Chain Mail Mania... 'Forward this mail to 10 people in 4 days or else ...

I respect and pity all those who are gripped by fear of being punished,

in case they dont forward the mails with the pix of a Goddess to 

atleast 10 people in four days or some such crazy no., 

as stipulated in the chain mail.

 

They expect punishment by the very God 

whom they hope would save them in any crisis. 

A disaster is certain they say.

On the other hand if you send, then you may get a windfall. 

They go to the extent of citing case studies. 

Mr.Shankar didnt forward the mail and he incurred huge business loss. 

Mr.Sharma forwarded and he was rewarded with a windfall.

This is one way ticket to Stone age back. 

The civilisation painfully progressed over several centuries and

discarded disgusting practices like Sati along the way 

after so many centuries of arguments and counter arguments. 

To discard an idiotic practice that seeps in to human conciousness 

surreptiously alongside the evolution exercise, 

it takes a few generations of hard work by good samaritans. 

And here we are - introducing a new one with all enthu by a pack of Mail-forward-Militants. 

On the one hand there are enough non believers and Atheists who are laughing at our faith in God.

Now on the other, these jokers invite them with Aao Bull Mujhe Maaro types adding to our misery.

The Atheists will have a field day adding this to their long list of superstitions.

God is beyond chain mails. 
Can God ever say that if you send this mail to 10 people within 4 days 
something very good will happen. Or punish if you dont.
It is God or a Goon?

Are we so gullible and weak that such incentives can turn us on.
Do we need mail -forward -linked incentives from God
like an upmarket Mall's incentive scheme?
What are we reducing our Gods to?
Whose cockeyed idea is this to push God to become our products.
God is our product or we are God's Product?

People may argue that "it is a matter of faith. 
If you dont want to forward leave it. who is forcing you?"
But why create a new faith in such cheap mail forwards.
Why drag divinity to this level.
Tomarrow someone will send an sms. If you forward to  5 

then you will get blessed..blah..blah..

And still the argument will hold good.

Look at the divinity in the breathtaking pix of the deity sent with the mail.
Look with all surrender-bhav and feel the intense divine vibes.
Such a God will punish us for not forwarding the mail ?
Or reward us only if we forward the Mail?

Read Adi Shankara's Saundarya Lahiri ..
And see the picture of the Goddess..
enjoying verse by verse

Lose yourself in that state of Meditation..
Probably that can get some rewards-
that too if that was not the objective...

Such elated divine experience is to be obtained 
from the forms of God in a very noble prayerful state.
Not the present day culture of SMS and Mail forwards
with strings attached - If you do it..then.. If you dont do it then..
It is a plain insult to the Goddess whose photo is attached.

Here Iam. 
In the witness box testifying that
I DIDNOT FORWARD such mails to anyone.
And I was not punished by my dear God.

I would definitely forward the picture alone,
to many whom I love and respect 
without strings attached saying -
"Please see the beautiful picture of the Goddess encl.
Thanks to the person who captured it painstakingly.
It is so nice."

Yours 'UnChainMailingly

R.Chandrashekar
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