Wake up God - I

All of us try to do good deeds, or at least do deeds that we think to be good. Why? Because we all fear God, believe that God exists & our karma, good or bad, catches up with us. Essentially, we try to be good for our own selfish motives, for we crave to lead a good life & be rewarded by God. If there is anything more compelling, its the fear of God striking us back for our bad karma, multiplying the punishment many times over.

The primary question however remains is, does God exist? I believe yes, he exists, but now-a-days it seems that He wakes up ONLY for the rich & successful; just like the law, the police & the banks. At the temples too, there are 2 queues (if not more), for the VIPs and for the ordinary masses (And they say, for Him, all are equal).

Everyday we come across people who have similar story to tell with varying characterizations. Find me one person who has not wasted his life's important years & sometimes even an opportunity of a lifetime for others? It could be you, your neighbour or a relative. These victims have risked their lives, careers, finances, relations, EVERYTHING - for others who ultimately dumped them unceremoniously once their use was over and done with.

And pray, what does God do to their dupers? He has rewarded the manipulators. The poor victims have lived as losers to see their tormentors enjoying success, all the while burning from within with helpless frustration & impotent anger which ruins their health, social standing and balance of mind, severly affecting their quality of life and their dependents', as well as ultimately shortening their life span.

The victims are never able to pay back the tormentors because they are scared. Scared of God. If their God, their conscience within, would have allowed them to harm, they would not have taken home the bitter taste of being used & abused in the 1st place, but would have struck back with a vengeance. Since he has God within him, the poor guy is left languishing, witnessing the glory of scoundrels who ruined him while the crooked one basks in glory earned out of victim's contribution?

The tormentor keeps intimidating perpetually; only the victim's identity changes. God neither punishes the guilty nor shows them their place under the Sun. The good ones suffer because they believe that God exists, & KARMA ticks.

Time to wake up, God... make Your presence felt, I would want to keep praying to You & not be out to scientifically verify Your very existance. (Not that this threat bothers You, You might only laugh off my thoughts as "being foolish" as I keep waiting to see your awakening.)

Kshitiz (21st January, 2007)
(Modified slightly on 1st February, 2009)