Baa, Bahu aur Baby - Religious Preachings

I saw Baa, Bahu aur Baby today. It is always a pleasure to watch this serial but today was especially good because it even taught me something. It is very rare that a serial actually teaches you something apart from scheming and extra-marital affairs. I think its not only Indian TV serials but I have seen British and American soap operas and concluded that TV soap operas are not close to real life even in these countries. I think that is another reason for it to be so popular. Maybe people staying at home want a different kind of life and that is why they adore the characters so much. These characters marry at will and also divorce at the drop of a hat. They get rich and the bad guy always dies in the end of the serial. Lovers meet and live happily ever after.
But this is not why is started writing this blog. The reason for this blog is blind faith in religion. I have always been an ardent opposer of blind faith and never believed in all the so called miracles (performed by gurus and babas). In last weeks episode of this serial also one of the bahu’s is a blind follower and is ridiculed by all her family members. I could relate to doing that to my mother but the second half showed something that was thinking out of the box. It showed that something happens which cannot be explained. The main protagonist said “if you look for a scientific explanation for this then you will find it but if someone gets happiness and assurance believing in it then why stop them?”
I think this is very true. We should let believers believe in anything till the point they don't do harm to themselves or others. I think we all want to be happy, if someone wants to believe in something and get happiness then why stop them? But always be cautious that the faith does not blind you from reality and practicality.