Today is Sunday. I began my day with my usual Catholic Sunday service; standing in the middle of a church, filled with faith filled, convinced, and uncomplicated people, praying, singing, sharing, and celebrating. There was energy, there was vibe, there was devotion, and nothing lacked from the usual Sunday services. But from people walking into the church, to the entrance hymn, to the recessional hymn to people walking back home; everything looked and felt like being in an automated mode. Nothing unexpected happened, and nothing unexpected was even expected. Nothing unanticipated was heard, no one was expected to listen to anything that is unanticipated. It was a ritual performed and participated in the most ritualistic manner as possible. It was a kind of implosion into once own faith, certainties, and, age-old practices. Nothing is neither further clarified nor challenged. Later in the day I was at Chitra Shante (Art Fair) by Karnataka Chitrakala Parishath , which had artworks by
The fascinating world of ARTISTIC EXPRESSIONS. I believe that ART achieves what religions set out to achieve; ART will succeed where religions failed. ART makes us go deeper into the colours and truths of beings. ART challenges the imposed myth of the single story. ART brings to light other truths. ART takes us beyond the borders of our bubbles/world. Explore the possibilities of a non-alienated life. Its a constant going beyond -from ME to US; and from US to ALL OF US; from ALL OF US to ALL.