Religion !

The other day I saw a picture of a muslim woman wearing a burkha, with a little boy holding her hand and the two of them walking on a street of what looked like Bombay or should I say Mumbai. “Well what is so unusual about this picture?” you might ask, what was unique about this picture was that the little boy was dressed as the Hindu God Krishna.

This picture spoke volumes to me and I could not help but want to write about it. May be the little boy had a fancy dress competition at school (Fancy dress competition is the equivalent of Halloween, kind of!) But then I was struck by the awe of what this picture was representing. “UNITY in DIVERSITY”. If only we could accept each other just the way we are and just the way we are not.

The whole Hindu-Muslim battle or for that sake any religion is something that I could never understand.  I am not a Hindu or a Muslim and so may be I don’t understand their point of view in having a fight for religion. But I grew up with both the religions; I have been to Navratri and danced all night long in praise of Hindu Goddess Amba and have fasted for Roja and celebrated Eid. I have been to the famous Siddhivinayak temple to pray to Lord Ganesha and right after that on the same day have visited the famous Haji-Ali-Mosque, with two of my really close friends. (Hindu and Muslim)  We are very similar and very different but isn’t that what being human is, each one of is unique and yet just the same so then it really has nothing to do with the religion does it!

I just can’t quiet understand the whole battle, I just know if the world could just look through that child’s eyes, dressed as a little Krishna holding his mother’s hand and walking through the streets of Bombay, the world would be a better place.