Shadyfreude

This is your life....and it is ending......one tweet at a time.

[No Name @NNamemm]

قبل أشهُر قليلة فقط ، كُنتُ قد وصلت إلى مرحلة لم أتخيّل يوماً أن أصل إليها ،، مرحلة الإنسلاخ عن حُب هذا الرجُل ، بعد كُل العشق الذي كان يملئ قلبي تجاهه ،، وكان لذلك أسباب عديدة ، لستُ بصدد الحديث عنها الآن ..... لكن ، مع أول لمسة لهُ في كأس العالم الحالي ، إنهار كُل شيء ،،،، عاد إلى مكانه في قلبي وكأن تلك الأشهُر لم تكُن ، وعادت معهُ كُل المشاعر التي ظننتُ أنني قد تخلّصتُ منها ..

-الآن أنا أتمنى لو أنها لم تعُد ، لأنها لم تدعني أستمتع باللحظة التي كنتُ أنتظِرُها ،، لحظة تتويج يامال ، وبيدري ، وكوبارسي ، وجافي بأعرق وأعظم الألقاب ..... نعم ،،،، أنا حزين جداً ، حزين بطريقة غريبة ، ولن أستطيع أن أنكر ماأشعُر به الآن ،،،، كنتُ أظن أن قلبي قد حسم أمره ، وأنهُ قد أصبح قادراً على الفصل بين الماضي والمستقبل ، وإختار الأخير ،،،، للأسف إكتشفت أنني لازلت عالق في الماضي 💔

[Lia @liabinkin]

This whole situation just proves that if you analyze every single second of a match, you'll always find missed fouls for both teams. That's football. No referee gets every decision right. I don't think the referee had a bad game yesterday. People are always going to complain, but at the end of the day, Egypt had a two-goal lead and still couldn't see the game out.

[Alfonso Xavier Harb Viteri @pochoharbEC]

El penal a Tagliafico, que desperdició Messi, fue penal.

El gol anulado a Ziko, desgraciadamente surgió de un foul a un jugador argentino a 80 metros del arco de Martinez. Una pena pero fue primero foul.

El gol de Cunti Romero fue lícito totalmente. Igual el de Messi y Enzo Fernandez.

El tercer gol argentino fue dentro de un tiempo prudente de descuento.

Creo que hay una jugada donde se reclama penal en contra de Salah, que sí es probable.

Salvo esa jugada, que quisiera revisarla, porque en el partido no la observé con claridad, el resto han sido decisiones correctas.

El problema es que en el fútbol como en la vida, ya no se aceptan las derrotas sin reclamos o excusas.

Egipto un gran equipo, mereció ganar por lo que hizo en 70 minutos, pero el entrenador cerró muy temprano el partido y se fue con todo atrás, cediendo el campo a Argentina y dejando de hacerle daño. Ahí vinieron los 3 goles.

[Shadyfreude @shadyfreud8]

Absolutely thrilled when the Snatch’s Klint Diamond track started playing in #Dhurandhar2‌ What a beautiful choice of BG by @AdityaDharFilms

[Rama Seshan Chandrasekaran @maa_bhaishiiH]

Allow me to address each of your points, offering a perspective that highlights the rationality, hope, and inclusivity of Hindu thought, while engaging respectfully with your Christian framework.

1. Karma vs. Grace: A Rational Explanation for Life’s Inequalities
You ask why one would choose karma over grace, framing karma as a burdensome system compared to the liberating gift of grace. However, karma offers a rational, coherent and empowering explanation for one of life’s most perplexing questions: why do some people prosper while others suffer? why are some born with a silver spoon while another is born blind?

Christianity struggles with this problem of theodicy—the challenge of reconciling a just, omnipotent, and omniscient God who created all humans as equal in his image, with the existence of arbitrariness in their plight. I assume even you can agree the simplistic explanation of "those who keep the covenant prosper and those who don't keep the covenant suffer" obviously does not hold and certainly can't explain inequalities right from birth.

The Book of Job in the Bible, as you might agree, grapples with this issue head-on but concludes with an appeal to divine mystery: “God’s ways are beyond human understanding”. This can feel unsatisfying, as it suggests that human suffering is part of an unknowable divine plan, leaving us without agency or clarity.

In contrast, the Hindu concept of karma provides a rational, cause-and-effect framework. Hinduism explains that past actions in this or previous lives shape our current circumstances. If someone is born into hardship, it reflects the consequences of their own past actions in their previous birth, and not because of some arbitrary/mysterious divine will.

Far from “blaming the victim,” as critics sometimes claim, karma is profoundly optimistic. These critics only see one part - that your suffering now is responsible for what you did in the past. But when one looks the other way to the future, the doctrine of karma places our destiny into our own hands, affirming that through righteous actions, we can shape a better future for ourselves. As the Brhadaranyaka Upanishad states, “As is a man’s will, so is his action; as is his action, so is his destiny.” This empowers individuals to take responsibility for their spiritual growth, offering hope and agency rather than resigning it to divine inscrutability.

Of course, for a person who is experiencing suffering, no doctrine can console him at that moment - the fact that it is due to the will of a mysterious divinity or that it is because it is due to his own past actions. But when viewed objectively, karma is moral determinism and hence provides opportunity for everyone to shape their own future destiny by acting appropriately now.

Grace, while comforting, introduces its own challenges. The Christian doctrine of original sin holds that all humans are inherently sinful and hence deserving of eternal damnation. Grace, in Christian theology, is as an unmerited gift from God, and hence it implies that God can arbitrarily elect some for receiving His grace for salvation while condemning others to face eternal damnation, which has developed into doctrines like predestination in Augustinian theology as well as in some Protestant theologies.

This is particularly stark in Calvinist theology, where the “elect” are chosen by God’s sovereign will, leaving others with no path to salvation.

