I met some random person online in one of the Indian chat rooms. He was from China. We exchanged names....and well his name didn't sound chinese...it was more Indian, and I said it was more like an Indian name...thinking still he is a Chinese. Then he said...that no he was an Indian only just working in China. Hmm...then we went on talking abt the place there and comparing it with Bombay and all that. Then I told him that it was Dussera. And he was like oh!...but I am a Muslim. And I was like so!!? He didn't really say anything and we wished Happy Dussera to each other. And we continued with our conversation.
Then he says something and says, "you know na I'm a Muslim?" and I was like, "huh!? Why are u stressing on you being a Muslim!?" Then he said that once he was chatting with some random person, and it was a nice conversation...and somehow it came to a topic that he told that person that he was a Muslim. As soon as he told that person....she just cut him off by saying I don't want to talk to you and don't buzz me. I was silent I didn't know what to say. Then he said, "I'm sorry I came on you like that by saying I'm a Muslim...cause I didn't know if you would have spoken to me, if u got to know later. But it's really nice that u are not doing the same thing that she did." I said, "That's really bad and painful ya...and now it is like everytime u chat with someone u have to tell them what ur background is which is not necessary at all....n then only continue the conversation..." Then we both were silent and we talk about something else....then he says, "you know when I was talking about that girl who cut me off....tears just filled my eyes... and its not only that. Here... when I go to the mosque and I get out to catch a cab home....they don't stop. I'm very proud to be in this relgion....but people just look at me as if I don't deserve to live in this world....it just hurts...it hurts very badly."
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Is there a chance that the girl cut him off for some other reason and not because he confided that he was a muslim?
I don't know why I feel "misunderstanding" exists on both the sides!
Hmm...ho sakta hai. The misunderstanding could have happened because of the stigmatization..
About a year ago I came across this man from east africa, just like you did on some online chatroom, and I snubbed him after he went on reminding me that I will end up in hell if I don't believe in Jesus!
Stigmatization is a very relative term and some people I observed, invite insult.
Anyways, my sympathies with people who are marginalised/ignored because of few despicable individuals representing their fraternity/nation/religion/faith.
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