Faith and belief

Abstract

Faith and belief is certainly a lofty and an open-ended abstract subject that dwells in the realms of philosophy and religion. It is subscribed variously by different schools of thought. That apart, the lay man comprehends and theorises the idea in his own way. How many times have we not seen random persons having their fingers crossed, scream two for joy when they see a pair of crows, skip with elation when they see a mail van or plucking petals off a rose while chanting, yes/no?. Some are terrified of Friday the thirteenth, lose confidence the moment they find a cat crossing their path, alter their agenda if Rahu Kalam sets in or simply back out of an enterprise because they heard an untimely sneeze. Then there are others who will not use black ink to sign documents, perform inaugural Poojas to sanctify their latest gadget, not change their clothes till their favourite cricket team wins and so on and so forth.

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