Wednesday 24 June 2015

Divine Justice-A Historic Illusion

While traversing through any unknown terrain or any unknown domain our biggest fear is 'the fear of unknown'. We think & speculate more about the situations or circumstances which have never occurred in the past. Basically, our fear is lot more speculative & imaginative in nature with no substantial evidence to back our fear. Now looking at the heading of this blog, one might wonder what has fear of unknown got to do with divine justice?
As humans we always feel a sense of insecurity about what some believe , is divine' and what others believe it 'to be evil'. We consider divinity as a force to reckon with in our crises hour. Now whether divinity actually helps or not is something subjective & personalised phenomenon. But it essentially provides a mental cushion & strength to tide over some stormy winds.
If we meticulously examine the history of mankind then we'll inevitably arrive at one conclusion that we're greedy, selfish & conquering by nature. If there aren't any proper checks & balances then a small breed of selfish man can potentially destroy the entire human species. We've seen the examples of fascist dictators. It documents the fact that how pathological hatred for jews killed more than 5 million of them.
I'm sure of the fact that atleast 90% of those who were killed believed in the concept of 'divine justice'. But did it provide them with any tangible relief?
Basically injustice is the norm. If divine justice did exist in reality then the sharp divide between the rich & the poor wouldn't have existed. In my view, inequality & injustice are complementary to each other. If subsidies are given to the poor so as to achieve equality then essentially it's also injustice to the rich people. The previous statement may seem to be harsh but if we examine the concept of inequality & injustice in absolute terms then we'll definitely arrive at this conclusion.
Concept of 'Divine Justice' is essentially a self-created phenomenon without any substantial material evidence to support it. But this concept thrives among the masses because as humans we need a sense of security. We want to believe that some divine figure does exists who looks upon us in our hour of crises.
With all certainty at my command I can say that this illusion has survived until now & it'll survive eternally. Because we're fragile as species & insecure as society.