An Interview with GOD-Part II

My dear friends,

Hope YOU and your folks enjoyed the Juices laced with humour in the 5^th May blog ‘Interview with God’-Part I. GOD, being the Giver, Operator and Destroyer. It had to rush for a closed door meeting with Jesus and Mohammed, leaving the last posed Question unanswered.

Ravi: Love you God darling, how are you? What happened in the closed door meeting?

GOD: De Ravi, thanks for your unconditional love. Well, it was a useless meeting with Jesus and Mohammed groups for the umpteenth time. I’m calling upon Krish(na) to resolve this issue. I have lost my patience. Krishna, you know, is deadly. Jesus and Mohammed are immortals. They have already merged with the cosmic ocean. They have become abundant sources of energy.

Ravi: Oh yes, we know. Some people, especially Indian woman simply adore Krishna. God, many people here in India think and propagate that everything in their lives happens according to your whims and fancy and that they don’t have any control over the happenings in their life. If it’s true, then are you NOT a PERMENANT match-fixer, a BRUTAL manipulator of the highest order?

Is GOD REALLY a BRUTAL manipulator and a PERMENANT match-fixer?

GOD: Well, well, Ravi – That’s indeed a ‘bouncer’ to me and without ducking it, I shall try to hook it for a ‘DLF Maximum’. Ravi Kanna, the answer is Yes and NO. Understand this deeply first. Think.

It’s YES for people who have studied only mythology and are highly spiritual and NO for NON-believers and for the majorly scientific brain. Rarely do they meet. That’s THE situation. BUT, I said YES and NO to you as I am aware you are both a believer and a non-believer, the third category for whom science meets sex and spirituality. Iconoclastic sages have this understanding of me, i.e. GOD.

Ravi: Awesome. Thank you so much for this understanding. For some people in either category, “It’s my way, or the highway”. I wish they see the link between Science, Sex and Spirituality for sheer wisdom.

God’s poser to Ravi

God: Can I ask you a Question? I wonder WHY you don’t ask ME anything? I chanced through the ‘Favours asked’ database and found that you have asked for only 1 favour – That of having 2 girl children. Nothing else you have asked me, EVEN in precarious situations! Why son?

Ravi: Well, God, you only told me that my soul was in a doggie’s body last birth. So, I thank you everyday for being born as a human(e) being, Nothing more. Nothing less. Yes, I yearned for sisters at childhood. I was not fortunate. Thank you. NOW, I have 2 for company in the form of biological girl children... What more can I ask?

Why it’s awesome to have more girl children NOW than EVER before?

God: But girls means more expenditure, right, in your society?

Ravi: I understood that It’s “LAW of Economics”, God. Today, in India, women, are in short supply AND are more empowered as well. Women are SEEN everywhere – from IIT’s & IIM’s from Panchayat to parliament, from Entertainment to Environment, in IT or Beauty, from BPO’s to boardrooms. Gone are the days where the domain of the typical Indian woman was in kitchen and bedroom! I suspect, tomorrow, in India, men would have to pay dowry in-order to marry a woman! Already, it’s happening in Haryana where the women-starved men (because of female infanticide) are paying dowries to marry women from Kerala. So, it’s simple Smithsonian economics of demand and supply that rules the roost.

God, I’m worried about lovely American people. Please do something.

Ravi: God, I’m worried about lovely American people. Mindlessly, their rulers have misused / misusing their position, time and again. I could not digest both the Iraq/Afghan wars, sitting in Chennai, watching gory scenes on the Telly.  How you intend to bring sense to America that “Might is NOT RIGHT”?. They bribed Obama with the Nobel Prize for Peace when he MERELY announced the closure of Guatamono bay. They are NOW fiddling needlessly with Iran. Iran is unlike Iraq. They are more intelligent and deadly. Like Israel, they have lots of scientific brains who can even destroy humanity if pushed needlessly like America does, if their backs scratched by America time and again. Not Americans. Americans, by nature are peace-loving and very friendly, we all know. Hence, my concern.

GOD: That’s a tall order, Ravi. I doubt if they would learn. However, it shall be taken care, Ravi. You please don’t lose sleep. I understand your LOVE for Americans. However, the ‘grand design of the cosmos’ would prevail. If Destruction like the 2004 Tsunami or 9/11 or 26/11 is required for mankind to become KIND, with every soul on earth, then, so be it.

