faith vs superstition

How do you actually draw a line between faith and superstition? The existence of  healers, quacks, tantriks, and those jhada wala's all around is really shocking. Leave aside the uneducated rural folks, what is more shocking is to see the elite, educated and so called enlightened urban people seeking refuge in these practices for their physical, mental ailments. Not only that ,it does not stop here. I know a close relative seeking help of a tantrik for his transfer, someone sending his grandson for jhada to treat the effect of someone's evil eye, some other for promotion etc. If I ever try to discuss this issue, they cast such evil looks upon me as if cursing me that may such problem arise in my life or let misery befall upon me, then only I will understand the value of these weird ways of treatment because according to them 'marta kya na karta'.

I have seen people around me placing a platter of sweets and food on the road to keep the evil spirit away. The woman herself is no less than a graduate from Delhi University, has a son who is graduate from a premium engineering Institute of the country and working in an MNC. On the top of it she had actually asked her son to take the child to a jhada wali woman who would cure the child of some minor problem. I kept wondering if that highly qualified boy did not question the logicality of all that he was asked to do. The above instances are of the poshest area of the capital city. On the other hand I have seen a simple woman who derives all her mental strength by just praying to god and keeping her faith in the super power above saying that god will take care of all her problems. But then that is rarest of the rare case. The majority of the people fall prey to these tantriks in the hope of some miracle.

These practices will never end so long as the people remain oblivion of the fact that life can not be a cakewalk, it is rather a roller coaster ride and at the most one can only keep faith in oneself, leave rest in the hands of some super power ...we may call IT god , or destiny or luck. May be there is no need to give it any name. 

fifty point someone

it has been a 9 long months period since i decided to take retirement . once i took it ..it baffled me too Was i really doing it??? it surprised even those who claimed to know me best.and how did i feel finally ? actually for afew months i was so much caught in the whirl of activities that i did not really feel free.but then when i got free.i felt liberated....calm of mind all passion spent ...my oft oft quoted line was getting proved on me. How would one feel sitting at a sunset point after a day's hectic work or say standing on a beach feeling the cool breeze on your face on a quiet sunday or simply moving to nd fro on a rocking chair ? it is indeed a great feeling when u know u don't have to hurry or rush to reach somewhere on time ...when the time is under ur thumb nd u can kill it at the call of ur temperament.....it is at ur disposal....u do whatever u want to?? i have seen people craving to fill up the emptiness of their life with activities they can boast about....more of a social status....nd when they ask me how m i feeling ??.or if im bored ..to them if i answer that i m thoroughly njoying myself they look at me suspiciously as if i m hiding something from them.....So the energy that seems to be within me will fuel the rest of my life ...thank my stars that instead of destroying all natural pleasures of my life for something elusive and unreal...i have taken a break for a perennial flow of life and energy....may god bless all with the same comfortable life to be able to give up the meaningless profession and sit back nd njoy the golden period of life at golden jubilee of their birthday..AMEN.