A Happy Janmashtami, or Krishna Jayanti to all Believers, and a happy torrential downpour (mom says it always rains on this day) to the Non-Believers living in Dry Parched Areas. :D And to all the rest, living in India, A Very Happy Government Declared Holiday. (How was your sleep? Mine was ruined cause I had to attend a coaching class at 6 in the morning -_-)
For Me, every festival is a Day is to Believe (Atheist without patience, I’m saying Bye to You here... J ), to Revere and Respect the Higher Power Above Who has supported Human kind throughout, never leaving Our Hand, although We never felt it there in the first place...
We face an accident, “Why Me, oh Lord?! Why ME?!!” But no, We narrowly escape Death, something wonderful happens, someone You Love has come home all of a sudden to Surprise You... Its pure luck, isn’t it? There’s no need to thank God. After all, He is the One Who will solve all Your problems. Nothing to expect, is there? Its his Duty to gift You with the most beautiful of People and things in Your Life, but definitely, its not Your Duty to respect and thank Him for it...
Today... I didn’t keep to My Belief. I spent All morning cuddling My bed very close to Myself. I spent all Afternoon searching for a Shop that sells Cellphone chargers, as I’d lost Mine. The first Shop I went to had sold Me a stupid set. It was in pieces on the second day of its purchase. I went there and had a Hormonal Imbalance Condition when the Salesman tried to get away with it. I yelled and yelled. I wouldn’t say I yelled Myself hoarse, but I yelled to the point of making Him hang his head in Shame and not say anything. I yelled so much that He had none of his *witty* remarks to pile Me with.
Me: Hey!! That’s a new story. I never even considered it! Dude! Why would I pay 120 bucks for a charger and break it? I mean.. obviously, I want to ruin and disrupt Your business, right? (fool!)
Him: *grins like an idiot*
Me: You don’t have the minimum respect for Your customer!!
Him: *what-the-hell-is-this-stupid-school-kid-talking-about? My-business-will-flourish-without-her!!!* look.
Me: UGH HUH!
Him: *hanging his head in shame that I knew did not come naturally*
And yet, when I returned Home, I was drawing Krishna’s feet on My House Flooring. I was bending down to draw Someone’s feet whom I’d often cursed ki, “God! Why ME!! Why only ME?!”
Its become a Tradition for Man to not Thank God for whatever He has received. But is it His Flaw after all?
He prays for hours together in the Morning. Puts on a Tilak on His Head and comes to Work dishonestly. He pours boxes and boxes of change into the Temple ‘Hundi’ which He’d obviously not give to that Poor Disabled Person on the Road begging for Food. What is the Use? Haven’t We often heard that Service to Mankind in Service to God?
What is the Use? That salesman probably did Namaz 5 times a Day or went to Church every Sunday, probably visited the Golden Temple at Amritsar with absolute Faith or made Prasadam to take to the Temple and offer it to ‘God’ first. And yet He disrespected and refused to help out a school student who was but asking Him to value the money she’d spent in his shop 2 days ago...
Over time, for Man, it has become more of a Duty to visit the Temple than a form of Devotion.
If Work is Worship, people don’t seem to care! All Man’s done over Centuries now is pray and err everyday. Its like they slap you and then ask for forgiveness which You are so not ready to give.
To Err is Human
To Forgive, Divine.
We’ve definitely proved Ourselves Human. The fallacies We commit every single day has now become such a huge chunk of Life that there is no time to rethink, look back, smell the Roses, read the Signposts (Good and Evil) and walk ahead.
Life gave Us the opportunity to Smell the Roses, We plucked them. Life threw Lemons at Us, We made them Lemon Juice with Sugar in it so it tastes good.
Life gave Us Two Roads ahead of Us, and We chose the One that looked more Cloudy, so as to enjoy the Weather. And now the Cold’s embraced Us. The Blanket’s flown away. Nothing to protect Us from any Evil thought crossing Our Mind...
Once again, let’s just Re-think. Once again, for the sake of Humanity, not ‘God’. For the sake for Humanity, let’s just beg for Forgiveness, and start Afresh...
Let’s just thank Him for all We have, and create more Happiness for others to benefit from.
For Happiness, after all, once divided, increases tenfold.