WHY this ‘KOLAVERI’, God? Why sometimes you unleash the ‘D’ side in you?

Ravi: Sorry, God, I can’t fathom Destruction of that order for whatever reason. Not just you, ‘Every soul is Godly’; my daughters go further in saying that their doggie doll, the piano too are Godly! No one has any right to kill anyone. Why the hell you unleashed Tsunami at my brethren in the coasts of Indonesia, India and Srilanka in 2004? Why are you SO cruel sometimes? You took away everyone – The one prayed to you and the one who didn’t? WHY this ‘kolaveri’ GOD, from time to time’?

GOD: My child, destruction and construction are two sides of the same coin. Do you understand? Constructive large scale construction follows these destructions. Haven’t you seen how the lives of the Tsunami affected changed for the better than ever before? Look, till whole of ‘mankind’ BECOMES ‘manKIND’, my destructions will continue. However am not to be blamed for man-made destructions of oneself or inflicting on others and the effects of continued rape of the environment. These man-made can be prevented. That’s how the grand cosmic design is! So, You guys screw up yourself and those around you MORE than I screw you folks. I screw up nicely once a while. You guys torture body, brain and soul, one way or the other!! Hah Ha! Idiot, You are conveniently blaming me!

And what’s God’s entertainment?

Ravi: Super. You are NOW talking OUR language. Tell me, HOW come, most mythological creations were majorly with wars and women? Were you watching the entertainment happening on Earth?

GOD:. Watching you folks twist and turn, toss and tumble in LIFE is a great entertainment for our God fraternity, as you people watch evil soap operas on the Telly or gossip about fellow humans or cherish watching IPL.

Is GOD THEN an evil force?

Ravi: Hello God, you are showing your ‘evil’ nature here. You are talking like a sadistic Hitler or like Saddam’s elder son?

GOD: Stupid. Hitler was my creation. Saddam Hussein was my creation as well and so are his many official and non-official progenies. Mahatma Gandhi and Mother Teresa were also my creation. Each one had their roles to play; some played to perfection, some delighted me and some misused blatantly. The ones who misused….

Ravi: I know you are NOT a sweetie pie, God darling, “What did you do to the souls of especially Hitler, Gen Dyre”?

GOD: You have been to Sabarimala right? En-route the hill, have you not spotted a beggar with NO limbs, eyes gorged, but can speak well? HE carries Hitler’s soul in him. For the last sixty odd years he is there only. HE will spend another 80 years at the same place, begging for pardon. Need to explain where are the others?

Newly Inducted GODS

Ravi: Ayyo, you are deadly. Dunno what’s in store for me. You are scaring me, God! And where is Mahatma Gandhi’s soul NOW?

GOD: Chillax, my boy. As regards Gandhiji, he’s already part of our GOD Jr. fraternity. It’s like a ‘Hall of Nobility’ you may like to call – from time to time till they merge into the vast cosmos. The concept is like ‘Hall of fame’. And he deserves, doesn’t he? Mother Teresa has also joined the list. They are undergoing ‘induction programme’ now.

Ravi: Yes, MY LORD. we Indians have built a temple for Gandhiji in Orissa! By the way, there is a rumour mill doing rounds that the world would end by 2012! Have you planed any such thing?

GOD: Open your eyes and understand Evolution of species, mankind etc. and where ALL you folks on Mother Earth have grown from physiological, scientific and psychological perspective. See you soon. Take care.

Ravi: Thank you GOD for your time. Would love to touch base with you again… C you again soon…

Folks, hope you enjoyed this never happened ‘Interview with GOD’-Part II. No offences meant to anyone, including GOD. Understand and cherish the ‘juices’ and  the satirical humour without hurting anyone. Intend to continue this series as we are getting more questions from our friends. The interview with GOD series would have a common thread and that is…

“God is a hypothesis which can NEVER BE PROVED but CAN always be FELT. However, Godliness is present in everyone” - ‘Yours Truly’

AND there is NO right for anyone to kill anyone, be it animalistic animals or humane animals, humane humans or animalistic humans (Like me?) Hah Ha!

