Superstitions!

Another drawback in the Indian society ...not just in the Indian society, but in almost all the countries. Almost the entire world is attacked by a very fatal disease. It is called "Superstitions"! When are people going to change? Till when will people believe in Superstitions?

Is something going to happen if a black cat crosses the streets before one leaves to go to some job? Is there anything wrong going to happen if someone sneezes while someone is leaving somewhere? These superstitions are not prevalent in every part of the world. There is one superstition, which is probably prevalent in all parts of the world. It has been rotating within the world for centuries together. Yes, you guessed it right - it is about ghosts.

A soul of a person is probably not going to harm any living person just because the living person had a dept unpaid to the dead person, or had done some harm to the dead person or his/her family. We perform ceremonies to keep the soul in peace. Do you think it really helps in keeping the soul in peace?

There are many people we come across in real life. I have come across many people who regularly perform ceremonies so that the soul of the dead person rests in peace, and so that the soul blesses them. But they will invariably turn out to be persons who undergo a lot of pain after the death of the person. If the soul was really pleased with all the ceremonies being performed for its peace, won't the soul bless the performer of the ceremonies? After all, the soul is considered to be nothing but the person himself, who is not in his body (whose body is no more). And, any person would indeed be happy if he/she comes to know that people are praying for his/her peace. In that case, the person would surely reciprocate with love and gifts. And in the case of a soul, it would surely bless the person, will it not? Then, in spite of the blessings given by the ghost or soul, why is the person suffering?

It is natural that the widow of a person suffers a lot of rituals and after-effects of the death of her husband, that too in the Indian society which is pretty backward regarding these issues (though it has improved in many places).
It is natural for children to miss their parents.
Many such atrocities happen.
But why do people believe in ghosts?

Some people say they have experienced ghosts. Well, it may be just an imagination that they have got due to fear ...or it may be real. No one knows whether it is true or fake. No one knows whether stories about ghosts that have been revolving in and around the globe are rumours or facts. But why do people who have not experienced ghosts also believe in them?

If people have proof or experience about something and they believe in it, then it is fine. But if people just start believing in what others say, it is a superstition!

There are so many of the habits we call as superstitions. Some may make sense, while some may not. If we get things clear, we'll feel much better if we do why we're doing things.

There is one superstition to which I'd like to give an explanation (a simple one):

It is said that some tragedy will approach a person who walks under a ladder.

Why is it so? The explanation is simple. When someone walks under a ladder, it is possible for the ladder to fall in the person. Or, if someone like a painter (wall-painter) has climbed the ladder, and if the wet hands of the painter who is holding the paint bottle slips, the paint container may fall on the person, or if it doesn't slip, it is possible that a few drops of paint fall on the passerby.

If something from a great height, falls on a person walking under a ladder (a person walking at ground level), it may even lead to the death of the person. So that is why it is said that it is unlucky to walk under a ladder.

Now I hope you will not go under a ladder because of the reasons I've stated above, and not because there is an ancient superstitions says that it is unlucky to do so.

There is another very ancient superstition (not too common in India).

It is "13 is unlucky".

I found the explanation on this website: http://www2.islandnet.com/~luree/silly.html

The explanation was:

If you count the original Christian gang with Jesus as 1 and go up Judas is 13 and he betrayed Jesus






I also suggest you to go through the website given. It has explained many superstitions very well.

I hope all the countries stop or at least reduce the belief of superstitions!

Friends, lets take an oath now ...if we're going to believe in some habit, we need to know the reason behind it. If we can't make any sense out of it, and if we feel it is just a belief due to some co-incident that had probably taken place long back, let's not believe it.

The oath: We will know the reason of whatever we're doing. If we don't know the reason, it's a superstition and we'll drop it!


PS: If a small child is reading this: if you don't know the reason why you're having a bath, why you're brushing your teeth or why you're doing your homework, then let me tell you ...all that's not a superstition! Ask your parents to patiently explain why, and you'll do it very efficiently ...that too out of your own interest ...not because your parents or teachers ask you to do something!

Doing something? Do you know the reason?

If you don't, find out! ...and then decide whether you'll do it or not!

Jaihind