CHAPTER 18
01. No action. Rest. No talk. Silence. No thought. Meditation.(provided you dont fall asleep).#meditation
02. The Second World War (1939-45)would
have been witnessed only persons,who are 75 or over.And that excludes most
politicians,bureaucrats,
and
celebrities of today. That war ,is easily the largest
immediately preceding major catastrophy,that shook the world,before carona. And
thee is one majordifference
between the two wars. In that war man was pitted against man whereas Men stand
united now: #corona
.
03. You can meet a boss.
Listen to him. Talk to him. Maybe even discuss with him. But oh,no!
Not argue with him, as that will put you on the way out.#boss
04. Corona has closed all
doors to outside world. This gives man a chance to peep inside himself, if he is
temperamentally so inclined. Or else ,TV is there
to
keep the mind engaged without a break.#corona
05.Most peole do not
understand the diffeence between God and Govt. Govts cannot solve every
problem,that confronts Man,or meet his every need. That, only
God can. #God
06. Corona viruses enter the human body , get
attached to the organisms there,and eat them up for their sustenance. That is
its nature. The human body becomes alert and produces
antibodies to fight the virus.That is its nature.Fierce fighting ensues,and if
the antibodies win ,virus dies.If the virus wins the man dies. That
is
also very fair. But then a doubt arises.Who created the vius,who
created the antibodies,and who kindled and umpired the fight between them,and
why?
Answer: God,God,God..Now oh God, I wonder what you are!#corona
07.A
soap,a talcum powder, an oil, a perfume, a sight or
sound, music or speech, a drink,or even a
recollected memory of a past event--any of these can temporarily
affect
our mood,and alter our course of thinking for the
moment for good or for evil. So fragile we are.#mood
08.You can legitimately ask/wonder where God is,or
what He looks like, or why He does certain things (like tolerating evil),or why
He does not do certain things.But you can't ask whether He is. That will not
hold water .#God
09. Anybody can see God's hands in all that we see(or
even can't see, like CORONA virus). But He does not show up His face. That is
the problem.#God
10. Little star,Little star,how I wonder what you
are..Philosophy starts at kindergarten level.#God
11.If only God can show up His face,for a change,atleast for a few seconds, to
one and all (not only to the enlightened ones),then there won't be any religious
wars
on earth. #God
12.There was a great blackout in NEWYORK in 1965,which
left 30m people w/o electricity for 13 hrs.The report that there was a
babyboom after 9 months,was
discounted as URBAN LEGEND by The Population Assn of U.S.A. Later
on,a study in 2013,of the
rolling blackout in Columbia concluded that, had the
whole
of Columbia lost power for a year, an addl 27000
children would have been born. (http://cep/lse/ac/uk/pubs/download/dp1247.pdf)
.The corona lockdown beware!#corona
13. A
journalist was sore over the deleterious effect on India,caused by foreign based
social media of giant proportions.Any special reasons for India not sporting its
own social media?Certainly,technical inadequacy or financial constraint cannot
be the reason.#media
.
14. People expect with childish glee,that India will be the receptacle for all
the industries,quitting China for various reasons (after corona). We forget for
a moment,the resulting pollution,the destruction of natural resources,inroads
into agriculture, the resulting wide disparities in income and the erosion
of human values.We dont realise that plenty is not the absolute hallmark of
happiness,which actually lies in between plenty and penury.#industry
15. If corona does not chastise people,nothing else will.#corona
16. Millions can be made only in industry or politics. Capital sets the limit in
industry. In politics,the sky is the limit.#politics
17.Justice exists only in the dictionary--not in real life. Or so it
appears.#justice
18.Publicity and secrecy have their respective roles to play.If out of place or
time,both can be disastrous.#publicity
19. It is held by some that when public health is at stake finance should not be
a constraint.But then finance plays a role whether you assign or not. If your
wife is terribly sick and you have no money and no scope to beg,borrow or
steal,what can you do exactly? Suffer in silence. And a govt is no
different. Manipulation of finance has limits.There is always a difference
between God and Govt,even when the demand is fair and just. You cannot expect
from Govt all that you expect from God. eg.CORONA.#govt
20. An elephant was killed with fruit packed with a bomb. No doubt cruel and
there was a furore. But actually man has all along been killing innocent animals
and birds
for food or even sport. Nobody got furious,or shed tears on hearing the word
CHICKEN ROAST. How come?#killing
21. Mounting misery around the world with the advent of corona,is bound to shake
Belief in the minds of all right thinking people,unless they are stubborn
addicts with sealed minds.#corona
22.From the present fighting status,Corona may push mankind to wait and watch
situation.Something akin to truce in world wars.But that will not work out
either.A very tricky situation indeed. Corona wants the proverbial pound of
flesh and we cannot afford to give.#COVIDー19
23.Ever since Corona has landed,our future is in guessland.#Corona
24.Existence of God is a perfectly rational concept. But,assumption of his
constant attention or benevolence,is a shaky notion fraught with dire
consequences..#god
25.Opposition parties and judiciary are two formidable forces to reckon with for
any govt. Of these ,the opposition parties revel in embarrassing the Govt with
impossible demands on behalf of electorate. As regards the judiciary they may
lay excessive emphasis on liberty,fundamental right and justice
to the core,and govts may not be able to comply with their norms in real life
