Dear lovers
of truth and peace,
The
daily proverb of this phoney age, "Who cares about the TRUTH as long as
we feel goody goody?” seems to me, an accurate one. On the occasion of Gandhi jayanti (October 2nd, 2012), the very undisputed element, highlighted in Capital between the words of quotation, has irked
the father of our nation and many of similar nature.
Wouldn't it be lovely if we
could step back into a society where we were free from falsehood, violence,
strife and unrest, where everything was at peace and no one was having trouble
or even causing it? Wouldn't it be so delightful if we
could turn back the clock and take ourselves back to the early days of our
society when there were no technical hitches, complications, troubles or
disputes? Hello, please pull back your
rich dream, for as a matter of fact, there never was such a time.
Today what annoys and
shocks me equally, the most, is when I think, of how the truth is
presented in the society. In the recent commercial Ad of Wild Stone
(which says, IT HAPPENS: Readers, take my word, Nothing
happens). Except a few 100 rupee notes which may fly from
your pocket to the Manufacturers bank account), but we hardly care about
this truth. Another case could be seen easily in the sittings of the Parliament
which are broadcasted; giving us a glimpse of how truth is distorted and the
effort taken to suppress it, in countless other forms. One such inglorious
illustration is the way they throw the Plastic Chair on each other in
the Parliament House to show their sign of violence, grief and authority and to suppress the untold truth.
What
can we expect when stuff like this takes place in our country? Where can we
find truth? Who can enlighten us about
it? How to make it happening and relevant in our life? I think for us, the
answer could be found only in Holy Scriptures which is there lying near to our
T.V sets, in the Kitchen, on the Dining Table, deep inside our Shelf corner, under the pillow or in
our Office bag.
Do
I feel I am doing more "excellent ministry" as a Priest than I might
have done as a CEO, teacher, doctor, engineer, nurse, probation officer, lawyer
or a social worker? I believe that my
first responsibility as a Reverend is to uphold and preserve the truth and
bring back the lost peace lost due to falsehood. The bottom line; if we
follow it and make half of it to occur, then there will be a reduced amount of
deceit, violence, hatredness, bloodshed, hostility and in return for this
commendable life, the highest symbol of honour known as “Children of God” will
be bestowed to us.
May
our Lord help us to hold on to the simple but magnificent truths of life.
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