Wednesday, October 29, 2008
Hindu or Christian?
Though Sanjeev appears to be a character who is practical and doesn't want to have any fun, I do find myself understanding his arguments. Twinkle finds interesting Christian artifacts in their new home, yet Sanjeev is resistant to displaying those objects for fear of what his business colleagues may think. Is he wrong to be afraid of what they think? Personally, although I believe people should do what they want without too much concern of what people will think, I can understand his fear. The bottom line is that he is a Hindu. I am not saying that there is anything wrong with the religion, but imagine the confusion if you walked into a house where you went in with the understanding that a family believed one thing, but showed signs of believing another. Hindu and Christianity are much different religions, and, perhaps, Sanjeev was not so much concerned with loosing his job due to the Christian statues, posters, and other articles, but may be he was concerned with the confusion it would cause. I know I would start to wonder a little if I walked into a house where the family was Roman Catholic, yet they displayed Hindu gods around the home. I know Sanjeev is supposed to be the character who isn't any fun, and just a practical, traditional Indian man, but I can't help but to relate a little to his issue with displaying Twinkle's Christian findings. I do not think that he doesn't appreciate the articles' beauty, but he cannot ever feel comfortable putting them in his house for others, who know his background to see. This, to me, is very understandable.
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