23 August, 2019

YOU ARE NOT


1. YOU ARE NOT AN INDIAN, if
o out of your TEN friends, two aren’t Muslims, and at least one a Christian or Jain or Sikh
o you rejoice – much less participate – in the impoverishment of fellow-Indians, whoever they be
o you deprive or discriminate against fellow-Indians of opportunities the constitution entitles them to
o you prevent anybody from contributing to India in any manner, including through sports, films, music, services, trade, industry…
o any of your acts – including religious acts – have the effect of weakening India, or violating its constitution
o you support politicians, bureaucrats and journalists whose work hurts fellow-Indians in any way

2. YOU ARE NOT A FRIEND OF FRIENDS, if
o you don’t occasionally eat, play and travel with them
o you don’t reach out to them and speak up for them in their hour of need
o you don’t share your secrets with them, and earn their confidence for them to do likewise
o you don’t visit their house and invite them over to your place
o you allow other considerations – like faith, caste, gender, class etc – to overcome your friendship

3. YOU ARE NOT A HUMAN, if
o you rejoice at, much less contribute to, the suffering of fellow-humans, whoever they be
o you see anybody’s suffering, injury, humiliation, or unhappiness and you can prevent it but do not

4. YOU ARE NOT A TRULY RELIGIOUS [DHARMIK] PERSON, if
o you spread violence [hinsa], hate, falsehood, rumours, injustice and unfairness
o you support, speak or promote untruth, or defeat the truth in any manner
o you take and give bribes, or condone corruption, in any form: monetary, political or religious
o you perpetrate cruelty or support or endorse it
o you endorse – much less actually practice yourself – acts that are patently against the teachings of your religion [adharmic]

5. YOU ARE NOT A RATIONAL BEING, if
o you believe what you cannot argue with scientific reasoning
o you disbelieve scientifically tenable and obviously reasonable phenomena

6. YOU ARE NOT A MAN, if
o if you wantonly insult, disrespect, injure or otherwise belittle - much less molest –women
o if you can prevent a woman from being hurt and do not do so

TAKE A TEST AND CHECK OUT: ARE YOU?

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