My God

Bangalore or Bengaluru is the city where I live. It's called the Garden city of India. It's very beautiful with those Green parks, Beautiful climate, Birds chirping, Fresh air - inexplicable beauty or may be I am lying. Bengaluru used to be like one such city but not now.

I was on my morning walk today and was shockingly surprised to see my city looking so green. The road was clean and tidy. I wasn't able to spot any garbage anywhere. People who were walking with me had a lovely smile on their faces. I couldn't spot anyone accessing mobile phones and narrowing his entire world into that small device. I could see a lot of people talking to each other while walking, sharing a smile with each other adding on to the beauty of this nature. Some people were sitting on park benches and talking about their life. It was happiness everywhere. I was taken aback at this sight. I saw a lot of trees on the roadsides which I had not seen the last night. Everything has changed overnight. Then I saw this stranger who was of my age, my height, my body size and then I realised that I was looking at someone who looked exactly like me. He looks like my identical twin or perhaps my Doppelganger.

I was awestruck to see him, however he was looking at me with a smile and asked me to sit beside him. He had this aura that none would be able to deny his request. I was not able to keep my eyes off him and then after a moment he asked me if I am comfortable enough to talk. I nodded and said, "Yes".

He said, "How's life treating you brother?"

I replied, "I ain't sure how life is treating me as I don't know what life is. I have a Family, a Job, Friends, House, Vehicle and I am healthy enough to take care of them but I still don't know what life is and where it is. I am confused about everything. People say life is beautiful but I had seen only pain in my life. People say the World is beautiful but I had seen only garbage, death and bloodshed all across the World. So, I ain't sure how life is treating me. I think I should say Life is treating me well as I am still alive".

He just smiled at me.

I turned at him and asked, "Who are you?. You look exactly like me".

Smile was again his answer.

On seeing my curiosity, he responded after a moment, "You can call me as your brother. If you ask my name then I ain't sure what to say. I have thousands of names. Some call me Jesus, some call me Allah, some call me Krishna. Everyone calls me in a different way. I don't complain about it as I have never asked them to call me in any names".

It took a while for me to decipher what he meant. I smiled at him. He looks like me, yet he says he is God. How can that be possible?

I am an Atheist. I don't believe in God yet I am sitting with someone who claims to be God. How can that be possible? I ain't Paresh Rawal of Oh! My God movie.

Too many questions in my mind. I was apprehensive of asking it to him as I wasn't sure to continue this conversation with him.

Immediately, he asked me one question. "Tell me why do you think life is not beautiful?"

I replied,"My elder brother passed away when I was just 13 years old. I was not able to keep my parents happy. I was not able to give all the goodness and comfort to my kid. I was bullied in my childhood for not being Fair. I was made fun of my appearance. The list is endless. Do you want me to continue?"

Again with that that contagious smile he replied, "Your elder brother had to be called back from his human form. I gave you all the strength to overcome your loss. I made your younger brother tall and strong and gave him the charm of your elder brother so you will never miss him. I gave you a father and mother who had taken their precious time to teach you the difference between good and bad and yet you decided not to take up their words. Look at my complexion, It's the same as yours. I am sure you won't be complaining about it now. You are created in this way because everything has a purpose. Have you ever complained this to someone who is less healthier than you? The beauty of life doesn't lie on your outfit or on your physique. It depends on your mind. That's the place where you live, that's where you allow others to live. That's were a part of mine lives".

I wasn't sure if I was convinced with his answer. I was staring vacantly at him and asked, "If you're God, then why don't you stop all the wars that's happening in your name?"

He asked me,"What's my name?"

I said, "So many names. You asked me to call you as Brother. I don't know what to call you."

He said,"That's where everyone went wrong. Like I said before, people call me in different names and they look at me from different angles. I gave you a beautiful Earth to live. I was living with you in this Earth. When I gave you this universe, my idea was to live with you as one among you and so I decided to be in everyone of you, and in everything of your's. You, people, thought that I went to some other place or I am leading you from somewhere else. So you decided to look for me or may be to imprison me. You guys came up with different opinions. You guys came up with different methods. Some of these people thought their way was better than the others. They started forcing you to follow their method. After a point of time, you guys lost the track. You missed the point behind the action. Instead of trying to know what you're looking for, you started to follow what others were following. You started quarrelling with each other. All these fights made me weak and I had to hide. Some of you were able to find me, but you chose not to listen to their words. People say that they get a positive energy when they are meditating and some say that they were able to find me. let me ask you this: What do you do when you meditate?"

I replied,"I try to keep my mind calm, so that I can find you (God)".

He responded,"You meditate in order to shed away your ego, your mask, your enmity with the world. That's the time when you become 'You.' That's when you have a clear mind. That's when you will be able to love everyone and everything. That's when you will be able to see me. ".

I was hearing a beeping noise now which was quite disturbing. He stood up, looked at me and spoke one more time, "You saw me today because I am safe enough to walk through this street. It's beautiful. You are talking to each other. You are loving each other. You are happy and you have given me an opportunity to walk among you. This is what this world is meant to be, a place where people live happily. You don't need me to live happily. You need only you to live happily".

That beeping noise hurt my ears again. Everything started fading away. It's all darkness and a ray of light was forcing my eyes to open. I opened my eyes to realise that it's time to wake up. With a spirit full of positive energy, I am writing this blog to share my positive energy with you.

"MAY WE BLESS EACH OTHER SO THAT OUR GOD LIVES HAPPILY AMONG US"