YET ANOTHER FOOL ....

This is what 'someone' feels : :

"Im not falling for it. How can some powerful being control all of us? Gods just like Santa Clause for adults. Made up so well be good all year. I mean nothing is wrong with being good but god is just something to cast all your problems on. Instead of coming to real terms with things you say "It was gods doing" or whatever. Praying and such for miracles is just the lazy mans way out. Instead of trying hard to accoplish things you pray instead and wait for it to get dropped in your lap. I think its crap. I have faith and strength that i can only find in myself and no one else. Maybe Im god???"

This is what I feel ::

Can you tell how this universe came into being?Or what lies beyond the galaxies?

How did the first human come into being?From where did the first sapling orginate?

Can you stop the earth going round the sun or make it move in the reverse direction?

Can you give me lifelong health?Can you give life to a dead person?

Can you make yourself invisible?

Will you sacrifice your life, if it means saving the whole mankind?

Can you stop a volcano from erupting?

Can you tell me what life ahead has in store for me?

Will you forgive the person who killed your parents, robbed you off your life's saving or raped your sister?

If you can do all this, then "YES,you are God,because being God doesnt mean being self confident and independent.It means being all-powerful,all-knowing and ever forgiving"

A Question and an Answer

This is question put up by a 24 year old guy form Beijing,China.He belongs to the Muslim community. This was what he felt...

QUESTION: IS ISLAM THE CAUSE OF ALL EVIL?

How many times have we heard this, a woman beaten by her husband for showing 1 inch of skin, a man shot death for not praying 6 times in the mosque or as a reward for suicide bombing you can receive 70 virgins? Worst of all, the media implied these are the laws and rules of Islam.

All of those lies have major flaws, perhaps the case is true, but it is not a part of the teaching or doctrine of the Islamic holy book.

First of all, a woman, if she is highly religious, can choose to cover her body. In fact in the free west a woman now doing so (dressing like a Muslim) might find her self a target of abuse an

spit. yes she will probably be spat on for believing and doing what she does.

How about praying? You need to pray only 5 times a day; again you can choose to do so if you are a religious person. Who said you must go to Mosque 6 times a day? Just 1 time every Friday, the equalant to the Christian Sunday, is enough for a Muslim man to go to the Mosque.

Suicide bombers... do I need to say so much? 1400 years ago when Islam was created, there weren't any suicide bombers around. Why are there so many now? Perhaps this is a difficult question for an American or Brit to answer.

The American propaganda machine adores the rule of thumb that if enough times repeat, lies will eventually become truth.

Who in this forum knows Islam? How many of those Americans even know the basic rules of Islam? How many ever even had a look at a Quran? I can tell you it will be Zero... perfect pray for the American propaganda machine.

Time for crusades! Everyone get your pitchforks and torches and let's kill some Muslims! (sarcasm)

MY ANSWER :

I totally agree with what you feel.

I live in a society where there are as many number of religions and customs as there are people.I cant truthfully say that there is perfect harmony all around all the time, still it wouldnt be a lie if i say that we manage to cope up, outlive our differences and live together happily enough.Even then,we hear about outbursts of religious intolerence now and then but we manage to settle them and go on with our life.

I have both Hindu, Muslim and Christian friends.And though we believe in God and try to reach out to him in different ways,our differences end there. I have never felt that my Muslim friends are any different from others in the any way they interact or in the way they share their warmth,joys and sorrows with me.

My best friend(I know him for the past 6 years)is a Muslim.And this fact hasnt made any difference in our relationship.Infact, he is the best human being I know.

What many of us tend to forget or rather, fail to understand is that religion-belief in God-can never be the cause of evil.Evil and destruction orginates in the human mind,and religion is just an excuse to go on with the devilish scheme. There is no religion that gives us humans the right to kill,no religionthat advises us not to forgive,no religion which preaches us to take revenge...

They call it 'Jihad'-the Holy war in the name of Allah.Does the Holy Quranask its followers to kill innocent people?Has Allah asked them to shed blood?What right do they have to take life that Allah had given?Does Allah need their help to go on a war(if indeed He wants to?)Do they really respect the verses gives in the Holy Quran?Shame on them..They are a minority, still they are the black sheep in the Muslim community.Its because of them that the whole world is looking at all Muslims as terrorists,murderers and suicide bombers.. Its because of them that millions of fellow Muslims around the world have to suffer injustice,pain and shame every minute..

And Mr.Bush,a non muslim,is the worst terrorist that the world has seen.He destroyed a country.No other terrorist has made such large scale destruction.This plain fact proves that you dont have to be a Muslim to be a KILLER.