Signing off sending you all joules of positive energy. Please don’t forget to share that awesome energy, the constructive LIFE force with your lovely folks as well!

Cheers for a ‘Born Again’ weekend!

G&W Ravi

Hidden Treasure Series - Part II - On ‘Service and Sacrifice’

Dear Folks,

From the feedback received, from Singapore to Saudi  Arabia to Slovenia, I could understand that the previous blog on ‘love’ was well received and cherished by everyone. Here we go with the 2^nd part of the ‘Hidden Treasure’ series on ‘LIFE  EXPLORATIONS’, where we share with you the excerpts of that book, written by Shri.GRK, in the  form of a lively conversation between him and ‘Yours Truly’.

Ravi: A warm welcome to you Shri. GRK. You would be happy to note that our blog is slowly reaching the length and breadth of this cosmos. Hopefully they will get to read in Mars and Jupiter as well whenever Man gets there!

GRK:  That’s nice to hear, Ravi. You know, “Life is all about Caring and Sharing”. We are NOW going to share on THAT one aspect of LIFE which emanates from the highest compassion.

Ravi:  I guess you are referring to ‘Service and Sacrifice’. Please go ahead. Am all ‘ears’!

What is Service?

GRK: Ravi, “Service is a noble act. It is the result of the FEELING of a great concern to others and their situations. It emanates from the highest compassion and tender generosity to those who are in distress and suffering”.

Ravi: Again should it be conditional with expectations or unconditional?

GRK: Well, service does not have any expectations. It does NOT have utilitarian motives and conditions.

Ravi: However, today we find service being professionalized as well!

GRK: Service becomes a business or a bargain when it is professionalized. Thus, it loses the noble human touch. Also service cannot take place in between a superior and an inferior relationship. It does not have connotations of levels, inequality and privilege, obligation and gratitude.

Ravi: Oh! Allow me to share what I was seriously contemplating doing couple of years back. On seeing the plight of the ‘have-nots’ lacking a platform to excel, I wanted to promote their talents through G&W foundation - Spot, nurture & manage them; and run it like a business. Now, I understand that one should not mix business and service! Thanks a ton for getting this thought into my brain!

GRK: Well, Ravi, your thought is indeed noble.  However, you can help ‘enable’ provide a platform to the ‘have-nots’, in a myriad of ways. I know that you are a sincere ‘Enabler’ of people, aren’t you? Simply stick with/to that.

Ravi: Thank you so much. Shri. Perez also said the same. He would be happy hearing this. Will keep DOING the same and would never forget this nugget of wisdom!

Ravi: Moving on, yesterday, in Chennai, there was a festival and people were distributing food to everyone and the roads in Mylapore and Mandaveli were choked, with a ‘sea of humanity’. Is this also one form of service?

GRK: yes and NO.  yes, because some FEW hungry and parched throats get succor. However, quite often, unfortunately, service becomes a means of expression of one’s EGO. In fact, it is advocated in many traditional religions as a ‘modus operandi’ to attain the religious merit (punya),the doer of service feels it as his privilege and thus quench his/her ego. Not only that, he/she takes it as a means to attain moksha (realization-heaven-resurrection or nirvana).

 Moreover, in this spirit and context, and in this type of relationship, the spirit of service is lost. It becomes an unholy act with a utilitarian motive. Service is possible when only there is a genuine love  - nay a sacred love towards those who are suffering and the vulnerable. This ‘love’ is holy, unconditional and unexpecting anything in return. (from the recipients of service)

Ravi: Awesome! We got the ‘meat’ of the matter. However, with humans becoming more and more materialistic, parents and peers inducing  “marks race” into children and THEN “money race” taking over, can service THEN be taught?

GRK: NOT at all. Service canNOT be taught. Showing lip sympathy, pretending compassion, following usual courtesies and table-manners, do not substitute for a genuine throbbing compassion and love. This compassion is possible only in a heart of great innocence and spontaneity.

Ravi: Hmmm. Super. I need a break. Will be back in two minutes….

