Yesterday i went to Sai Baba temple.My parents,i think, have recently taken to Sai baba,which is alright but its just that i m not used to going to a temple where i don't get to ring the bells.yes,i do love ringing those bells and love the sound emanated from them(and no,you cannot compare them to the pizza-hut bell).This post however,is not about which temple i visited,its about how people behave differently in different environments.
Now this temple is tucked away in a shoddy lane which has no road to say,and everyone parks their car very haphazardly as there is no proper parking.The cars around our car were parked in such a way that we were not being able to take our car out.My father,who would generally get very bugged under such circumstances,for a change waited patiently in the car for the other drivers to come and move their cars.A man saw us sitting in the car and came jogging to his own car and started moving it and after seeing him the drivers of the other cars also came.And in two-three minutes we were able to take our car out.what really fascinated me was, first of all ,my father never sits in a parked car so patiently, and Secondly,i have never experienced people being so considerate about the other person not being able to take his car out,the general feeling being - me-first.
So, was it Sai baba,the temple or just the purity of the action of going to a temple that made people behave in such a accommodating and amiable way?
I think its all about the environment IN THE SAI BABA TEMPLE. If you get a chance then do visit Shirdi, pune cos there you will find people doing acts like these more often.Its all about the place and the ambience:)
ReplyDeleteYou leave us with a good thought at the end Shubhra!
ReplyDeleteOnly I will add to what Shefali has said here,in fact events dont take place only due to the physical environment of the place, in isolation. After all, people do steal, fool and cheat at temples. In fact events take place as a result of interaction of the material world (ambiance etc.) in this case and the ideas that people hold. So Shubhra, was just lucky to be at the right place at the right time, in interaction with certain people for whom the place and state of mind was right so as to commit this noble act :) (Like it was'nt already obvious at the start :p)