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...