So many Gods

In my school & college days, my friends from other religions (by birth, I am a Hindu) used to ask us," Why do you have so many Gods? Don't you get confused while worshipping them? You give priorities among your Gods, does that mean you are being partial to some of them? Is that not ruining the concept of equality and integrity?......and many more questions to which we could not give rational explanations.From that time onwards, I always used to think about these questions. At different stages of my life, I came up with different answers. Now, I came up with one more explanation. Here is one of my answers:

I agree the fact that Hinduism has a no. of Gods. If we closely observe them, everyone have their own different traits. I will try to explain a few of them.

1. Lord Ganesha: Most of the Hindu people must be knowing that He is a dwarf and fat guy with an elephant face. He is worshipped for success in every work we do like education, jobs etc. In medicine, dwarfs are considered to be very intelligent. Their body might not grow properly but their brain power is amazing if they use it properly. I don't remember the various types of dwarfisms. In one type, they have excellent athletic skills.
We have a tendency to laugh at others who look different from normal appearance. Some of us take one step forward and comment them in front of their faces. They don't even think twice before they do that. This God is trying to teach us to respect the persons who look differently from us.i.e., mutants (remember, he has an elephant shaped face). Worship the soul that is underlying beneath this body. Try to see the inner beauty.
He uses mouse as his vehicle. This used to look too weird to believe in my childhood. But I think He is trying to teach us no creature in this world is lesser than any other creature. Every species has got its own powers.

2.Lord Hanuman is a monkey. He always meditates, a strict bachelor, a loyal and dedicated disciple to Lord Rama. He has got extreme strength, muscle power but he never misuses his powers. He is well known for his humbleness too.
Monkey is supposed to be the most unstable animal in this world. It behaves as if it is suffering from ADHD( Attention deficit hyperactivity disorder). And see all the noble attributes of Lord Hanuman. They are in complete contrast to his birth traits. He is emotionally stable. Nothing in this world can perturb his tranquility. Abstaining from carnal pleasures is not an easy task. Its not at all a matter of discussion to him. Even though he has got an amazing physical strength, he used it only in emergency that too for a good reason. He teaches us that NOTHING IS IMPOSSIBLE if we work on it. ( how ironic that I am saying this?)

3.Lord Rama is a normal human being with no divine powers. He cannot create gold by waving his hand. He went through a lot of suffering but never left his principles. He stood for what he believed in.He teaches us that a normal human being can also develop divine qualities.

And many more stories to say. Finally, what Hinduism (ofcourse all the religions) trying to say is"See God in everything. Literally EVERYTHING". Based on our personality and interests, we worship those Gods to whom we get attracted to. Gods ( if they are more than one) never have the problem of equality and integrity.

These are my thoughts for now. They might change in the future. I personally believe in all religions. No single religion is higher or lesser than other religions. They all teach us positivity. That's all. I love Buddha. I love Jesus. I worship them yet I am a Hindu and I happily worship Hindu Gods too. And my Gods never fight among themselves.HA HA HAAA....

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