In an
ancient temple, a number of pigeons lived happily on the roof top. When the
renovation of the temple began for the annual temple feast, the pigeons
relocated themselves to a Church nearby. The existing pigeons in the Church
accommodated the new comers very well.
Christmas
was nearing and the Church was given a facelift, all the pigeons had to move out and look for another place. They were fortunate
to find a place in a Mosque nearby, the pigeons in the Mosque welcomed them
happily. It was Ramadan time and the Mosque was repainted, all the pigeons now
came to the same ancient temple.
One day the pigeons on top found some communal
clashes below in a market square. The baby pigeon asked the mother pigeon
"Who are these people?” The mother replied, “They are Human beings". The
baby asked, “But why are they fighting with each other?”
The mother said "These human beings going
to temple are called 'Hindus' and the people going to Church are called
'Christians' and the people going to Mosque are called 'Muslims'.
The Baby pigeon asked, "Why is it so? When
we were in the Temple, we were called Pigeons, when we were in the Church, we
were called Pigeons and when we were in the Mosque and we were called Pigeons.
Similarly they should be called just 'Human beings' wherever they go"?
The mother Pigeon said, “Apparently these so
called intelligent human beings don’t understand that there is one God called
by different names in different religions. Hence they are fighting and killing
each other in the name of religion.”
Surekha
Kothari
surekhakothari.wordpress.com
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