Although, we consider ourselves
as the smartest creature living on earth and are not influenced by any superstitions,
but in reality we can’t fully claim that we are not persuaded by superstitions.
Yet with time, with the progress of science we have revealed many unknown secretes
of nature which in ancient times were regarded as the curse of nature and other
matters. For an example, even a decade ago we used to consider eclipse as a
superstitious factor where Sun/Moon was eaten up by ‘Rahu’. Nonetheless, with
the advance of science we discovered the real fact.
Despite all progress and
discovery of many scientific theories which explained many natural calamities
and crisis in details from the perspective of science, we still remain
superstitious when it comes to deal with some regular incidents. ‘Black cats’
are deemed as the unholy/unlucky and it is believed that if it crosses someone’s
way then the person will definitely face some unpleasant consequence.
Similarly, sneezing is also regarded as an obstruction and it can be seen in
many Bengali families that while someone living for any work if anyone sneezes
than it becomes a matter of announce for its prolonged believe. There are many other
factors which in fact have no value or logic with reality and science.
It is quite painful that in 21st
century when we have unrevealed the secret of other planets still we are
negatively persuaded by some irrational customs and superstitions. In order
take our society ahead and establish a healthy atmosphere we need to eradicate
such irrelevant superstitions from our mind. Education can play a profound role
to uplift and overcome all the negative influences that have shackled us for so
many years. Last but not the least any social practice or believe that does not
have any scientific explanation generally can’t help us to progress; it can
only hinders our growth. Thus, the quicker we can come out of all these
unreasonable superstitions the better it is for us to make progress.
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