SHAKY - TRIUMPH

Normally, I hold myself from hurting others. But, this time it has gone too far. Sorry, I couldn't hold it anymore. I need to vent my anger out. I feel sorry for you, if you read this and have difference of opinion. It was too much for me during Haiti last year.

Hold On.

If you feel sad and pray for victims of EarthQuake in Japan yesterday - although I write this blog to address you - don't read this piece of blog any further. This might hurt. Hurt bad. Real bad. Coz, I'm going to pour my heart out, and I am not sure you can handle this much heat (you may call it venom). This is a foul-mouthed piece I am writing. Coz, I need it.

I got real pissed off when I heard religious authorities, like Pat Robertson, calling the Haiti Quake as GOD's revenge. My Blood Pressure shot off the roof when I heard him saying (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=59NCduEhkBM) the Haitians had a pact with DEVIL, and are suffering for it. But, that time, I held my nerve with support from my friends, and especially the documentaries I watched about Cognitive Sciences, about why Humans rely on religious/spiritual stuff.

Though this time, there are no such bull-shits from religious authorities so far, (or did I miss them???) I feel so angry as people are missing the triumph of human spirit. Instead of rejoicing in this glorious occasion, people are wasting time in praying to the non-existent GOD.

Understand this. There is no GOD and he has no pattern or grudge or design or whatever 'against' or 'for' you. 'NATURE' doesn't have conscious or feelings, and 'NATURE' is not a 'thing'. Have this very clear - NATURE doesn't give a SHIT about what you do. You cut a tree or plant a tree, there is no conscious NATURE GOD watching from the skies and is not going to punish or reward you. If anything, everything you do is related to your environment and follows the simple fact of "Cause-Effect".

Look at the positive side. There's a Quake and Tsunami hitting the North-East Coast of Japan. There is a superb infrastructure built for rescuing people and an effective warning system which alerts everyone, and due to this the casualties are limited to Thousands. That too, after the Quake hit one of the most populous regions. Consider the Quake in 1995 where the human lives lost are more. The Technological improvements, us Humans have made, has reduced the damages to lives. Within minutes, the NEWS gets across the world, people calculate the WAVE travel speed, and warn the surrounding islands. This is an extraordinary human achievement. If you miss the scale of this achievement, and turn to GOD, then I feel sorry for you. Consider this. The observable Universe is 46.6 Billion Light Years in size, and in this magnitude, compare the size of the human brain. Yet, the Human brain, by its sheer capacity to "THINK" has enabled its own species to save some lives. ONE LIFE. Just one more life saved by this Human Technology is worth this rejoice.

Now, don't come to me saying that, Human Technology is nothing when faced with GOD's fury. If you think so, then again, you are missing the point. Ask yourself. Do you give up your life, when faced with a disease? Do you tell yourself that, this is what GOD has given, disease - and consequently - death, and be with HIM for eternity? Don't you take medicines? What's driving you to LIVE? If you say that GOD is testing you by giving disease, and cures you when you pray to HIM, doesn't it sound silly? What kind of a nasty pervert, GOD has to be, to give you disease, as well as the means to fight it, just so that HE can test your faith?

So, stop praying, and learn lessons from this disaster, and work for our species' future survival. If you don't understand what I am trying to say, and think that my mind is twisted, please DON'T pray to GOD for me.