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Special KSRTC buses operating to the all pilgrim centres were allowed to bear signs but these would be avoided totally from now on. According to the corporation, this step is being adopted to avoid problems related to religious sentiments.

Indians, especially keralites irrespective of religion have strong faith and belief in god. Over generations we are taught and brought up by inculcating this belief right from the indecipherable stage. Definitely the concept of God is the best available method to attain high mental states to tap the mental energies lying dormant in humans. This faith in God gives one more confidence and energy and helps to transfer this high mental energy in to very creative state and style.

A Scene from Kottayam Depot

It is certain that one would be scared to go in a street which is totally deserted. So a belief of the presence of that unknown, unseen, spirit which one calls omnipresent and omnipotent on the street will help gain confidence, proportionate to one’s faith. Here the presence of a total stranger relives the dreary solitude. Hence we say that God resides in every person on the street. Faith, which when present in high proportions in a person, takes him closer to spiritual state. It is downright foolishness to believe that one religion is better than another, and to fight for the religion. Religions are good and they are there to help individuals. Religion and God are best paths for mental, physical and social well being.









A pilgrim takes pride of his status when accepted thus, for he is in the effort to lessen his troubles and reach the heights of his dreams through pilgrimage. He believes that every word and action is carried out by god than by himself. Symbolic of this faith and belief, he courses through actions like putting sandal paste on forehead, wearing dress which suits his identity as a devotee, decorating the vehicle on which he travels by all means. Here his aim and enjoyment is his destination from where he hopes to gain the power to bring his mind and body to indefinable placidity.

Allowing to bear devotional signs, words or slogans like “Swami Saranam”, Saranam Ayyappa” “Amme Narayana” “Malayattoor Nadha” “Allah the protector” be on the bus or on the dress is mere sensibility and love to fellow beings. Ears are to hear, tongue to speak, eyes to see and skin to feel. But these feelings should never be confined only as physical or materialistic but be seen emotional, mental and soul searching. Soulless decisions will hurt and destroy the attitude and may induce an instinct to react maliciously. Hegel was right when he said that “we learn from history that man can never learn anything from history”.

A fool's brain digests philosophy and sensibility into folly and fail to understand that if the lesser mind could measure the greater, as a foot rule can measure a pyramid, there would be finality in universal suffrage. As it is, the political problem remains unsolved as all politicians are laid end to end, they would not reach a conclusion. This is due to the fact that they are power sizzled and soporific.

Chandran Pillai