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Religion and Soil Relationship - how conversions affected Soil Part-1
July 2, 2025, 12:49 a.m. Share it on WhatsApp
Just as Laws Cannot Be Exported, Religions Too Should Remain Rooted
In every civilized society, we instinctively follow one simple rule: Obey the laws of the land you are in. Whether we travel for a day or settle for a lifetime, we understand that laws are made for specific lands, by the people who live there, to solve problems unique to their geography, culture, economy, and history.
We accept that laws cannot be exported from one country to another. Then, why don’t we see religion in the same light?
Laws Are Bound to Land
Every law exists for a reason—it arises from the realities of a land: its climate, security needs, public health, economy, and culture. Laws that work in one country may make no sense in another. This is why each nation forms its own legal system and expects everyone within its borders—citizens or foreigners—to obey its laws.
No traveler says, “I want to apply my country's laws here.” No one goes abroad demanding that their homeland's constitution be followed. It's understood: you must follow the law of the land you are in.
This image illustrates that laws are specific to each land, and that the laws of one nation cannot be imposed on another.
Religion is No Different—It, Too, Belongs to the Land
Religions are not floating ideologies. They are deeply rooted in the soil from which they grew. They evolved from the land’s climate, food, lifestyle, social structure, language, and collective memory. Saints, prophets, sages, and cultural elders shaped them over centuries based on the unique challenges and truths of that region.
Just as a legal system cannot be copied from one country to another, religion cannot be exported, copied, or imposed elsewhere. It does not fit into a new geography the same way. When you lift a religion from its land and try to plant it elsewhere, you disturb the soil—you disconnect a culture from its roots.
Just as laws are tied to specific lands, let us now explore how the same applies to religion.
Conversions Disrespect the Soil
If we universally accept the idea that no one can carry their country's laws into another country, why do we allow the idea that one can carry and impose their religion across borders?
When people are converted away from their native religions—those born from their own land’s soil and spirit—it is not just a personal shift. It is a disruption of cultural continuity. It weakens the traditions built by generations of ancestors who lived in harmony with the land and its ethos.
Every land has a religion—or a spiritual tradition—that fits it like a glove. Just like laws are tailored to land, religions are custom-grown to suit the people of that place.
Mutual Respect Means No Export, No Imposition
When you visit another country, you respect its laws. You don’t demand your own law be applied there. That’s the foundation of international harmony.
So too, when you enter another culture, you must respect its religion, without trying to export or convert others to your belief system. Let every land preserve the spiritual traditions that have grown from its own soil.
Final Thought: Let Every Land Bloom in Its Own Way
Religions and laws are not universal commodities. They are soulful responses to the needs of a particular land and its people. They are not meant to be transplanted without consequence.
Let us protect the sacredness of every culture. Let every law rule in its own land. Let every religion flourish where it was born.
No export. No imposition. Only respect.
A Message from the Soil
To those who, over time, have been led away from the religion of their ancestors—
This is not a command. It is not a forceful demand.
It is a humble, heartfelt request.
"Return."
Not just to a belief, but to the soil that shaped you.
To the culture your ancestors lived by,
To the practices rooted in your land,
To the traditions that once nurtured your community.
Conversion may have happened through circumstance, persuasion, or even pain.
But your soul still remembers the sacred ground it was born from.
Your native faith is not just religion—
It is your memory,
your identity,
your connection to the soil.
Come back, not out of guilt,
but out of love.
For your heritage.
For your people.
For the land that still calls you back.
The soil needs you.
Your society misses you.
Your ancestors await you.
You are welcome home.
Last Updated on July 2, 2025, 12:49 a.m.