Morally Gray

What/Who is GOD ?
GOD is but an abstraction of the human mind …….. to each individual a sum total of his most cherished ideals and values …… attainment of which shall be the sole purpose of life, the ideals and values of course not being , as one would think relative to the standards of the society but absolute to each individual ……..

This is a thought that came to my mind one day as I sat contemplating as to what is it that can classify deeds and actions into good and bad from a completely objective point of view ???? Well the answer that struck me was —- nothing. After all, whenever you say something is good or otherwise you use nothing but your past experience for making the judgment. One train of thoughts led to another and this is what I came to conclude ( what I have written above ). And you know what the good thing about it is ( for those who have lost all hope for mankind ) —- each and every one of is a religious man , each a believer !!!! But then if I look at it from another point of view this definition of mine paints a very scary picture of the world ……… that none of us ever does wrong …. If Osama brings down the world trade center, he is trying to be like his God, and if Bush decides to attack Iraq to take control of its oil deposits, he too his trying to be like his GOD.

This perspective really helped me dispel a number of doubts that had been pressing down on me for a couple of days now …….. as to why the so called ‘evil people’ succeed so much at what they do and the so called ‘good people’ never seem to achieve what they want despite being GOOD ???!!! Because distinction between what right and what’s wrong is a relative concept, yet so firmly drilled into our consciousness right from our childhood through the epic stories of Ramayana and Mahabharta and the Panchtantra that our very soul rattles if such a thing is said aloud anywhere. The question one must ponder upon is whether this is right or not ( sounds contradictory right after reading this bibble babble above ) ?

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P.S. (For the reader) — This is the first time that I have delved into philosophy on my blog. And therefore I would really love an open minded and stimulating discussion on this post through the comments. Could be I am very wrong in what I have written above, and am open to new/fresh perspectives on the same.