Being Rahul Dahiya

Bill Maher's documentary film on religion or rather against any form of religion raises very pertinent questions. Although the questions are not new but they do try to shake the base of every religion - "faith". Bill attacks all religions, does not believe in God and asks everyone he meets "Is faith good?" My take on the doc and the subject it deals with... The premise of the movie is something I am completely in sync with. That goes "Religion has done more harm than good to people till now" Even before the Holy Wars, religion has spurred on people to kill. The irony being, no religion preaches killing other human beings.But then, do people really care? No Christian behaves like Christ, no Jain like Mahavira and so on.... It is all around us. Again, we must realize that man has been out of jungle for only 25000 years. That's very little part of the human history which involved killing everyday to survive. When man became "civili...

To begin with, the word "friend" is frequently used rather..abused by each one of us..Who, then is a friend and what is a friend's purpose? My take on friendship on these lines..... Let's look at the potter a bit differently. What is his goal everytime he starts creating a pot? Simple, to achieve the perfect round shape and smooth finish. In every pot he makes he strives to achieve that perfection which gives him a creative satisfaction besides means of livelihood. It is so deeply engrained in the potter's mind that he does not stop till he has achieved "that" Shape which gives him everlasting sense of accomplishment. Ever wondered about this special bond between the potter and the "shape" of his articles...? This is exactly what a friend would do for you..I don't say "true" friend coz there is no need for that.Either one is a friend or one is not. There is no other adjective required.  This is like love, either you love someone o...