Monday, September 13, 2010

Bury the worry

“I do not want to be a believer. I want to be the knower,” said Rabindranath Tagore. “I want to be innocent enough so that existence reveals its mysteries to me.” Profound words.
When I read this I remembered a Tamil actor I interviewed years ago. “I am a God-fearing guy,” he told me. I instantly asked him, “Why should we fear God? Should we not love God?”
It’s sad that fanaticism is on the rise. Wish more and more people realise that God is global and unifying, not divisive. I and a dear blog friend always address God as GG (Global God).
OK, no serious stuff. Let’s bury worry and go for a joke.
The barber asked Mulla Nasruddin, “What happened? You are losing hair fast.”
“Worries,” replied Mulla.
“What worry?”
“About losing my hair.”

28 comments:

  1. lol...! i should not worry about losing my hair. hmm..! great post. well i always consider god as my friend :)

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  2. You mix the serious and not so serious so well.

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  3. Hmm I couldnt agree more about fanaticism being on the rise..its sad..

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  4. Hair is my favourite subject.I have lost all.

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  5. Life is indeed a mystery, and it nice to be surprised along the way, and let the mystery unfold itself at its own pace. No use worrying about the future, for every moment of your present has become your future, the best thing is to live every moment and cherish it.

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  6. Method to reach God is divisive. Interpretation of the God is divisive. Liked the joke part :)

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  7. Fanaticism is definitely on the rise and its sad!!
    And I don't believe in God (an entity who is supposed to look over us)
    I believe in spirits and many other supernatural stuff, but not God!!
    The joke was nice :)

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  8. This is an awesome post... !!! just loved the way you mixed both... !!!!

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  9. LOL, it was interesting to read a serious issue being dealt with in a warm, witty way. Great writing indeed coz its also thought provoking.

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  10. Words of wisdom and a dash of humor ! Great post as always :)

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  11. nice point on god fearing part... never thought abt it though :D
    the same joke seems to be happening with me now :P

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  12. Hey Ramesh,I've another blog'we even cry the same way',
    Come visiting sometime when u r free..

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  13. I was serious when I started reading the post but ended up laughing in the end:-) Good one!!

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  14. That was bonkers. Why fear God? Awesome

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  15. I always consider God as ma friend. We have to be afraid of human beings LOl..

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  16. OK! I know now why I am losing my hair! :) Keep posting jokes, they do wonders to a normal day!

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  17. Wisdom with humour uh? U are one of a kind yaar!

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  18. Really nice post both the serious and the not so serious!

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  19. So sad and yet so true that fanaticism seems to be on the rise. Thanks for another thought- provoking post that combines wit with wisdom.

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  20. Those who trust should fear God as well.We love our parents, weren't we afraid of them as children?God is eternally loving and kind,but he is"god" to expect something from us.It is easy to talk about a Global God, and sounds good as well,but does it work out that way?
    Whatever, I liked your style.

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  21. Great humour as always. What did you do for the eid holidays?

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  22. I agree with you there.
    Purpose of life is to achieve oneness with God./
    That becomes easier when we consider
    God as our friend and then the distance shrinks.

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  23. lolz...this post reminds me ofone common joke among me and my frnds...
    Q/ hey u losing hair....??
    A/ nah...its autmn and i am shedding..lozz

    gud one ..

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  24. Love and fear should be balanced, love for the bounties He has cherished, and fear not to loose or taken away.

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  25. GG is there for balding worries too!
    Or so claims a leaflet from Gulf Gate!

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  26. Haha...Subu got it right. Although, sometimes I worry about you. Gotta talk to GG about that ;)

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