Conduct a survey on what
people want and you may be surprised to find that god(s) don’t figure in the list
of choices. People don’t want god(s).
They want:
1. Happiness
2. Money
3. Freedom
4. Peace
5. Joy
6. Balance
7. Fulfilment
8. Confidence
9. Stability
10.
Passion
This is a list of things
that people want, in that order of priorities, according to a survey conducted
by Kathy Caprino, a leadership trainer and apparently a feminist, and whose
results have been published here.
The choices may change if a similar survey is conducted in India. Food, house, clothes, and other basic
necessities like toilets may figure in the list in Indian surveys. I’m sure god(s) won’t.
Conduct the survey in
China (most populated country) or Pakistan (apparently most religious country)
or Qatar (the wealthiest country currently) and you will still get similar
results. God(s) won’t figure in people’s choices.
My question is: Why do we
have so many people fighting for god(s) in spite of the fact that people don’t
want them (gods)?
For some God is not a choice. Given a choice, people always go for tangiblities which give them emotional upliftment. But for some god is not a choice.
ReplyDeleteNot for "some" but for most God is not a choice, I know. People accept whatever is given to them by the systems. That's the pity.
DeleteMay be because they are looking for something else in god's name...
ReplyDeleteThat's the truth. Money and power are easy to acquire with god's help!
DeleteFor many people, happiness and misery happen because of God. No matter what their choices be, God is always playing a role behind-the-scenes, because he is deeply rooted in his subconscious mind.
ReplyDeleteYes, it's almost impossible to liberate ourselves from our gods.
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