Ravi: Shri. GRK, I was thinking of the scores of women folks (Pardon me men-folk for this singling out) who sacrifice(d) themselves for the well-being of their near and dear ones. I guess there are plenty of examples of ‘humane’ humans in this cosmos, across religions who have done SUCH sacrifice(s). I for one could think of the yesteryear grandmas in India who have sacrificed their LIFE for their near and dear ones and still continue to do so amidst their failing health!

What is Sacrifice, THEN?

GRK: Am glad that you remember them fondly. Sacrifice is forgoing oneself and his/her intense desires so as to help others and their desires fulfilled. It is renouncing of oneself and his/her desires for the happiness and peace (fulfillment) of others. THUS, Sacrifice is the highest form of service.

Ravi: You know, in one our earlier blogs we have mentioned about Shri. KVR. Today, thanks to his altruism, single-handedly, without an iota of publicity, lives of 12,000+ people, mostly children of the ‘have-nots’  ARE changed for the better. And he toils at his 60+ age for the well-being of others. This service and sacrifice coming from a technocrat in this ‘digital age’ was astounding to me, akin to Warren Buffet-like and Bill Gates-like!

GRK: Ravi, if you observe keenly, realized souls like Shri. KVR are detached and they don’t SUFFER from the obsessions AND possessiveness of varied forms in this world. Also, they aren’t conscious that they are sacrificing and don’t want to make a name or fame out of it! Do you get the point?

Ravi: Very much. All I know is that Almighty has been kind enough to enable me BE in the company of such holy souls.  

Ravi: Onto sacrifice, can we compare the sacrifices done by various people - Say, if there was a ‘patti mandram’ or ‘Neeya Naana’(Debates of various kinds on the Telly) as to Whose sacrifice was greater – Say Mother Teresa or Mahatma Gandhi?

GRK: ‘That’ thinking itself is ‘simply STUPID’, my boy. In a nutshell, Sacrifice is possible when only there is no comparison between people and things. Thus it eliminates competition. Sacrifice is holy and altruistic. Hence, it is the highest form of service. Like Mother Teresa, Mahatma Gandhi… and living ‘humane’ souls like Shri. KVR, as you observed. Please dedicate this ‘piece’ in his honor.

Ravi: That would be wonderful. Will do.  However, please be assured that he may not read this ‘piece’ as he is ‘living’ it!

GRK: That’s fine, Ravi. We need to THINK of such souls and celebrate THEM as well, in a simple way, preferably when they  are alive. This way we are showing our unconditional love and affection towards such people.

“Can you allow me now to take leave Ravi, as it’s time for my evening walk?” Thanks for your time too. Next in the series will share what ‘Values’ are about, again the most confused word in today’s context, many a time we humans conveniently forgetting the ‘Universal Values’.

Ravi: Shri. GRK,I guess this ‘piece’ itself needs to be munched longer. So am gonna do that, so are our readers. Thank you so much for this sharing.  Look forward to our discussion next Friday.

Folks, hope you enjoyed this sharing like we both enjoyed sharing with you all – All pure ‘LIFE JUICES’ without any religious connotation, whatsoever. Is applicable and useful to all living humans of all sizes and shapes – from ‘haves’ or ‘have-nots’, whether one follows Religion A or Religion Z, are able-bodied or differently-abled!  However, watching Discovery channel, I observe that some ‘humane’ souls in the animal kingdom too practice what Shri.GRK has said!

I sign off with unbridled joy like a three-year old! Am turning “Naughty Two” (Sorry,42) next Saturday, however FEELING as young and agile as ever, like when I was 22 and of course wish to be ever-naughty like a child! No complaints from my wife, though! Hah Ha!

Cheers and all of you have a peaceful weekend. If possible, for the future of the ‘nature cursed’ but lovely Japanese and passionate Libyans wanting democracy! For best results for  them, picture them in front of your eyes, close your eyes and let your eyes point downwards on your right side! After 5 minutes of deep silence, take a deep breath and say aloud “YES, the Japs and the Libyans would get better”. Use your hands as a gesture to show your true love, the way u like. This way, we all can send ‘positive’ Universal Energy to them, in trickles, though, which the learned SAY that, it’s  abundant in the cosmos! Some, like my cousin sister, light candles, online or offline. The ‘pure’ thought is good enough, the methods may vary, isn’t it? Amen!

Anbudan

Ravi