Reader Rants 'n' Raves

The missionary zeal to serve the suffering (taken away from that for conversion as a trade) is greatly worth commending to Hindu missions for emulation. Exhortations of truth, hard work, belief in God, etc., however well intentioned for religious discourses, will not appeal to substantial sections of society in these days of rat race for a materially well off living. Of course, such missionary help is only to make suffering individuals self reliant after that essential succour is provided during suffering. It is also true that, in the process of removal of sufferings and providing of succour through education and other incentives, religious propaganda can become dry of spirituality which is the essential core of Indian culture which has stood Indians despite suffering. It is a tight rope walking which has been lost sight of by certain religions rushing to do missionary work.