalities. The impending problems faced by the world in varied forms due to imbalances in nature caused by human activities are simply externalities. Are we so immune to the consequences of our actions? Certainly not. I am quite sure  that igrorance and indifferance is the exact reason why countries or "Economies" do not take the inevitable repercussions of hazardous human activities with the seriousness that it deserves.

Economics states that resources are limited and wants are unlimited, the unlimited wants create more necessities which result in research and invention. Once an invention is made, it is grabbed witn both hands by the markets globally over time. Huge consumer bases encourages more production , profits catapult the markets, economies boom, its that simple.

Biologically, when a species finds favourable environment to sustain, it reproduces at a rapid pace, that's exactly what we have done over time.
and since our wants are unlimited, the more we got comfortable, the more  comforts we wanted. Basic needs no longer include just food, clothing and shelter, more commodities intrude into this list with passing generations. The corporations that manufacture these commodities need naturally occuring rawmaterials which are bought with money and in the process not only the natural resources are getting depleted, but also the atmosphere is getting polluted. However, these corporations make profit and help economy grow by providing more jobs which inturn creates more comfort seeking customers. Meanwhile the political sphere has to cater to the population and the corporates that funded them as well. They should make the situations look good so that they can be in power for few more years. The fate of us, the comon people reminds me of the famous phrase from the movie The Matrix "People are so hopelessly dependent on the system that they will fight to protect it". This forms the never ending vicious circle, gulping the natural resources and leaving rubbish all over the planet. Moreover we have nationalities, borders competing with each other to gain the highest GDP, GNP and so on. We are blindly racing to the edge of the cliff and still think that the road never ends.

The very intelligent human species has failed to unite as one. Borders created for politics divided us. Properties bought by the corporates are turning forest cover into percentages of profits. Polluting the air we breath, water we drink, land we live on. Everything has a price tag, the price tags that contribute to economic growth and we are trained to be proud of them.

After all that the global economies have said to have achieved, how many of the people that tirelessly work for this growth are actually happy with their lives ? That is the serious question need to be answered. Money has been made primary goal in life. 2% of world population controls the rest of the world, and everyone wants to get into that 2%. In the process we forget that neither money nor Economy are a natural phenomenon. They are created by humans. We cannot transform every thing into money just because we can be rich for a short period of time.

We have to realise that we are not the lone hires of this planet, we have our fellow species who are paying the price of our so called Economic growth.
The man made concepts of Money and Economy  have outpaced nature. Unlimited wants feeding on limited resources is already showing it's consequences in the form of climate change and pollution. We have to come up with a serious global effort to counter his situation.

I would like to mention the old Indian phrase as conclusion. "When the last tree is cut down, the last fish eaten and the last stream poisoned, you will realize that you cannot eat money.”

My journey to Atheism

This was officially the first article I have written, it was published in Reado.in.

All the information is only my personal perspective out of my own experiences.

I have been to a missionary school and an RSS supported school, both places gave me education. Yes there were prayer meetings at both places but I never cared about what I was mumbling as I was busy with my friends all the time, for me god was a scary one who spied on you all the time just like the Sports teacher with a stick in hand. God was as mysterios to me in those days as the algebra.

I was more curious about Tom sawyer adventures than the speeches on Jesus at missionary school.
I was more obsessed with Sherlock Holmes novels than the rituals performed  at Hindu school.

We as kids did not care about cultures, religions, casts and ideologies. That's when we were truly human.

When I was told Jesus was the only true god at the missionary school, I was Confused for the first time why the regular gods at home were not mentioned. So I was reluctant to agree.
I was frustrated while listening to an old man giving hate speech on Muslims at the Hindu school after Kargil war, for he himself had stated "Vasudhaika Kutumbam" or world is one family.

The more I was into religious beliefs, the divide among the people was more visible. I was always asked to shut my mouth and follow what is said by my parents when I questioned them, even when they did answer, the answers were not satisfactory and had no factual evidence. I gave up questioning just like every kid and started believing god, the easiest option available. I was against other religions and took great pride in the cast I belonged to. I was convinced our culture was under threat.
Still somewhere I was reluctant to be so, I was not happy and most of the time I was disappointed.

How Hiranyaksha a mythical demon rolled Earth like a carpet and hid it in the seas? How the Noah's arc was able to hold all the animals on earth at a random location in a 45 foot boat. Why a loving god ordered his followers to kill the non believers.

Then, History started to come up with evidences of religious and racial cruelity. I came to know how' http://www.readoo.in/2017/01/the-road-mistaken Red Indians, Aborigines,  Mexican tribes were eliminated by European explorers. How Islamic kings have converted people forcefully and the disgusting practice of untouchablity.
The painful death sentences given to people who questioned religion etc.

I have realised that I was in support of a system that has done nothing but spreading hatred and divide among people to protect interests of powerful people in its support.

Religious beliefs turned me into an idiot, while education made me a constant questioner.I was appreciated and encouraged on questioning during science classes, I could feel the difference between religions and science.
I was never told to shut up and listen in science class unless the teacher had no Idea about the subject. I came to know that it's the same thing with other religions also, there are divisions there too, they were also not allowed to question. This pushed me to look for answers.

That was the moment I have decided to go by evidence and not mere fairy tales. I stopped doing poojas, running around trees expecting good times, reading zodiac based future predictions etc.

I started questioning again.
It took me 25 years of education and rational thought process along with habit of questioning everything to  get out of the mire of communal hatred.

Religion stands on two strong pillars
1. Desire
2. Fear

As we humans began to flourish into civilizations, there was a need to inculcate order, since no human was immune to desires and fears, which was realised by few clever people of past, the concept of religion was designed and propagated.

With time few people wanted to take advantage of this system as they saw profit and a great opportunity to exercise power on large groups of people.
During the dark ages religions flourished like mushrooms, wars and battels happened to impose one's religion / authority over the other through out the world.

With advent of scientific temperament in people, religions are constantly getting punched in the face, with scientific breakthroughs from Heliocentric theory to Gravitational waves.

Once the people get educated enough to realise the facts, it won't take long time for religions to fade away.