God>35 million and above
God’s unstoppable and his wok never stops. But there are many who’d like him to disappear. A few live in London.
Just read that many of the buses plying in London have the following painted on them: “God possibly doesn’t exist; so enjoy and have fun”. Apparently The Humanist Organization has spent 35million pounds advertising this concept. Why then add “possibly”? 35 million could have very well done without it. For all that money, any statement should be decisive.
I wonder how the atheists would react to a shift in their scans, a blow on their head, bankruptcy at their doorstep, an ailing friend, child or parent; I wonder how they go on. For me, my days start with fear. I live restlessly and in fear. My thyroids have gone haywire; my hyperactivity knows no bounds; I seek action and I find it…always. As much as I want laughter, I also know that I need to remember my losses. I find it strange when my last moment of having a Chinese lunch with my son at the Side Wok at Khan Market turns sour over a simple telephone call about my best friend being whisked off to the Intensive Care Unit in Apollo in Kolkata. My last planned minutes in Delhi, shopping at Oma and Good Earth were zillion miles away; I am heading towards Kolkata praying for my friend to be only conscious.
Even with a 35 million, you can neither wipe God away, or his miracles. Let’s hope He spins a few tonight.
17 Feb 2009
