When i travel to different cities alone, my parents ask me to be careful. I understand that all parents would be concerned if their daughters travel alone, anywhere, moreso in a country like ours. We are advised not to be gullible, not to trust strangers or anybody for that matter. I agree with most of it. But, this question occurs to me quite often and i don't have any answer for it. Who else can i trust apart from 'my people'? The man/woman i meet on the train is from my place. Talking about regions, that's a different thing. Have we lost all credibility as people, even from the same country within the geographical boundaries of the same region?

Incredible, isn't it?!

I would like Hinduism to be defined by the kind of life we lead, and not by the Gods we are supposed to worship, or by the traditions, rituals that are sometimes thrust on us. As i have written on previous occasions, those traditions that make sense and if it does good, i definitely welcome it. But not the innumerable additions that decorate our lifestyle. I admit i sound selfish when i use the word good, but what else do we ask for when we pray?

Diverging slightly, all our systems are primarily built on this thought. We all want goodness in our lives, from A to Z, throughout our lifetimes. Similarly, even animals could (or rather, should) think along these lines. Should - because, again, no animal would not want harm in it's way. We are able to think it out and express it, while they can or can't (I'm not abreast with the latest on animal psyche and psychology).