REFLECTIONS--days at college

Finally what I had been waiting impatiently for these last 5 years is just a few days away. I had wanted the end to come so very badly and that’s what I have got. But am I happy? I don’t know for sure…

It’s a pity that man who has transcended such great heights in various fields of technology hasn’t yet been able to invent a ‘dam’ powerful enough to check the flow of TIME. If such a thing had been invented and if it was within my power to use it, maybe I would have used it….. just this once.

I have always been excitedly dreaming and planning in much detail about my future life, when I should have been enjoying my days at college. Here at college, I have had my share of joys too, yet, I had always wanted to experience what lay beyond. And now that day is slowly dawning , peeking at me from the horizon… The time is ripe to grasp my carefully woven dreams and turn them into reality. All that excitement I had buried deep within me during those 5 years of waiting…is it still there? Am I really full of confidence and happiness as I had expected ? Is there truly a tiny, barely audible voice telling me that , while I am getting what I had wanted all along, I am losing something precious in turn….Or is it my imagination playing tricks on me?

I never thought I would feel this way. Me, who has always been distinct.

I have had 5 years of college life. And until now I had thought I have had more than my share. College days are said to be the most valuable days in one’s life. Everyone says so. I have heard it repeated often enough. Uncles, aunties, grandpas and grandmas-they all miss it. It’s the days of their youth, liberation and hell lot of revolutions after all. I don’t blame them. But, I have always yearned to be a complete adult ,to earn my own living, to finally stand on my own legs. And finishing my studies and GETTING OVER with my post graduation was my first priority. I have never been addicted to my life at college, like so many of my fellow beings. I have boasted about it to my close friends( only close friends since others would surely mistake it for detachment).

But time has proven that I belong to the brood. As much as might try to be different, I have been chiseled from a similar block of stone. I haven’t escaped at all. I can feel that element of uneasiness all too clearly. I didn’t want this to happen. This wasn’t what I had planned all along. I thought I would be the happiest person to leave all this behind and take that first step forward towards my actual adulthood.

I am confused. Does that throbbing of my heart mean happiness or am I unhappy? That old thrill is indeed there when I think of my future. I am nervous too, now that I have to leave the shelter and protection of my parents and look at my life face- to-face. There would be new responsibilities too. Because every coin has two sides. YIPPIES !!!! ….My life…with independence …taking my own decisions…..earning my own living…that first salary….becoming an earning member of my family…learning to protect my parents and ceasing to be someone who needs protection….I have landed up with a job too already…campus selection… in a reputed firm with a bulky pay sum…. Of course, there is reason to be happy…

But 5years isn’t a short period of time. Knowingly or unknowingly, its easy to get attached to a place that has provided you shelter for so long. The breathtakingly beautiful landscape, the bluish-green hills, the fog covered hilltops, the green fields which turn golden yellow at the time of harvest as if an unseen artist had been at work, the frequent gong of bells from the nearby temple on the left, the mosque on the right ……and perched somewhere in between is my home for the past 5 years.

I still remember my first glimpse of this place. I was delighted with the sheer beauty of the place. It was wonderful, and the landscape…. it was mesmerizing. It was a time when I had felt that I needed a break from my hometown and I fell in love with this place at first sight. But as the days passed my initial excitement grew damp. My days grew more hectic with studies, exams and what not…. Nature gradually failed to capture my interest. And, now when time is short to enjoy all this, when the time to change my place of shelter is fast approaching, I think I am falling in love with this place all over again.

Then, there’s my classmates… my companions with whom I have shared so many joys and sorrows, triumphs and failures, tortures and revolts….Attachment doesn’t come easily to me ,but when I realize that I may not even see the majority of them again in this lifetime….

Its now that I realize how truly it is said that the depth of attachment and love can be clearly measured by the pain you feel when you get separated. Still, its ironical that I never knew that all this held a place in my heart until its time to let go…I didn’t know that I cared…Funny isn’t it?

The door to my next phase of life is open and its beckoning me.Whether I want it or not that’s my way, my life and somewhere there beyond that open door lies my future. And to me its full of beautiful promises.

Maybe, all those who came this way before me and had stood in this threshold had felt this confusion. Maybe, its not some thing new at all. Maybe, each and everyone who has stood in my place has felt this mixture of happiness and sorrow, same as me..Only, this time, its my turn. Only the player has changed, the feeling is just the same.. And many more will follow me, the years to come..

I believe in God.
I believe in my future.
I choose to be happy.

I am happy.

First goal MET.....

Yippiiiieeeesss!!! I AM SO HAPPY.....I HAVE LANDED UP WITH A JOB, THAT TOO AT A MULTINATIONAL COMPANY...

What if I could PREDICT my Future?

I have often wondered what it would have been like if I had the power of PREDICTION. Would knowing the varied turns my life would take in future beforehand, have helped me mould my life in a better manner ? Would it have made me a better human being worthy of the time God granted me here, in this beautiful world? Would it have helped me fulfill all my little dreams, eliminate all those elements of pain which haunt me and attain that peak of happiness which man of the present world can only dream of? Would it have helped me prepare myself better to face everything, made me less callow and inept?

