04-17-2007, 07:33 PM
Hindu Narrative has barely started on this forum and we have already started debating who is an actual Hindu & who is not. Someone will say you cannot be a Commie and still be a Hindu, a Commie will then turn around and say what makes you a better Hindu than me, next someone will talk about they being made to feel they are not Hindus because they belong to such and such caste.... Next for all you know we start arguing as to who exactly is a Hindu and then keep arguing with each other till the cows come home.
In the meanwhile, of course, the core issue about Hindu narrative will as usual takes a backseat till we can first decide who exactly is a real Hindu.
There seems to be a sense of urgency now more than ever to record Hindu narrative as Shiv rightly pointed out in his last post.
Also, is it just me that feels that there is something about Hindu psyche that we Hindus are so pre-occupied fighting amongst ourselves(caste,region,language etc) that Hindus only act/react to an external danger when things have already reached a critical point? E.g. not directly connected to Hindu Narrative but take the example of war. After independence whenever there is a war like happened in 1962, 1965 etc there is a sense of panic, suddenly country finds out political parties have neglected the modernization of armed forces for a long time, there is a hue and cry but the moment war is over itâs back to business as usual (decision to purchase arms takes years, Ministers more interested in kickbacks, scoring brownie points against other politicians regarding past arms deals, not enough % of GDP spent on armed forces) till another war is thrust on us and again panic.
Though a lot of Hindus have started realizing the dangers of Js & EJs, there are also some Hindus when you talk to them about dangers of J and EJs will simply say âyes, we know all that but arenât Hindus suppose to be tolerant (they simply donât get it that tolerance does not mean no action when confronted with signs of impending danger and/or tolerance also cannot be used as a sign of cowardice). Then there are those Hindus (some politicians, leftist media etc) who will pooh pooh the dangers of J and EJs by talking of being Hindus should be magnanimous and making minorities feel safe ((thus giving a license to minorities to do anything they want safe in the knowledge that they (minorities) will be able to get away with it)). And then there are some Hindus (a small minority) who are just plain indifferent as they claim it doesnât affect them directly. All of this lot will be rudely awakened from their deep slumber when things reach a boiling point (as has already happened in Kashmir, Assam, Tripura etc) and then as usual there will be panic as there was hardly any prior planning done to tackle such an eventuality.
Even here on this forum rather than realizing the urgency of recording Hindu narrative, we have again started arguing as to who is a real Hindu, whether all Hindus narrative should be given equal weightage etc. No one is talking about given all Hindu narrative equal weightage but for Godâs sake letâs not get distracted to such an extent talking about issues like who is a real Hindu that we lose focus of the core issue.
We should, like Arjun, just see the eye of the bird and realize what is the core issue (Hindu narrative) right now that needs our urgent attention.
In the meanwhile, of course, the core issue about Hindu narrative will as usual takes a backseat till we can first decide who exactly is a real Hindu.
There seems to be a sense of urgency now more than ever to record Hindu narrative as Shiv rightly pointed out in his last post.
Also, is it just me that feels that there is something about Hindu psyche that we Hindus are so pre-occupied fighting amongst ourselves(caste,region,language etc) that Hindus only act/react to an external danger when things have already reached a critical point? E.g. not directly connected to Hindu Narrative but take the example of war. After independence whenever there is a war like happened in 1962, 1965 etc there is a sense of panic, suddenly country finds out political parties have neglected the modernization of armed forces for a long time, there is a hue and cry but the moment war is over itâs back to business as usual (decision to purchase arms takes years, Ministers more interested in kickbacks, scoring brownie points against other politicians regarding past arms deals, not enough % of GDP spent on armed forces) till another war is thrust on us and again panic.
Though a lot of Hindus have started realizing the dangers of Js & EJs, there are also some Hindus when you talk to them about dangers of J and EJs will simply say âyes, we know all that but arenât Hindus suppose to be tolerant (they simply donât get it that tolerance does not mean no action when confronted with signs of impending danger and/or tolerance also cannot be used as a sign of cowardice). Then there are those Hindus (some politicians, leftist media etc) who will pooh pooh the dangers of J and EJs by talking of being Hindus should be magnanimous and making minorities feel safe ((thus giving a license to minorities to do anything they want safe in the knowledge that they (minorities) will be able to get away with it)). And then there are some Hindus (a small minority) who are just plain indifferent as they claim it doesnât affect them directly. All of this lot will be rudely awakened from their deep slumber when things reach a boiling point (as has already happened in Kashmir, Assam, Tripura etc) and then as usual there will be panic as there was hardly any prior planning done to tackle such an eventuality.
Even here on this forum rather than realizing the urgency of recording Hindu narrative, we have again started arguing as to who is a real Hindu, whether all Hindus narrative should be given equal weightage etc. No one is talking about given all Hindu narrative equal weightage but for Godâs sake letâs not get distracted to such an extent talking about issues like who is a real Hindu that we lose focus of the core issue.
We should, like Arjun, just see the eye of the bird and realize what is the core issue (Hindu narrative) right now that needs our urgent attention.