Myths play a very important role in my community. For instance, it is considered inauspicious if a black cat crosses your path when you are on the way to some important assignment. Once, my mom said that a black cat had crossed my path and, therefore, I should stop. I asked her why, and she told me it is said that when a black cat crosses our path, it is inauspicious, and we should stop or trace back over our past five steps.

When I asked why these myths were made, she told me that they were made because earlier Indians did not follow scientific reason. I belong to a community that connects God and people living on the earth according to the ancient history of India. In the Vedic era, my ancestors used to perform rituals. Even now we follow the myths. For example, we, the Brahmins, have a thread ceremony which even I performed so as to respect our community.

We have many myths and taboos in India. It is said that if a child gets good grades in exam he or she is brilliant and intelligent. But what if the child only cheats and passes, or another child really possesses the caliber but doesn’t get good marks? But the Indians also displayed more fabulous thinking. They said that we should sleep by keeping our head in the direction of north and our legs in the south. That is because our body is a magnet and two like poles repel. Our bodies’ north is in the head so it won’t get attracted towards the earth. Some myths are really helpful to protect us; they sometimes restrict me from doing some things, and sometimes really help me. These myths play a very important role in my community.