I am not an atheist..

For past 22 years of my life,one question I am so used to be asked is “so whats your religion?!!!” This is often asked with an amusement or curiosity by people.I don’t blame them for that..because my name doesn’t imply any religion!!And adding to this they get even more confused by my looks which again(according to some experts in this realm) doesn’t resemble any ‘religional features’!!!!So these people try to clear their doubt by asking my parents name!!Alas!!Their confusion only doubles with my answer,for my paternal name is a hindu one and maternal an islam!!!so they finaly give up with that usual question,although with some timidity..But frankly I love that part  about confusing them : )  And my answer to that is “NONE”!!!

     Yes,I don’t have any religion or caste!I know it is pretty weird to hear.. one reason is same as stated before,that I am born out of an inter-religion marriage.But I was given a choice in my 15^th year to follow any specific religion by my parents..i still remember the question my mother asked me,”you want to choose any religion or you prefer to live as a human being”! and I think it was the first mature decision I took in my life..And I never ever regretted about that.Infact I am really proud of that wise decision of mine..

   But then am I an atheist?!This is the question that usually follows my previous answer..well, again answer is NO..i believe in God,I believe in that supernatural power who is above us and everything in this world.But I don’t want to tag him with a name.For me he is simply ‘God’..rather than finding him in a temple or a church or a mosque,I try to find him in myself..and doing one’s own duty is counted as the greatest prayer..

 For my readers to take note on,I am not preaching Humanism or initiating an Anti-clericalism movement here!!! Again I am not against the people who follow any specific religion!These are my personal choice and views regarding that..But then is there a point in being an orthodox person who spends hours for prayers and charity & then cannot behave with a little sense of a normal human being  or without showing some compassion to his fellow beings!!

  Until this age of mine,I never had to face any problems because of not having a religion..Indian constitution has given its citizens right to follow what they want..and this is what I prefer to be,which make me different from others in a unique way..