Why I sometimes wonder about who made the rules anyway????

1) Because I believe that God doesn’t care what you wear to a temple , sari, salwar, pants or a skirt, and I believe dress codes shouldn’t exist for either men or women , though women are forced to adhere more.


2) I know India has a large number of AIDS affected , it’s on all the newspapers and TV for heaven’s sake, I get a little tense whenever I have to have an injection ( though that doesn't stop me from donating blood in India whenever I can ) ; and I make sure the syringe is disposable (it always is) , but you know just for my own mental satisfaction, I remember the one time I was really scared when I was in college and I got my ear pierced without telling my parents, I did it in a small shop.. I’m not too sure if they cleaned the instrument they used and I’m sure they used the same thing on everyone, ( how many people would have come in contact with it???), I was really worried for a while, but apart from minor chiding my parents and friends weren’t overly worried .Anyway I passed all those medical tests before leaving India and donated blood and so I guess I’m clean. I’ll be more careful when I get my tattoo. Anyway I’m sharing this because I want to provide some background. As soon as I got out of college I told my mom that when and if I got married the guy would have to take a blood test ( I don’t know but do you have to do this anyway, before you get married ??) and she thought it was a good idea. Well last week I had a similar conversation with my cousin in the States and when I told her this ,( she’s married ), her response was ,“Are you crazy?? Do you think ‘insert community name” men will do that????” . “Oh ,well” I said, “ I guess if they are in the States then would have been tested and must be alright” …. I mean is it wrong to worry about your body ???

3) Caste as woman
This clearly exists in India and very much in religious observances, and I follow them, I cant say I see much sense in them, and at times I wonder was it God who decided this or was it people ( I put my money on people)…… we’ve moved ahead by leaps and bounds I should say , and I wonder if in another 300 years these relics from the past will cease to exist all together….


4)Because I find this post interesting and want to read the book!!!