E.g. Paul says in Romans 9 : 14-18
What then shall we say? Is God unjust? Not at all! For he says to Moses,
“I will have mercy on whom I have mercy,
and I will have compassion on whom I have compassion.”
It does not, therefore, depend on human desire or effort, but on God’s mercy. For Scripture says to Pharaoh: “I raised you up for this very purpose, that I might display my power in you and that my name might be proclaimed in all the earth.” Therefore God has mercy on whom he wants to have mercy, and he hardens whom he wants to harden.

The anxiety this creates—evident in historical Puritan writings, where believers desperately went out to seek signs of their election—can be paralyzing.
Karma, by contrast, avoids such arbitrariness, offering a universal system where every soul has the opportunity to progress through effort and righteousness.

2. Reincarnation vs. Eternal Salvation: A Journey of Infinite Possibilities
You contrast reincarnation with the promise of eternal salvation, suggesting the latter is a singular, definitive goal. However, reincarnation offers a hopeful and dynamic view of existence. The Christian belief in a single life followed by eternal judgment places immense pressure on one fleeting existence to determine an eternal outcome. A single misstep could lead to eternal suffering, which can feel disproportionate and unforgiving.

Hinduism’s doctrine of reincarnation views life as a series of opportunities for spiritual growth. The soul (atman) is eternal, moving through cycles of birth and rebirth until it attains moksha—liberation from the cycle of samsara. Far from being a burden, this offers reassurance: if you don’t achieve perfection in this life, you have further chances to learn, grow, and align with dharma. This perspective transforms life into a cosmic journey spanning eons, not a quick high-stakes test with eternal consequences. As the Upanishads beautifully state, “He who knows the Supreme Brahman becomes Brahman himself.” Reincarnation thus fosters resilience and hope, encouraging us to see each life as a step toward uniting oneself with the ultimate truth.

3. Hindu Gods vs. the Prince of Peace: A Misunderstanding of Divine Roles
You describe Hindu gods as warlike and quarrelsome, contrasting them with the Christian God, whom you call the “Prince of Peace” (Isaiah 9:6). This comparison oversimplifies Hindu theology and ignores complexities in the biblical narrative.

Hindu gods, such as Krishna, Shiva, or Durga, are multifaceted, embodying creation, preservation, and destruction as aspects of cosmic balance. Their “wars,” such as Krishna’s role in the Mahabharata, are not petty squabbles but profound for the struggle between dharma (righteousness) and adharma (chaos). Krishna, for instance, guides Arjuna in the Bhagavad Gita to fight not out of malice but to uphold justice for the sake of his duty as a warrior, emphasising duty over personal gain.

Conversely, the Christian God, while described as peaceful, also commands acts of violence and explicit genocide in the Old Testament. The conquest of Canaan, where the Israelites are instructed to destroy entire populations (Deuteronomy 20, Joshua 6), reflects a divine mandate of genocide to eliminate idolatry.

4. A Broader Perspective: Unity in Diversity
Hinduism’s strength lies in its inclusivity and adaptability. Unlike the exclusivity of salvation in Christianity (John 14:6), Hinduism acknowledges multiple paths to the divine—through knowledge (jnana), devotion (bhakti), or righteous action (karma yoga). The Rig Veda (1.164.46) famously declares, “Truth is one, though the wise call it by many names.” This pluralism allows Hindus to respect other faiths, including Christianity, while embracing a worldview that sees all souls as part of an interconnected cosmic journey.

I respect the hope that grace and salvation offer you as a Christian. However, Hinduism’s karma and reincarnation too provide a rational, empowering, and hopeful framework that answers life’s inequalities without relying on divine mystery or arbitrary election. Our gods, far from being mere warriors, embody the complexity of existence, guiding us toward dharma in a universe of infinite possibilities.

[Prof cheems ॐ @Prof_Cheems]

चढ़ते सूरज...🛐

[Viक़as @VlKAS_PR0NAM0]

A press conference that changed a Nation’s destiny and erased its neighbour

Jai Hind 🇮🇳

[🇻🇦 Fr Victor Feltes @StuffForSisters]

This election has really divided us.
One guy found out his parents voted Harris for president and he said he's going to stop visiting their graves.

[I Meme Therefore I Am 🇺🇸 @ImMeme0]

Guys posing as Kamala campaign workers went door-to-door trying to place illegal migrants in Democrats’ homes.

The reactions?

Exactly what you’d expect. 😂😂😂

[Out Of Context Football @nocontextfooty]

https://t.co/joh4HVrIj8

[Historic Vids @historyinmemes]

"2 against 4 but one of them is Messi" is one of the coldest lines in history

[Ann Bauer @annbauerwriter]

I have a theory about the immense wave of adolescent transgenderism that I haven't seen discussed before. But it requires me to tell you a story.

When I was 15, I left home & moved 30 miles away. I lied about my age to get an apartment & a job as a waitress at a Ramada Inn. 🧵

[Gappistan Radio @whyteknight07]

OMG this is really the script of VEEP

[Political Kida @PoliticalKida]

13th September! The day that changed India's destiny.

[SRK's Diary @SRKsDiary]

"Tujhe Dekha Toh" song from #ShahRukhKhan's iconic movie DDLJ was shot in Gurgaon, Haryana. According to producers, song couldn't have been completed if SRK didn't intervene and talk to locals in Haryanavi.

[Sunanda Roy 👑 @SaffronSunanda]

Islamists are cutting sacred threads and other symbols of Hinduism before providing relief aid to Hindus Bangladesh.

Show me more disgusting things than this.

[Shadyfreude @shadyfreud8]

@CricCrazyJohns @VishalDayama lite

[BALA @erbmjha]

no words to describe this feeling.