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Children's
Story Writing is a good creative outlet and can
be used to inspire others.
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The True Meaning Of Faith In God
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There
was a very thick jungle of Mangalpur on the border of a city
of north India. There all types of animals lived in friendly
spirit. The king of this forest was Lion Shera he always had
had a great caring towards the animals. Among these animals,
was Mikku Monkey he was very different from the others… infact,
he was very intelligent and loyal to the king. So the king
had appointed him as his special adviser for all affairs.
One day Mikku just happened to be in the city as he had diverted
from his usual route. He saw many new things there. He saw
that many people were carrying a very decorative object on
their shoulders.
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It was a bamboo bar
that had a basket suspended with many strings like a head-down umbrella
from one end of the bar and same was present at the either end of
the bar. Generally, he saw such arrangements on the shoulders of
fishermen for transporting the fishes (in hanging baskets) to city
to sell off their commodity in the market. He asked a person carrying
this object, “Brother, what are you carrying on?” “Kanwar”, the
person replied. “But where are you coming from and where do you
have to go?” asked Mikku impatiently.
The person carrying the Kanwar on his shoulder, Kanwaria, stopped
and said: “See, we are all pilgrims; and Shivratri, a great day
of Lord Shiva, is around the corner. So, alike the others, I am
coming from Haridwar city taking holy Ganges water in both baskets
of Kanwar and we have a big temple in my village where I anoint
this holy water on the idol of Lord Shiva, a creator of universe
and all beings. By doing this Lord will be pleased with me and his
full mercy would be upon me. So definitely my life would be free
from all suffering and problems.”
“Does it happen in reality?” asked Mikku being skeptical.
“By hundred percent it does happen. Do have ever an unconditional
faith on God. And see now, I am not alone a case here at all; thousands
of thousands are also on the way of this pilgrimage,” replied the
Kanwaria.
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Mikku, who had
been seeing the pilgrims going with chanting the hymns on
the praise of Lord Shiva, was in deep thought that how they
animals are a stupid by nature as despite having the habits
of eating, living and fun similar with human they have never
been bothered for any god so far. The point that deeply influenced
him after the conversation with Kanwaria was that the human
beings are looked so happy because they always think about
their creator and do worship for Him. So he thought he and
his fellow animals should bring the Kanwar to please God.
But where he should go to with Kanwar? Since the holy water
carrying in Kanwar was to be offered in a temple; and unfortunately
there was no temple in the jungle.
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Next day he went to
King Shera and shared his experience of that pilgrimage and of the
city in detail with him. “Oh King, despite having all things we
remain in suffering and dejection because God, who has created us,
is not worshiped by us. We never offer our thanksgiving to Him.
Look, how many people are in the city suffering regularly …..but
they have ever faith on the Almighty and by doing the worship they
get comfort by His mercy and their pains and troubles are disappeared
in a short of time.”
Shera, who was listening very attentively to his clever advisor,
said: “But we don’t know how God looks like so that we could establish
an idol of Him in the temple for worshiping?” “Dear King, first
we should build a temple……..and if our faith would be pious, God
will inform us through any means that how would be His idol for
the temple?”
Next day, Shera ordered Bholu Bear, his royal architect, to build
a magnificent temple in Mangalpur jungle. Bholu and other animals
raised the temple in couple of days. Meanwhile, Mikku, who was anxiously
waiting the completion of temple, gathered his fellow animals for
visiting Haridwar to bring the holy water out from River Ganges
to offer in the temple as Kanwarias had been saying to do it.
As this news was reached to King Shera, he sent for Mikku. Mikku
immediately reached the palace of Shera. “Mikku, I have learnt that
you along with other fellow animals are on the planning to go on
pilgrimage to Haridwar like the Kanwarias do?”
“Definitely, any problems sir?” replied Mikku. “See Mikku, as you
have faith on me that I will do my best in your looking after. I
should have had faith on God for ours best look after. It has been
indeed a point missing for me until you realized me that we should
have a temple in the service of God in our jungle. Therefore, I
had ordered to build the temple in the jungle,” said Shera and posed
for a thought further.
“So?” asked Mikku impatiently. “Mikku, God has no figure, colour
or any resemblance with others. He is an omni-present and omni power,”
said Shera in explaining manners as the teachers do in lecturing
their students in the classrooms. “Mikku if you think that by bringing
down the holy water from River Ganges in the way of Kanwaria will
please God, I think, you are wrong,” Shera continued. “Following
to such ritual would be a superstition in the name of worship and
not to be a real prayer for ours suffering with Him. See, in the
name of religion and God how the people fight with each other. Every
human race has own God. But we are animals and ours race is one;
that is the animal,” Shera had been continuing in his talk and Mikku
was listening very attentively the all.
“Humans made rituals in the name of God but it has now become a
superstition and nuisance not for them but for us. See, how they
disturb the traffic badly when they go on the Kanwar pilgrimage.
Suppose, an emergency of immediate medical help is become inevitable
for a dying person, the chances of her death would be higher as
the main routes leading to the hospitals in the city are blocked
in view of the Kanwaria movement,” said Shera.
“So, dear Mikku, we, the animals, should not jump in for following
such activities that only lead the superstitions and general public
nuisance. Therefore, in my opinion, the raised temple should be
taken for a place where we may go and do pray in the service of
God only,” concluded Shera delivering his final decision on the
issue.
Mikku had now been understood the meaning of real faith in God.
After all, he was very intelligent and understands it if he starts
the trend of Kanwar pilgrimage in the jungle how the situation would
be tough for other creatures and animals that have no faith in any
rituals; and slowly-slowly the whole jungle would be in the tight
grip of other religious’ rituals and trends that ultimately invite
the superstitions and nuisance to them. And being a superstitious
no one can do own progress in the life. The End.
Contributing Story Teller: Tapan
Susheel The writer is a Roorkee-based journalist. His area
of interest is human behaviour. He is post graduate in human resource
management. He can be contacted at
tapanrke@rediffmail.com
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