situations. This is a dilemma all govts have to face.#govt
26. To wrench a life from the claws of death,and give it an extention,with
artificialrespiration,mechanical feeding and the like,for prolonged periods,
with little hope for the restoration of even near normal living ,may be a
medical wonder,but a philosophical blunder#life
27. The prevalence of BELIEF, in the hearts of millions, in the face of all the
surrounding sorrow and grief in abundance (like corona if one needs an example),
without any thirst for an explanation,or more correctly a justification, is
simply astounding.#God
28.When
simmering discontent between friends comes to surface,it can either result in
welcome resolution of longstanding misunderstanding,or heaven forbid,lead to a
tragic breakdown of relations forever. Caution and luck are the need of the
hour.#relations
29.If a person does not open up to anybody,under any trying circumstances,others
will have only a telescopic view of his travail,not a microscopic view. Under
these circumstances, neither can be blamed.#temperament
30. Action based on a concept of right and wrong,unmindful of consequences,is
principle driven.Action based on a consideration of consequences only,unmindful
of the principles if any trampled upon,is hailed as diplomacy.#diplomacy
31. Corruption must be dealt with on par with murder.Or else no chance for its
eradication.And there is no point in asking us to live with it,like corona
for instance. Corona is a mysterious virus,but coruption a man made one. Death
penalty is an excellent remedy.#corruption
32. The reception for any idea varies inversely as the weight it carries. Less
the substance and more the glamour, the greater is the popularity and the louder
the applause.#ideas
33. We are not fighting carona.Actually we are playing hide and seek with it
(like lock down),buying time till vaccine arrives. We are in the warfront
unarmed.#corona
34. An actor laughs or cries at the discretion of the Director. In fact we are
all doing the same. The line of control may not be visible tothe naked eye.#God
35. Principles and pleasure do not always go together.#principles
36. Perhaps man'plight is Maker's delight.#God
37.The object of all business is to make money,by rendering a service. Social
media is no different.But their
definition of service, maybe,includes disservice. One policeman mercilessly hits
a man,or one doctor neglects one patient,or one engine driver
is
drunk one day..all this goes viral.People feel as if all policemen are
hitting the innocent all the time,all doctors are always negligent ,and
all drivers are always drunk . They fume and fret. For the social media,coffers
are full. These are literally antisocial
media.#media
38. If corona is godsend,there is no point in fighting it.If He has also shown
us the way to fight it,that is a cruel game. If
He is not at all aware of it,that is unfortunate.If He is not there at all,that
isdisastrous.#God
39. A flower in bloom,the smile of a child,the rising sun,the chirp of birds at
dawn,the music of the waves,the
river in spate,the risingsprings,thegorgeous falls,the thick forest foliage, the
towering bluemountains
almost touching the sky,and the vast layers of melting snow, are all some of the
handiworks of God.But
unfortunately He did not stop with that. Gnawing hunger,writhing pain,the
leaping lion andthe fleeting
deer,the crawling snake and its hapless prey,war,pestilence,fuming
enmity,surging emotion, failing
control,resulting crime,deprivation and separation,aching heart from broken
love,shaky limbslosing
sight,faltering walk,fading brain ,Saars and corona,are all His making
too................. But pleasure is
no compensation for pain. How come this point was overlooked!#creation
40. The birth of CORONA eclipses the birthdays of all celebrities of all
time.#corona
41. The weakness in logic is that oftentimes,we do not realise that it is weak
somewhere down the line.#logic
42. No man can be held responsible for his actions performed under duress. The
theory of misery arising out of
Karma,therefore runs counter to the concept of omnipresence,omniscience andomnipotence of
God.#God
paras 34 to 42 posted on 19th june 2020
43. The mindboggling speed,reach and ferocity of CORONA virus make it clear that
,now more than ever,
God's intervention is very much needed ,and urgently so. But as to whether God has made up His mind in
this regard, as yet,remains unclear. It is everyone's prayer that He does not take any adverse decision in this
matter as a punitive
measure!#GOD
44. God has not put His stamp (like address,phone no.,email ID etc) on His
products like all major
manufacturers. So no scope for filing
complaints or grievances.#GOD
45.Sun is always bare.When rarely it hides its features,the effects are
tremendous. So with nature.
With humans,it is just the reverse.#eclipse
46. If a Chartered Accountant were to painstakingly prepare an account statement
for God's concern for
theCreation of Beings,and meticulously post all instances of pleasure and pain, in the credit and debit sides
,with due weightage for their probability of occurrence,duration and intensity, the Balance Sheet is sure to
show a terrible loss, for all living beings as a whole.Whatexactly then is the motive behind this manufacturing
activity?#God
47. Some believe that what you intensely believe in,is bound to happen. This
maybe blind belief,but that is
what theyadvocate.#belief
48.CORONA and its consequent lockdown have imposed downtime for both men and
machines. Machines
can be idle,but man cannot be.Time hasto be used or misused,and cannot be halted in midair.#corona
49.Better the truth though bitter at times it may be.#truth
50. A smile before camera is artificial and so it is supposed to be. Sometimes
it is so even otherwise,and
you may call it courtesy,diplomacy or even sheer necessity for survival in employment or business.#Smile
PARAS 43 to 50 were posted on 27th June 2020