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Thursday, February 11, 2010
god knows what is best for us.........
Few days back, my friend’s exam result were out. Unfortunately, he wasn’t able to clear the exam. And at the very night, he came to my home for a walk, he was so upset that time. And trust me on that, he had really worked hard for the exams. He was almost near to cry, and spitted out everything that was hanged heavy in his head. But among all the things, I noticed , that he was even blaming god.
Now , how can he blame god for something he wasn’t able to achieve. I wanted to correct him and explain him that whatever happens, it is for some good. But he was in all blues and so I thought to leave him on his own and waited for correct time to come, when I can explain him that god envy no one, nor he is partial to anyone. He is equal to all ……
Yesterday I was sitting with him, and the newspaper lying on the desk reminded me that I woke up so late that morning, that I wasn’t able to read newspaper. so I started reading the newspaper. I have no fancy for editorial pages but those pages, if read regularly ivokes lot of ideas in you. So thinking that I begin reading the article in the column “the speaking tree”. Yes, they are quite boring sometimes. But I continued. The title was “Fervent Prayers That Go Unanswered” by Rehana Ali. It goes like that –
This is the story of a little girl called Ranu, who grew up studying in a convent, where besides the three R’s, she was taught to pray.
‘‘Ask and you shall receive,’’ says the Bible and Ranu had been trained well in the art of ‘asking’. Not just that, she also learned to do small acts of kindness, to be generous and cultivate virtues. She was taught to remember that her Guardian Angel watched over her constantly.
In school, she and her other little friends prayed regularly for a variety of favours. Prayers included appeals for a bright, sunny morning on sports day, for flowers to bloom in the manicured school garden in time for the flower show, for seniors at school to perform well in their Board exams… the list was quite long.
Ranu also had her own little list of personal prayers that she was certain needed immediate attention. “Please, God, give the measles to Miss P Alvarez,” she pleaded, ‘‘…for giving me a zero in my drawing test.’’ But Miss Alvarez looked none the worse than she was; in fact, she seemed to look even better with each passing day. Reluctantly, the disappointed Ranu gave up on this.
She didn’t give up praying, however. ‘‘I’ve never fainted at morning assembly,’’ she informed Him, ‘‘though girls around me keep dropping like nine pins. I feel so jealous of them God, especially when they’re fussed over and given a glass of yummy orange juice. Can’t You let me have a blackout too, just once?’’ But no! He had decided to ignore her plea again.
Then her best friend Anju fractured a bone in her foot. Her foot was now in a cast, and Anju was turned into a hero overnight. Her classmates rallied around her to touch the cast and write little messages of encouragement on the plaster of Paris. Anju’s fan following grew by the day; they followed her around. Ranu’s heart was consumed by envy.
‘‘Can’t You do anything for me? I want to feel important, too. It’s just not fair. I want a fracture. Perhaps You could break my hand… No, on second thought, i need both hands to do my favourite needle work. Okay, my foot, but not the right one, please.’’
Ranu had no such luck. All her pleas seem to have fallen on deaf ears – why wasn’t He listening? It seemed as though she simply did not exist (for Him). She tried her best. She slid down the banisters backwards, raced up and down the staircase three steps at a time and even jumped off the swing in the hope that she would at least sprain her ankle. And what did she get in return? An unscathed body and a summons to appear before Mother Superior in her office!
‘‘Child, we have had enough of your wild ways. You will be gated. No morning walks for you for the next three weeks.’’
For Ranu, who loved nothing more than meandering in the woods that surrounded her school, this was an awful punishment. What would she do?
Later, much later, when life had moved on beyond childish dreams and innocent school girlish demands, when Ranu had grown to adulthood having weathered many challenges in life, she learnt the true value of prayers that go unanswered. And, that when He leaves some prayers unanswered, it is His way of showing that He knows what is best for us. He does answer every single prayer but in His own time and sometimes, when a prayer goes unanswered, that is the answer.
