This incident about
Jesus Christ has often touched me to the core.
A woman was condemned
to be stoned in the public place because of her status in society as a fallen
woman.
As the people
gathered there picked up stones to fling on her, Lord Christ appeared on the
scene and said:
"Stop! He who be
without sin amongst you, let him cast the first stone!"
And the crowd was
shocked into silence, and did not cast a single stone at the woman.
This is a great
lesson to those who preach the doctrine of being "holier than thou"
and speak of women of easy virtue as being sinful and being objects of disdain.
It is an incidence
that portrays the dignity of women.
It is an abject
lesson to those who look upon the sins and faults of others while ignoring
their own.
Lord Christ had also
said:
"Why lookest
thou at the mote in thy brother's eye when thou hast a beam in thy own!!"
"Judge not, lest
ye be judged!"
Yes, whether it be
Lord Krishna or Lord Christ, these Great Incarnations of God upon the earth
knew of the dignity of women, and how men should look upon them and treat them.
Today if a girl is
raped, she can easily become the object of disdain of the so called
"society" of our time, where the ladies "with class" will
consider themselves on a superior level of human existence.
It is this attitude
towards raped women which has made many raped women take their own lives in
desperation.
Maybe it is time to
go back and have another look at the Scriptures again, to read about Krishna
and Jesus Christ all over again and to see what great human values these
incarnations of God stood for.
It is about time we
went beyond selfishly seeking salvation in heaven from these Great Souls but
rather followed their teachings on the worldly plane to make the world a better
place to live in.
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