To become wholesome is the evolutionary goal of life.
Each follows his own method, path, way reachable within its/his/her genetic makeup.
There can't be one single path or way.
However through passage of time following similar pathways gave better scope towards wholesomeness.
One pathway cannot be better than the other. Each pathway is the consequence of necessitation by the environment of the being.
What is most suitable to one environment need not necessarily becomes suitable to other environments. This is for all living beings.
Humans are different. Their assumption that they are on the top of this evolutionary process has been disastrous.
One set of humans who evolved in an environment of their choosing, assume that they have the best answer towards climbing the ladder towards wholesomeness.
Instead of working towards fine-tuning their biological evolutionary path to further the nearness to wholesomeness, they work towards sharing their knowledge. They do not understand that this knowledge is peculiar to their environment.
That is the seed for conversion. Their willingness to share is one thing. To pressurise others to follow their path is conversion. Humans like to listen to alternatives to help themselves. No human is prepared to accept an idea or a notion or a principle or a philosophy being thrust on them.
No human is prepared for conversion on his own. Life in him resists thrusting, pressurising or coercion.
Conversion is anti-human.
They gave us a bible and took away our land is a recent African proverb. Australian aboriginals, American Indians, the entire niche living Asians resist conversion.
There is an international craving against conversion of belief or faith to a way of life. But the craving is silent.
It is necessary to give expression to this craving for retention of the ways, paths evolved and evolving based on the needs of the niche. Evolving a path or way to meet the evolutionary needs of a place or position suitable or appropriate for a human.
Awareness is the biggest asset. Awareness that we should remain firm with our chosen paths and beliefs that will eventually lead us to realize ourselves and set our biological evolutionary path towards wholesomeness.
Collective awareness is the answer. Africa needs it. American Indians need it. Australian aboriginals need it. Asian biological roots need it.
An international awareness day consciousating global thinking towards self realisation through non-interference and external pressures or thrusts is a biological need and an evolutionary need.
Waves of such pressures have been resisited throughout human history. Many many have sacrificed themselves in upholding their lives and liberty to be on their own. History is repetitive of events where attempts to direct and guide evolution failed. Nature produced stalwarts who defended the fruits of the niche.
One such person is Arumuga Naavalar. He defended the paths and beliefs indiginous to a population. He mounted a successful offensive against pressures, thrusts and coercion to change, to convert towards retardation and degeneration of the biological evolutionary process. He was nature's tool.
Naavalar passed away 141 years ago. His iconic stature remains as an anti-conversionist. He emphasised the nature given liberty of life to independently choose its pathways and beliefs.
We remember Naavalar for his courage and his convictions.
So we, his biological and philosophical successors, thought it fit to observe his day as the day for anti-conversion.
Since this thought, this concept, this contention is not limited to us alone, it is universal, we decided to call it the international anti-conversion day.
Sri Lanka has 25 districts.
Volunteers from 15 districts jumped at the idea when it was floated through social media. This idea in their minds was hidden. It was hibernating. When aroused they saw the need to put it across to their fellow beings.
Kaarthikai Magha is the day for Naavalar. We declared it as the international anti-conversion day.
We had the Buravi cyclone. We had a lock-down due to the pandemic.
Those did not dampen or deter the enthusiasm of the volunteers to carry the message across. "Please allow us to evolve on our own. Please allow us to stand on the foundations laid by our ancestors most suitable to the nature and the environment we live in."
Our volunteers thought this could also be the voice, unheard voice of those happily habitating the niches in Asia, Africa, America and Australia.
The message reached those who saw our posters. The message was in Sinhala and Tamil languages.
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