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.
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Hi I am Aditya Sood. I am currently pursuing a B.Tech Honors degree in Electronics and Communication Engineering at IIIT-Hyderabad. Writing is one of my hobbies and it really gives me a lot of pleasure and excitement to write on any topic under the sun. So expect to see a potpourri of articles here — from politics to my experiences in college and from poetry to short stories.
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hmmm, interesting post definitely. It is quite intriguing how you have stated that why does “evil” always win and why “good” always fails. It is really difficult to categorize what is good or what is bad if you start looking at revolutions and wars, because all have their supporters as well as strong critics. The one who carry it out have their own justifications and the ones who suffer, well have their own reasons. They may say that they are doing it for their “God” or to protect their own citizens.
I have a simple belief, if you are fighting with someone, and both of you have mutually agreed to do so, then well go ahead, slaughter your butts, but you don’t have the right to harm a third person who isn’t part of your duel.
So in a war, revolution or any act of vandalism, harming or killing innocents can’t be justified, be it for your “God” or for the sake of your citizens “future”.
Hence whatever you think, you don’t have a right to force it on everybody or harm any body for its sake.
At the end you have to realize your thoughts are not “God” and neither should you try to portray them as one.
That’s the whole point of my post altamish …. that we should not impose our standards of right and wrong on any action. Personally, I too agree that no third person should suffer due to a fight between two parties. Its wrong. But once again, this notion of “wrong” comes to me (or you) from my environment of upbringing and my experiences in life. But there is no authority for the absolute standards of right and wrong that can tell me whether my notions of right and wrong are actually right or wrong 😛
I guess what I want to say is that we should try to be as much non-judgmental about things as possible. Of Course its a tall order, but that is how I feel. I have found this approach to be very useful the small number of times I have been able to practice it.