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An Ethical Conundrum
I am having an ethical conundrum. Is it OK to perform a small experiment with/on my dad?
Ok, let me elaborate.
Back when I was a kid, my mom’s office was just across the street from my school. I often used to go there during lunch breaks and after school. As I had mentioned in one of my previous posts, I loved going there because unlike in school, I was the bully at her office. I used to bully her colleagues.
Anyway, many of them belonged to the Christian communities of the state. It was them who introduced me to Christianity. They used to give me various children’s books on Christianity and stuff.
And it worked. As a kid, I felt a strong affinity towards this religion. In fact, I wished I were a Christian. I even used to wear a silver cross till I was 11-12 years old.
I think at this point it is important for the Jai Sri Ram brigade in my friend list, if any, to know that they didn’t succeed in converting me. Although I had a cross around my neck, I used to worship Shiva as well. Happy? Don’t be… By the time I was 15-16, the super-religious me had metamorphosed into an atheist and today, it’s just the so-called blasphemous acts that connect me with every religion, including your Hinduism.
Anyway, my old room still has a picture of Jesus Christ. The other day, I noticed, that my dad while ritually offering the lamp (Ok, I don’t know how to write ‘aarti utarna’ in English) to all the gods and goddesses hanging from the walls of the house did it in front of the picture of Jesus Christ as well.
While I definitely found it cute, I want to know if he would have done the same had it been a picture of Kaaba.
So, I want to hang one just beside Jesus Christ…