Now this was the thing I wanted to explain to my friend that day. Immediately I made him read this piece of knowledge which could help him to score good in his next attempt. and restore the faith in god.
I wish him all the best. May god bless him.
may god bless all.
Now , how can he blame god for something he wasn’t able to achieve. I wanted to correct him and explain him that whatever happens, it is for some good. But he was in all blues and so I thought to leave him on his own and waited for correct time to come, when I can explain him that god envy no one, nor he is partial to anyone. He is equal to all ……
Yesterday I was sitting with him, and the newspaper lying on the desk reminded me that I woke up so late that morning, that I wasn’t able to read newspaper. so I started reading the newspaper. I have no fancy for editorial pages but those pages, if read regularly ivokes lot of ideas in you. So thinking that I begin reading the article in the column “the speaking tree”. Yes, they are quite boring sometimes. But I continued. The title was “Fervent Prayers That Go Unanswered” by Rehana Ali. It goes like that –
This is the story of a little girl called Ranu, who grew up studying in a convent, where besides the three R’s, she was taught to pray.
‘‘Ask and you shall receive,’’ says the Bible and Ranu had been trained well in the art of ‘asking’. Not just that, she also learned to do small acts of kindness, to be generous and cultivate virtues. She was taught to remember that her Guardian Angel watched over her constantly.
In school, she and her other little friends prayed regularly for a variety of favours. Prayers included appeals for a bright, sunny morning on sports day, for flowers to bloom in the manicured school garden in time for the flower show, for seniors at school to perform well in their Board exams… the list was quite long.
Ranu also had her own little list of personal prayers that she was certain needed immediate attention. “Please, God, give the measles to Miss P Alvarez,” she pleaded, ‘‘…for giving me a zero in my drawing test.’’ But Miss Alvarez looked none the worse than she was; in fact, she seemed to look even better with each passing day. Reluctantly, the disappointed Ranu gave up on this.
She didn’t give up praying, however. ‘‘I’ve never fainted at morning assembly,’’ she informed Him, ‘‘though girls around me keep dropping like nine pins. I feel so jealous of them God, especially when they’re fussed over and given a glass of yummy orange juice. Can’t You let me have a blackout too, just once?’’ But no! He had decided to ignore her plea again.
Then her best friend Anju fractured a bone in her foot. Her foot was now in a cast, and Anju was turned into a hero overnight. Her classmates rallied around her to touch the cast and write little messages of encouragement on the plaster of Paris. Anju’s fan following grew by the day; they followed her around. Ranu’s heart was consumed by envy.
‘‘Can’t You do anything for me? I want to feel important, too. It’s just not fair. I want a fracture. Perhaps You could break my hand… No, on second thought, i need both hands to do my favourite needle work. Okay, my foot, but not the right one, please.’’
Ranu had no such luck. All her pleas seem to have fallen on deaf ears – why wasn’t He listening? It seemed as though she simply did not exist (for Him). She tried her best. She slid down the banisters backwards, raced up and down the staircase three steps at a time and even jumped off the swing in the hope that she would at least sprain her ankle. And what did she get in return? An unscathed body and a summons to appear before Mother Superior in her office!
‘‘Child, we have had enough of your wild ways. You will be gated. No morning walks for you for the next three weeks.’’
For Ranu, who loved nothing more than meandering in the woods that surrounded her school, this was an awful punishment. What would she do?
Later, much later, when life had moved on beyond childish dreams and innocent school girlish demands, when Ranu had grown to adulthood having weathered many challenges in life, she learnt the true value of prayers that go unanswered. And, that when He leaves some prayers unanswered, it is His way of showing that He knows what is best for us. He does answer every single prayer but in His own time and sometimes, when a prayer goes unanswered, that is the answer.
Now this was the thing I wanted to explain to my friend that day. Immediately I made him read this piece of knowledge which could help him to score good in his next attempt. and restore the faith in god.
I wish him all the best. May god bless him.
may god bless all.
