Why this hoopla over borders?

Yesterday (14 june) after a long time, I saw NDTV and saw a top officer Jaiswal saying their code of book is like the bible or another holy grail which cannot be changed. And I happened to remember my talks with one Mr. BB an ex service man who claimed he had braved all ravages of nature in JK border.

I had met him once next to library, when it was raining and had lent him my umbrella. Later we met once on the way to computer center and we spoke for a long time. I listened standing, ignoring even my leg pain. He had the airs of these army men, a solid physique, attractive in general for his age (he had 2 daughters). He had folded his hand behind and was telling me that JK issue could be easily solved. It was these higher authorities who wanted even higher sinecures like ambassador post to some country, who tried to prolong it. He alleged that an army man was already forced to work with one hand tied behind his back, but due to the higher authorities one was forced to work with both the hands and legs also tied.

Forget religion, which normal human body would like to brave the JK cold and ice to fight for their state for so many years. Acquire state and do what? What is the use of having external rights and rituals if one does not accept the inner harmony and brotherhood that unites all religions be it Hinduism, Christianity or any other ism.

In vipassana, they gave us a wonderful anecdote:
Father says to the child, please go there, do this, do that, so that you will be happy. The son does not do any of this and in the evening, prays to the father using candles or lamps and sandal paste, or simply prays after doing ablutions. How will the father feel? The same is the case with religions. Why are we blindly following the external rites and rituals, fighting and killing each other?

My Biocon friend used to say that 'Religion' is something that does not hurt the person next to you. We are all united by the common breath that we share. What is the use if hindus merely pour milk over idols while their poor neigbour is starving. What is the use if Christians light candles have so many sects, each claiming its supremacy? What is the use if muslims merely do the ablutions and pray and fail to follow universal brotherhood? Unity is strength. Of course, variety is the spice of life as long as one enjoys it, not when one feels pained by it. If one could observe the underlying universal unity in peace and respect the variety as it is, nothing like it. How simple it is to observe life as it is, yet how difficult is this complete awareness in everything one does.