Indians we need to be logical too...

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I have come across people angry at Muslims saying why did they come here. Right...why indeed. Why should even Britishers have come? If nobody had come, we would not have overcome malaria, small pox, polio, and managed to control big diseases. Apart from build dams and establish system that have reduced hunger. Each era comes with its own thinking and ways. In Troy movie don't they show the temples being destroyed and plundered? Technologies change so what is possible today was not possible a few decades ago. We have to cut slack and not judge people and their behaviors in the past. While some were despots, we still have no right to condemn their children and future generations. Least of all those who are not related to those despots. But I digress from what I wanted to discuss. There is a general condemnation that Muslims forcibly converted Hindus to Islam. First, their scriptures don't permit that. But yes, a few despots tried that. So ... why did they do it? They were short of hands. Or they feared rebellion because of the following the person enjoyed. Invaders needed local hands for keeping the control since they come in limited numbers, and also lose some of their members during wars and other calamities like diseases and fatigue, diet changes, etc. But think from the perspective of the person who is forced to convert. We had no procedure to get them back in our Hindu fold till Raja Ram Mohan Roy established it. Once converted, we ostracized such people, instead of thinking of them as helpless folks. What is it about our religion that permits abandoning a helpless person? So a girl gets raped or divorced or deserted, instead of being sympathetic, we gossip, we condemn her for marriage? Why is our religion and culture so harsh? It boomerangs! So those who are ostracized ...would they feel happy at being ostracized? No! They will become defensive. They will also get support at such time from their new religion folks. Effectively, they become more devout, and feel happy at our downfall. Who should we blame? Ourselves. But that was not the only way we threw our people away. We fought within ourselves. Greed plus ego is a deadly combination. We did not confine ourselves to what we had, did we? Then why do we grumble against Muslim invaders? It was the norm of that era. Eat or be eaten. Then there are those who get into inconsolable situations. Life does throw lemons. Then our known gods don't seem to be helping. They try other faiths, and coincidences lead to favorable outcomes, establishing faith in them. Should we hate them and their future generations? Some may have converted to get favors as well. Merely because there are no reliable records and information about all such conversions doesn't mean all were forcibly converted or all those who were converted were bad. We could very well find our DNA in our Muslims. Please don't make it Hindu Muslim thing this elections.