Life is a challenge…..The challenge element of it do get inert at times, but is ever present. And the success and happiness you get out of life is directly related to your tactfulness in outgrowing the problems life throws at you. And if we knew what we would have to face wouldn’t it have made us better prepared and couldn’t we have even taken measures so that the problems do not occur at all.

The teachings of Lord Buddha say that in order to attain tranquility in life the only thing one has to do is extinguish all his desires and expectations. Easily said, than done for us simple mortals. Because what is life without dreams? Dreams and the hope that our dreams would get fulfilled sooner or later, provides the incentive to work for a better future. Because colourful dreams are the driving force of life.

Life is a gift too. A gift from the Almighty who gave us life with the belief that we would utilize His gift to the fullest extend. And it’s the people who lose hope, lose the confidence that their dreams will be prolific, think of this powerful gift as a disadvantage.

Have belief in God because He knows best. Trust Him with the fact that if He gave you life, He had a purpose too. And if He had bestowed you with the power of prediction, would life have remained a challenge? Is there a place for challenge if there is no place for surprise? Because if we knew what life had in store for us, there is obviously no surprise. What's Life without challenges to inspire us and push us forward? And would we Dream if the whole of our life is like an open book for us? There would be no place for dreams too….In short, life would have lost its meaning…Life would have lost its mystery, even its purity…’Prediction’ could have dampened and destroyed the basic essence of life.

So, want to know more about your life? Take a deep breath, open your mind and heart, and start living, because there is no better way to find out. God knew what He was doing when he stopped short of giving us the power to predict and learn things about ourselves before the time was ripe enough.
By the way, He is ALWAYS right, isn’t He?

Forgiving Heart-an asset

Forgiveness is the fragrance the violet sheads on the heel that crushes it. Its takes an IDEAL heart to forgive, especially when the emotions run high. To FORGIVE doesnt essentially mean to FORGET. Is possible to forgive someone, without forgetting the pain the other had subjected you to ? And when i say that "Yes, it is possible", i speak from my own experience.

I am an emotional person right to the core.But if you try to verify this statement from my circle of friends, the answer you would most probably get is that i am a bold character who doesnt get emotionally disturbed easily....Well, i am not an expressive person when it comes to distress. But, the truth is i get dislodged easily. Especially when people with whom i am in intimate terms hurt me, i find it hard to forgive them. It stays in my heart for a very long time.And the misery that i go through, at those times cannot be told in words.Its so painful, that i get distracted in my work, even lose my appetite.This may continue for days depending on the person who offended me and on the type of offense.

My life used to be horrible, until i finally learned that it is doing ME more harm ,than the other person by not forgiving him/her.As i told, forgiving a person neednot mean you have to forget the entire incident. It would be a foolish act to forget how a person had treated you and fall into his prey-list once again.REMEMBER...so that you know what to expect from that person,understand what kind of friend he/she is... but beyond that, leave everything to God.

A scheming mind and a heart filled with revenge, hatred and anger can only bring more pain and agony to the owner.Infact, more to the owner than to the person to whom these negative emotions are directed.When God created the human heart, He well-equipped it with the necessary elements required to hold emotions like happiness,love,satisfaction.....But He somehow forgot about the negative emotions..When a heart breeds the so called negative emotions , that heart is prone to health complications like high blood pressure,hypertension,stress....the list is a long one..., and worst of all one forgets to see the good things in life.

Abraham Lincoln once quoted, "Arent you destroying your enemies when you make friends out of them ?" I truely feel its right to infer from the quote that we are reducing (if not destroying) our enemies and also making our own life worthwhile to live when we forgive them..

Ever thought of the best gift you received? As simple as it may seem,an intriguing and thought-provoking question.If i am asked what my best gift was, i have a definite and ready answer...The person who presented me the most valuable gift - GOD himself, and the gift-MY LIFE.

But if you had asked me the same, some 3 years ago my answer would have been quite different.It took me years to realize the importance and the purpose of my life. And,yet i feel I am lucky because it wouldnt be exaggeration if i say that there are many in this big, wide world who follow the vicious cycle of life and death without the meaning of their lives dawning on them.

Its truely said that life is not a bed of roses.But its equally true that there are no rose bushes without thorns.Every life has a purpose of its own,and once you understand this hidden reason you will find life a pleasure,come what may.You will find the inner strength and the confidence to face pain and misery if you understand the reason why you are here.The irony in it is that, it might take your entire life to find out this purpose.God has his own way of telling things and who are we to interfere?

You were created for a special reason.Your life is a gift of God. Live your life to the fullest...There is always God to take care of you. Have TRUST in Him.