We usually chat about “stuff” after our English conversational classes, which by the way are going great! Today we happen to discuss the red moon eclipse. I asked, “why did the eclipse happen?” Got a very prompt reply " jab bhagwaan naraaz hote hai grahan hota hai' (when God’s are angry with us, eclipse happens)." All the ladies nodded in full agreement. Further, I was told that to appease the angry gods, we should not cook during the eclipse and can have a bath only after the eclipse is over.
I love these ladies and they love me back so with shocked expressions trying not to show disbelief, they heard me talking about science..logic..alignment of the moon..sun..and the Earth. I don’t know if they understood or believed what I said but one of them told me, "I live in an imaginary superstitious world and it's difficult to change but I don't want my children to be like me".
As for me, I don’t want to convert or bring a radical change. We discuss most issues. They get a chance to voice their opinion and so do I. We don’t want to necessarily rock any one’s world. They hear me out, I listen to them, we absorb, we question each other and then get ready to deal with the realities of life.
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