"Only two things are infinite, the universe and human stupidity, and I am not sure about the former."
Mrs. Jaya Bacchan wrongly said, “ I don't know who is Raj Thackeray? “ Now everybody can agree upon one issue is that Mr. Raj Thackeray is not 'unknown' at least. Some might label it as 'notorious' and not 'famous', still now he is not 'unknown'.
It is a different issue that how he became 'known' to all. So what if he addresses North-Indians as foreigners? So what if his men brutally beaten up innocent people from North-India and forced them and their families to move out of the divine land Maharashtra? After all they were illegal Indian immigrants, and they didn't have visa/stay-permit to stay in his 'country', Maharashtra?? So what if he became a little ungrateful to those people, who contributed a great deal in Maharashtra's economy? So what if he forgets the fundamental rights of Indian citizens? We too don't remember everything that we read in our childhood??! So what if he forgets that Maharashtra is somewhere within India, and integrity is our pride. After all everybody doesn't have strong geography? So what if he urges North Indians to quit Maharashtra, but on same moral grounds forgets to call back all the Marathi speaking people from rest of the country? A little bit of memory lapse is acceptable everywhere, isn't it?
Look at the rest of the countrymen, who are living with each other peacefully. What a mob of fools! Look at 'Kolkata', where North Indians are more abundant than natives, and still they are living with harmony without any hush. These kolkata natives are bunch of morons, that's why this idea of bigotry didn't strike into their mind! The same is with rest of the country. It is Mr. Raj Thackeray's prudent futuristic vision, that he first implemented this outstanding concept.
Recently some actors from Bollywood also joined Mr. Raj Thackeray's camp. Say for example the great actor Mr. Nana Patekar. He says that Marathi is his pride, and Maharashtra is for Marathi speaking natives. I guess he forgot, that whatever name and bread n butter he has today, is because of 'Hindi' cinena and not 'Marathi'. Whatever you say, he is patriot though. During 'Kargil' war, he took his gun and jumped into border to quench his thirst of lunacy. That's a different issue, that some 50 soldiers were appointed to protect him, as he is a celebrity. I guess those bodyguard soldiers were not from some “Maharashtra regiment”.
Doesn't matter whatever the world says to Mr. Raj Thackeray for his heinous and inhuman deeds, he really did some heroic job. Who has courage to welcome all the slandering remarks from world, just to become 'known'? Who has courage to accept himself called as traitor of the country, a demon, a shame, an inhuman devil and things like that? He is bearing so much burden just for the price of few votes, isn't it bravery? Isn't it heroic?........Yes, Mr. Raj Thackeray, you are indeed a hero.
I have a friend of mine who used to study in my collage and was one year senior to me. Before he used to be very arrogant, selfish, aloof, short tempered, and name any vices and you could find in him.
During his final years in collage, because of some personal reasons, he came across a ‘Baba’, and then there was magical change in his entire personality. Now he was soft spoken, caring, loving, talking to everyone, respecting others and things like that. The person, who used to open his eyes at 12 O’clock afternoon, now wakes up 4 O’clock morning!! I have never seen such dramatic personality change in any person till date.
So far so good. This guy is now traveling India, spreading message of love and peace. He is spreading his Guru’s divine message to all the human being he come across. To be honest, I really appreciate these changes of him, but sometimes few points really itch into my brain and I am forced to think upon them.
This guy’s father is a Doc, and I think he is very rich. For his living and traveling, I don’t think that he is spending from his pocket, because he simply doesn't do anything to earn money. Either his father must be giving him financial support, or his ashram cult must be bearing his charges. Whatever it is, the bottom line is that he is not doing anything to sustain his life. What if his father stops supporting him? What if his ashram closes, and then they stop bearing his expenses? Will he still be able to spread the message of love and peace, travel here and there and not earning any money??
To be practical, it is not possible. I don’t predict that there would be any reversal behavioral changes in him because of this, but at least he won’t be able to travel idly on other’s expenses! He would have to spend a great amount of his time for earning money. And even after that if he can save time and energy to spread the message of love and peace, then I must bow to him.
I really don’t have any problem with why he doesn’t do anything and traveling. There are many people in this world, who don’t do anything at all. I just wonder, those who are really very poor, orphans, small kids begging in railway platforms, stealing trinkets, doing boot polish to earn a piece of bread, had they been given a chance like this, couldn’t they become a spiritual prophet?? Then why don’t these kids become spirituals by simply joining a cult or society?? …………………………….Isn’t it because there is no one to ‘sponsor’ their spirituality??!
To conclude, those who belong to some cult or ashram, they are really doing noble work. Spreading message of peace and serving people. It is appreciated. But they will be respected even more if they don’t depend upon donations of devotees, and start earning their own bread. A real spiritual is the one who lives in the real world, and remembers the divine lord even for once, not the one who lives upon others bread and chanting the name of lord million times a day………!
Since love and fear can hardly exist together, if we must choose between them, it is far safer to be feared than loved.
"Women speak two languages - one of which is verbal."