Compose fictional dialogue between two friends about communal harmony
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Friend, look, the social structure that is going to be implemented, if it is materialized, peace will surely be established in the country. As because, in the principle of secularism the Hindu-Muslim-Buddhist-Christians all are brethren. We shall have no dissension which is the main cause of the disquiet. As a result, we shall be able to devote ourselves unitedly in the making of a good civil society.
2nd Friend Friend, to my mind, it will be a long delayed process for its implementation. Besides this, equality and fraternity which we want to establish, I can see one obstacle to it. For, we want everyone of us, forgetting religious differences, shall carry out our work mixing with one another as brothers. We also want that special features of every religion should also be maintained. Now, you think, special features of every religion are the main obstacles of equality and unity. Take, for example, Hindu, Muslim and Christian-three persons of three religions are working together in an office. But at lunch the three persons have to go to three different hotels. Then one friend loses the company of other two friends. And if the three persons go to one hotel, two of the three friends lose their own religious characteristics. Again, at the time of worshipping also the three friends go to three worshipping places and there also one friend loses the company of other two friends. And again, if the three persons go to the one same worshipping place, the two of the three friends lose their own religious characteristics. For matrimonial purpose also the three have to search out bridegroom and bride in three different communities. After death also the three shall have to go to three different places; for a Hindu or a Muslim will not agree to go to the graveyard of the Christians. A Christian or a Hindu will not agree to go to the graveyard of the Muslims. Likewise, a Muslim or a Christians will never agree to go to the cremation-ground of the Hindus. Although the three are brothers one another, but after death the three cannot go to one place. If we three go to one place, then we shall have to give up our religious characteristics. Hence, it cannot justly be called fraternity and equality in true sense.
(Two friends are keenly discussing about superstitions and what they can do to make people aware of the hollowness of superstitions :)
Friend A: Hey, why did you get late? We were about to start the party without you!
Friend B: Hey my parents’ superstitious nature annoys me at times. As I was about to leave, they were not letting me come as my sister sneezed! They think it is inauspicious. How unscientific!
Friend A: We cannot do anything about it. My parents also believe in superstitions.
Friend B: We must do something. See in spite of my sister’s sneeze, nothing has happened. On earlier occasions also I had to face inconvenience on account of their superstitious nature.
Friend A: What can we do?
Friend B: I think we can request our teacher to hold a seminar on ‘Superstitions’ in which she can give them an enlightening lecture on the origin of superstitions and their irrelevance in the modern times.
Friend A: It is a good idea. Most of these superstitions were made quite long ago, when man was quite backward in thinking, reasoning, and science. Superstitions are like ghosts whom no one has seen but still compulsively believe in.
Friend B: I think we also need to do some experiment! Are you a game?
Friend A: Wow! I am in. but what experiment?
Friend B: We will make a cat walk in front of our fathers in the morning, and in the evening we will tell them our result in the pre-boards. Both of us have scored CGPA 10. Then we will tell them. Look if the crossing of the cat in front of you would have been inauspicious, we would have not scored 10 CGPA. They will understand that superstitions have no influence on what happens to us.
Friend A: Great idea. If we will give them a detailed explanation about irrelevance and prove our arguments with proofs, they will definitely stop believing in superstitions.
Friend B : I agree with you. We will definitely try to convince them.