Sorry Mr Christ

Today is X’mas. I have been receiving messages wishing me happiness and prosperity. In return I text them my “Thank yous” and my wishes. One look around is enough to make one realize how far away from those words we are. “We” as in the “whole of humanity.”

At least today let’s call ourselves that .Not Hindus/ Muslims/ Christians/ Jews/ Atheist/ Buddhist etc. [I know its easier for the sun and the moon to interchange its positions than for us to do that !] So let’s suppose for the sake of a conversation that “We” are “We”.

We live in a world that has been taken over by “isms” of all kind. We live in a world that’s been taken over by science and technology. We live in a world that has been taken over by hate. We live in a world that has been taken over by religion.

And what is religion? If “We” associate the word religion with God then the question arises “ Does God propagate hatred?” How else can one deduce this phenomenon called religion? Every religion believes in “a God”. And the fight is in the name of God. So who is the perpetuator? “We”? No way!!!

After all who can “We” blame for not having been born “human”? Right? ” “We” are everything except human. So how can “We” be blamed for lack of tolerance? So how can “We” be blamed for the lack of forgiveness? Or how can “We” be blamed for the lack of love?

“We” only understand money. “We” only understand the sensex. “We” only understand logic. “We” only understand selfishness. “We” only understand nations. “We” only understand boundaries. “We” only understand the color of our skin. What “We” do not understand is “We”!

And yes “We” also do not understand the concept of God. “We” are mere pretenders. “We” believe “We” know everything all the while forgetting what this “We” is. This “We” that “We” hate to call ourselves is God. For God is UNITY. Its only when this “We” will replace “I” that the X’mas messages will have a meaning. Otherwise those words will be nothing more than an advertising concept.

If “We” look closely at a cross “We” will see that Christ died on the cross like a “Y”. As if asking a question.

If “We” look more closely at the cross “ We” will see that he answered the question in death by opening his arms like a “V”.

And today after more than two thousand years after his death the question still is “ Why?”

And the answer that “ We” have failed to grasp after more than two thousand years also remains the same.

“ We” .