Monday, January 25, 2010
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Saturday, January 2, 2010
aal izz not well !!
last month of the last year i.e. dec. 2009 was a complete pacakge of fun and learning. i appeared for three competitive exams, saw three outstanding movies, and went to so many cities.I celebrated christmas and new year with my friends. this year we had an home-made party for new year exclusively for us and it was a huge success.
i saw three movies this month, And all were outstanding. i remember once my sir said " vo movie, movie nahi jo dekhne ke baad 4-5 gante tak dimag mein gantiya nahi bajaye".
and all the movies i saw in the last month, mere dimag mein 2-3 din tak gantiya bajti rahi.
here let me tell you that, gantiya bajne ka matlab hai ki, you keep on thinking about the characters, story, music and every other thing about the movie. and same happened with me.
the movies were "PAA", "AVATAR", "THREE IDIOTS"
AVATAR came up with a very strong messege. and i have lot to write about this movie, but i am waiting to watch it in 3D.
On christmas, we friends went to watch three idiots, which was said to based on the famous novel by chetan bhagat- "five point someone". i had read the book earliar, and i liked it very much, so i was eagerly waiting for the movie sice i heard that they are making movie on this novel. and finally the had hit the theatres and we booked the tickets for the first day, and sadly, second show.
the movie was a full entertainer, we had a throat pain, out of laugh on the speech sequence of Chatur Ramalingam. and tears were tickling on Raju and Farhan stripping their pants. the book was moulded so well to give a very strong messege to the youths that "Strive for excellence and success would be chasing you".
but yesterday i saw in headlines that the movie is in controversy, for not giving proper credit to writer of the "five point someone" - chetan bhagat.
movie team is blaming chetan bhagat, that he is doing all this for publicity. but i think that it would not have been possible to make such a movie without the reference of this book. and some scenes and copied as it is from the book. then why didn't they gave his name is credit lines. obviously, he would have been hurt.
i remember that when slumdog millioniare movie came, vikas swarup was given proper credit for his book Q&A, though there were many scenes which were completely changed.
Now, aamir and prodution team has decided to file a case against chetan bhagat. whatever the result come, i really think that chetan deserves what he is asking for !!!!!!!!!
i saw three movies this month, And all were outstanding. i remember once my sir said " vo movie, movie nahi jo dekhne ke baad 4-5 gante tak dimag mein gantiya nahi bajaye".
and all the movies i saw in the last month, mere dimag mein 2-3 din tak gantiya bajti rahi.
here let me tell you that, gantiya bajne ka matlab hai ki, you keep on thinking about the characters, story, music and every other thing about the movie. and same happened with me.
the movies were "PAA", "AVATAR", "THREE IDIOTS"
AVATAR came up with a very strong messege. and i have lot to write about this movie, but i am waiting to watch it in 3D.
On christmas, we friends went to watch three idiots, which was said to based on the famous novel by chetan bhagat- "five point someone". i had read the book earliar, and i liked it very much, so i was eagerly waiting for the movie sice i heard that they are making movie on this novel. and finally the had hit the theatres and we booked the tickets for the first day, and sadly, second show.
the movie was a full entertainer, we had a throat pain, out of laugh on the speech sequence of Chatur Ramalingam. and tears were tickling on Raju and Farhan stripping their pants. the book was moulded so well to give a very strong messege to the youths that "Strive for excellence and success would be chasing you".
but yesterday i saw in headlines that the movie is in controversy, for not giving proper credit to writer of the "five point someone" - chetan bhagat.
movie team is blaming chetan bhagat, that he is doing all this for publicity. but i think that it would not have been possible to make such a movie without the reference of this book. and some scenes and copied as it is from the book. then why didn't they gave his name is credit lines. obviously, he would have been hurt.
i remember that when slumdog millioniare movie came, vikas swarup was given proper credit for his book Q&A, though there were many scenes which were completely changed.
Now, aamir and prodution team has decided to file a case against chetan bhagat. whatever the result come, i really think that chetan deserves what he is asking for !!!!!!!!!
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