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Wednesday, January 25, 2012

WHY Is Rama Considered a God?

I found an interesting animated Documentary on YouTube (1.5 hours) called - Sita Sings The Blues, you can watch it below!



Firstly, the movie is definitely an interesting "DIRECTION" and creative, but way too long. It's too "Bollywood" with too many unnecessary "songs" and other unnecessary scenes. None the less, it was fun to watch.

I never knew the story of Rama, now I do. As a matter of fact, this movie was likely made for children, it's pretty easy to understand. However, it raises one BIG question - HUGE question.

Why In The World is Rama Considered a God?

I actually walked away from the movie UPSET with Rama. I was quite shocked. He seemed to exemplify the very type of person God would warn against! The way he treats his wife is absolutely horrendous. Let's examine...

1. Rama is exiled from the Kingdom that is rightfully his because of a conniving step-mother.

Ok fine, he leaves in peace and honors his Father - Godly behavior (checkmark)

2. Rama spends time in the Forest protecting people from Demons and taking care of his Wife.

Great, more heavenly behavior. He's protecting and caring and being righteous.

3. Rama's wife Sita is kidnapped by "Ravan" and Rama goes to kick some butt and save her. Here he even receives help from God (a form of Vishnu comes down).

Ok awesome! Like any man should, he protects his woman.

...But now is when the story takes a twist that brings many questions.

4. After rescuing Sita, he immediately "disowns" her - he questions her fidelity!  She spent the entire time praying to him, crying for him and being pure. He won't believe it.

Hmm...so, if he's God, he doesn't know his own wife? If he's God, he doesn't understand her position?
Let's just say for a moment she WAS unfaithful (which she wasn't) - he's GOD, doesn't he FORGIVE knowing she was there fully against her will and captured?

Un-Godly Behavior #1: EGO, Pride...

Rama didn't rescue Sita because she's his wife or that was the right thing. He knew from the moment she was gone that he would question her fidelity and leave her. So then why? He rescued her because of EGO and PRIDE.  
"I'm Rama...how dare someone kidnap my wife?! What will people say about me?"
Un-Godly Behavior #2: Unforgiving

He proceeds to make Sita walk through FIRE to prove her purity. He's making her PROVE it by throwing his own wife into FIRE?

Are you kidding me?

....to be continue....


1 comment:

  1. Icompletely agree with you.
    There are millions who killed the demons,and they are not Gods!

    The DASHAVATARA-
    At what stage the word would have been coined?
    In the begining/ middle/ or at the end putting a full stop?
    Obviously it is a misnomer.
    First of all who decides one is a GOD Incarnation?
    I dont think we find any answers for any of these.
    Even of Hanuman A monkey speaking and performing unusual acts,is it justified?

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