Humm where do I begin...?

INDIA... Home, the country of all religions.

One season that truely unites the urban diaspora is that of Christmas... the holiday season- to be politically correct.

I wonder if anyone thinks of where the energy and enthusiasm for the shopping and packing and decorating comes from?

We have this extremely devout Hindu family in our neighbourhood. Since I have moved there recently , I only have social chit chat with the newspaper man, cable guy, and the maids to validate but the family is supposed to be steeped in tradition and and rituals.

Yesterday I saw the gentleman come home with a christmas tree and loads of gifts and wrapping paper. So here is a person so steeped in rituals and religion that even the domestic help cannot be of any other religion, and only vegetarian food is cooked at home - but when it comes to festivities and the holiday season it is just fine to take on alien traditions.

Man is intrinsically a social animal. Religion ans rituals are just embellishments on the natural.

Take a reasonable individual and and ask him what he thinks of the world around him .... 9 out of 10 times the response would NOT be about religion... but look around your self in any ANY part of the world... the root cause of misery is either the wrath of nature or it is religion.

My kids often ask me of our religion... I am wont to answer that we are Humans. Religion is something you choose as an individual, it is your own PERSONAL belief.