Division : Let us accept it

I got this thought while on an auto today evening. The auto-driver was very furious to the Raj Approach (Thakare obviously) and the ongoing turmoil in Maharashtra. Nonetheless to say he belonged to Uttar Pradesh, one of the northern state of India. His words were so poignant; I could feel the abhorrence in his speech towards common Marathi Man. The recent slaughter (yes, I want this word) of north-indian sentiments in Mumbai may not have divided the boundaries; it no more let the unity to survive.

As I always believe: division is law of nature. Be it boundaries, be it religion, be it races… the basis seems different and always finds a new ground for justification, but what lies beneath is the basic instinct of human behaviour… a quest to separate himself from the herd. A distinct identity, another division.

What can be better example than division of the world in six landmasses (continents) which were united at some point in history. The six major human races support the demeanor. Nature proclaims division to be the rule. Humans have divided something they could never realize… the GOD. Something that hasn’t been seen (or felt) ever has different attributes (physical or non-physical). My own religion (Hindu) has thousands of sects which only come together when it comes to criticize other religions. Even the Mohammad (the prophet of an egalitarian muslim thought) had forecasted division of Islam in 700 sects in future. I think there are around 100 sects in Islam already.

A sense of distinction always lies beneath. At least in me, may be bcos I m human.

India has always been like this. We were never united. It is not unity but diversity that persists here for centuries. Whenever got a chance, we tried to disintegrate. I still don’t understand why we don’t accept something which is so visible and look out for an elusive sense of unity.