Wednesday 21 June 2017

Where did we go wrong?

Everyday there are reports of killings and attacks in the same of religion. There are terrorist attacks on unsuspecting men, women and children irrespective of who they are. Somewhere behind this bloodshed, behind the young people who are willing to kill other innocent people along with with getting killed themselves, there must be something really wrong. Religions are supposed to make people better individuals who would b e responsible for the betterment of the society. How does religious indoctrination causes men to go out and kill any random person without justification is questionable. There has been a serious flaw in the upbringing of these individuals who seek violence for justifying their religious beliefs. And the fault lies with the entire community. Every individual who had the opportunity to explain the doctrines of mutual love and understanding and failed to do is responsible. The only reason the fringe elements can brainwash a person into doing something as violent as mass murder is because that individual did not receive the right guidance while growing up. It maybe the shortcomings of his parents, friends, relatives, neighbors or teachers but in the end it is the entire community that has to pay. Followers of the moderate form of religion have a duty to explain to other extremist individuals the real spiritual essence of religion. Instead of being divided into sects, everyone must reach out to others to understand the differences. There is a greater need to indulge into interfaith dialogues to prevent the youth from being misguided. Till date, we have failed the youth by letting them being misguided but it is high time to take action otherwise the world will have a forgettable future.

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