There is a 100% probability that I will get mixed reviews for this post. We Indians are extremely sensitive about the concept of God. From a tender age, we are thought to pray to God, expressing the gratitude for His blessings everyday, before sleeping for providing the basic necessities which half of the World cannot afford: food, shelter and clothing.

It is imbibed from a young age to thank the almighty for all the comforts in life and keep us patient during the worst times as “This too shall pass”. I would not define myself as an atheist or a theist. I was always somewhere in between. During the bad times, it is very difficult to digest the fact that our God is making us go through this phase for our past karmas and the constant question of “Why me?” arises. No one wishes to be in a life threatening accident or a small kid suffering with cancer or a young women getting molested on road; none of them wanted to be in such situation. These are just random events not in our control and that we are destined to pass these events in our timelines.

Atheist side: There is no evidence/empirical data till date which shows us the proper form of God. It is all built in our minds. The way Einstein has given us the formula of E = MC2 on how the matter is converted into energy , similarly our thoughts are converted into reality. What we visualize or think is what happens. Many experiments have proven this fact. If someone gives you a water injection telling you that they are injecting you with snake venom, your mind will create the same chemical composition of poison in the body. Mind over matter always. All the atoms and molecules can be manifested as we desire; the law of attraction. Think good, good happens else vice versa. It is all physics.

Religious side: We can’t see God but He exists, the same way as we can’t see love but it transcends all the time and space in the universe. There is a quote in the series “Young Sheldon” where he being an atheist quotes this: “It’s just that gravity is precisely as strong as it needs to be. And if the ratio of the electromagnetic force to the strong force wasn’t one percent, life wouldn’t exist. What are the odds that would happen all by itself?”, indicating that there is a Creator above us. Someone has chosen this life for us, and that we have to play our part.

I can’t speak for all but I have sailed in both the boats my whole life. Now I have come to terms where neither do I blame the creator for my misfortune nor do I thank Him for the happiest moments. All the situations I am in or circumstances, are mine and mine alone. I am responsible for both the good and bad parts. 10 percent of the religiousness left inside of me does not fear God, I speak to Him as a friend now, “See I have done my part, now whatever happens I am prepared for it”. Our Bhagavat Gita states the same. As you sow, so you reap.

Synonymously, as there is a thin line between love and hate, same way it is between existence and non-existence. Our ancestors have explained to us everything in simple terms about energies and manifestations in lines with different Gods/Hymns. It is for us to understand how far we will adapt the original scripts or modify it according to our convenience.

Disclaimer: No intention to hurt anyone’s feelings/sentiments. Purely my thoughts.