Accountant

Published on 18th December, 2016, in Mid-day. In Abrahamic mythology, God is the judge. In Hindu mythology, God is not a judge; he is an accountant. Ask yourself, who do you instinctively respect more, the judge or the accountant? How do you see yourself: as judge or accountant? The answer is probably judge. In fact, an accountant – the munim – with his meticulous bookkeeping often evokes exasperation, if not outright disrespect. Could this be an indicator of how strongly we are influenced by Abrahamic mythology compared to Hindu mythology in contemporary times? The approach of the judge and the accountant is fundamentally different. The ..