Karma and fables
Fables are myths and tales, which means, fabricated, distorted and exaggerated stories made up to impress and dominate people. Why do some people want to get high on alcohol, drugs or any such agent, which could temporarily transport them to another world of dreams? This is only to please their minds and to take away the boredom of reality from their lives for a little while. In the same way fables help people to cling on to the untrue larger than life images of people and other living beings and of events that never was or exaggerated and blown out of proportion for people to worship such super humans or beings. So as not to hurt the sentiment of people who profess different religions of this world in the present time, the best examples comes from the Greek mythology; strange stories about Gods looking from the heaven and the war of the hydras. Another good example is the Sphinx, when in those days the Egyptians believed that the pharaohs would resurrect one day and use the food and ornaments. All these were fables and people of those times believed in it and its legends. With time, those fables became obsolete and newer and better fables replaced it. For instance, the fables in religions, practiced now, would one day lose its popularity with better and superior minds, with the passing of time.
Fables being based upon fallacy and untrue stories cannot withstand the test of time. Since time immemorial, you will observe religious and legendary tales ruled for some time, only to be forgotten by the people in due course. This is because with the passing of time people get smarter and wiser, they can see through the untrue tales and in a few centuries or millenniums when the force and passion of the followers of those religions and legends dies down, it is substituted by another religion and legends. This cycle continues. It continues because this behavior is inherent to mankind. Mankind is always eager to hear and believe in stories of superhuman feats and legends. When faced with a barrage of questions on, why he should at all believe such tales, such people will accept their ignorance and confirm the questionable episodes, but would nevertheless follow and believe in the tradition of believing the religious tales and its legends. Since the practice continues from their great grandfathers, it is better for them to observe and have faith in whatever exists, since the ancient times. Disturbing the beliefs, already in motion since the past so many years, they assume, would only disturb the peace of the society and bring discontentment amongst their people. So the religious practice continues with new religions and beliefs sprouting from time to time. Even such religions split to form smaller groups or sects, opinions and the beliefs of each one divided and different from one another. The karma in such divided opinions over already concocted fables, are always bad and unhealthy. Firstly, people who believe in such tales believe in stories which never existed or exaggerated. Secondly, splitting and resentments amongst otherwise good and innocent people takes its toll. Animosity rules and with divided beliefs, people narrow down their choice of well-wishers. Brotherhood mostly dies while enmity lives. Enmity can only beget bad karma and misery.
Fables, therefore, can never generate good karma for anyone. One must always discourage fables, from one’s life to break free from the chain of distress, stress, misery, suffering and malady during one’s lifetime.