Living with peace within

<div class="section1"><div class="Normal">I never question God when I have problems in life, says <span style="" font-style:="" italic="">Saans bhi kabhi bahu thi</span>''s Tulsi, aka, Smriti Malhotra Irani.<br />My mother is a Bengali. I have grown up in Delhi studying in a convent school, and my husband is a Parsi. But inspite of diverse cultures, I am at peace with myself, and when you are at peace with yourself, you can transmit that peace to others. <br />I talk to God everyday. I believe in good words, good deeds and good thoughts. I see divinity in all small things. I have even learnt some Zoroastrian prayers. I enjoy small rituals of worship. <br />Like there was this time when I fasted for 16 Mondays and on 17th Monday I got engaged! I only told God that I wanted to get married to an understanding husband whom I can respect. God granted me that wish.<br />My husband is all that I ever wanted him to be - loving, understanding, caring... Apart from this, I have never asked Him for anything. I always request God. This is what I tell Him: ''I know this is what I want and I will work for it but please Lord, stand by my side''.<br />I have never looked at God as someone to be feared of, He is a father, a friend. I never believe that God banishes his children to hell. ''How can a parent do that?'', I would argue with my teachers in school. As a kid, I enjoyed Sarswati puja for we worshiped books on that day and kept books in the temple. That day we had no studies! I never question God when I have problems in life, for I believe that God gives us our share of problems. Rich or poor, God tests us and it is up to us to emerge winners.<br />I never ever believe that ''is raat ki subaah nahin'' whatever be the circumstances in life. I know I will get out of it. Life has to be full of challenges or else how will one grow, change, and develop ones character and personality? <br />There will be ups and downs in life but with love, one can overcome everything. I am fond of stories from the Mahabharat and Ramayana for there is so much that one can learn. I also believe in Karma and that you pay for what you do in this life itself.<br />At home, we celebrate various festivals, like Pateti, Navroze, Diwali, Durga puja and also Ganesh Chathurthi. <br />Religion teaches us tolerance; it teaches us to respect human life. Killings that take place in the name of religion are a defamation of Indian secular democracy. Violence is a manifestation of frustration and anger; one has to tackle the root cause of the problem. </div> </div>