Is blind faith good or bad?

Question

Is this world appropriate for blind faith?
Is this world appropriate for the Gandians Princiles?
Is in this world (except 1% of people) selfish?
But I believed in blind Faith, Gandi's principles etc.

Now, is it appropriate that I should have blind faith on my parents who have already seen 15 boys for me? But not informed me till today and I came to know the same from many other persons or relatives. Now I am 33 and the parents want me (MA, BED) to get settled with a boy who is B.COm and live in a very small place where there is no opportunities. Actually I think they have no options left and they want me to get settled anyhow.
What shall I do now? Yes, it is possible that the boy may be more understanding then the previous ones and more better than them.
But should I meet the boy before any decision.

Looking for reply.

Answer 1

If you love and trust your parents and they have met the boy, I think you should take the risk. But if you get quiet in your own heart, I think you'll know the answer.
To respond to some of your other questions
I think 99% of the population is selfish.
The world is always appropriate for truth. Whether Ghandi said it or someone else. And all faith is blind (if you could know the future, why would you need faith). The world needs faith. The world is held together by faith. The lack of faith is why people live frayed lives.
You could be very happy in a small place with no opportunities.
"Better a little where love is than a palace full of hatred."

Ultimately you have to make your own decision but let me tell you a few things that might make your decision easier.
In my country -- the USA -- it is customary for men and women to chose their own mate. This decision is usually based on love. Unfortunately, most people in the USA do not know the difference between love and lust. And the majority of marriages in the US end in divorce. Children live shattered lives because their parents hate eachother -- yet the union that concieved them was supposed to be "love." The movie industry has done more to damage marriage than anything else. Movies project an unrealistic image of love and marriage. Young people watch, learn and come to expect unrealistic things of their relationships.

I have read blogs by several ladies who left the US to live in another culture -- a culture where men have more status than women -- a culture where men "rule" and these ladies found more peace in their lives than before.

One personal illustration. A dear friend of mine is a lawyer in USA. She married a man she loved -- a minister. She decided to forgo having children until her career was established. Once she decided to have children, she could not -- even with expensive fertility treatments and implantation -- her pregnancies ended with miscarriages. So they decided to adopt. Now the adopted daughter is a teenager -- but her adopted father -- whom she loved dearly left her adopted mother for another woman. He was bitter because his ex wife (the lawyer) made more money than him.

I hope somehow that helps you make your decision.
God cares about you. And He holds your future.

Answer 2

You should never have blind faith in a person. People are imperfect and make mistakes and give bad advice. Even parents can. You are obviously old enough to think for yourself. Know the facts and talk it over with them. Make you own decisions. But remember faith is believing in things not seen. So if your parents have led you in the right direction before maybe they have earned your trust. But if you don't feel right about it, it might not be a good thing. I hope that makes sense and good luck!

Answer 3

bad... definately. use your own judgement. Of course it is good to rely on someone you know you can trust (but then I wouldn't call it blind faith anymore). For the choosing of a spouse I would never rely on someone else: of course they may be able to tell if he is a good person, doesn't beat you etc.. but you don't know if you two really match until you meet him. You need to see, feel, hear and smell the person to know

Answer 4

You had a similar question, and my answer is basically the same.

No matter what culture you have, you have a right to be happy. And marriage is a lifetime of commitment.

Agree to meet him, but make it clear to everyone that you need to know the man first before you decide if you wish to marry him. Put him in situations and observe his reactions.

Your parents chose for you, with your happiness in their mind; but... will you be happy? Only you can tell.

Answer 5

i do no longer wade through from blind rejection. i'm an ex-christian. i'm also very knowledgeable. some atheists might want to wade through from blind rejection, yet as atheism isn't a collection, i can not talk for all people except myself.

Answer 6

Absolutely meet the boy before you commit. Do you want to marry? If you don't, develop your career and wait for someone you can fall in love with if that is permitted in your culture. If not it sounds like you are marrying to satisfy your parents tradition instead of yourself.

Answer 7

You should choose who you marry. No matter your religion, I think you could break out of it and make your own choice. When you are deciding who to marry you need to really look at the person with the critical eye. You are 33 and old enough to decide for yourself.

Answer 8

You should do what YOU WANT TO DO. We all have CHOICES. Faith whether blind or not is faith bottom line. And faith is believing in something when common sense tells you not to. You do what YOU want to do and have faith in YOURSELF and whatever higher power YOU believe in.

Answer 9

Blind faith is the best because it shows trust. For example, if I am blind and I trust that you will lead me in the right direction with out me bumping into a wall then that shows my trust in you. Same with God, if trust in God that everything will be fine with out me seeing what is ahead that shows my trust in Him. That makes God so Happy.

By the way the bible says not to put your trust in man. Man will fail you and in all of that God will always be there.

I think is best to have your guards up with people until you know them and even then there is still a chance they will stab you in tha back.

God is for ever faithful.

Answer 10

Blind faith is foolish.