Think! Thunk!
There are so many different types of people all around the world. I just met another variety. Well, literally i just discovered that today but i knew him since last year.
How i realised it? Well, a few days back i emailed him a picture of jyotika in Chandramukhi. A picture of the ghastly possessed face. Then he replied, "Have you watched Chandramukhi? The movie was good." I responded, "Well,i just watched Mumbai Express last week, it was cool." Another reply came in,"Mumbai Express was funny but Chandra Mukhi made me think."
So today,since i watched the movie during the weekend,i messaged him again, "i watched chandramukhi redi..i dun understand why u said the movie made u think..what did it trigger? for me, i enjoyed the second half of the movie and hated the abrupt ending. all in all,i think mumbai express was much
better. but i liked all the ghost parts, abt the maharaja and the dancer and stuff."
And he said "simple - the theory of possession by another spirit was put into the film exorcist. tamil movies have never ventured into this area. but it is scientifically proven that a person can have split personlaity - but the truth is that two spirits reside in one body. how is that possible?
i know the answer - but too complicated to explain to you right now. will - someday."
Then I realised something about him. Ok, before i babble on, let me brief you guys about him first. He's around late 40's. Works as a Manager in a factory. Married with kids. Reads a lot. Talks a lot. Mostly about God and spirits and vegetarianism and some theories.
Ok, now, back to what i realised. Well,i noticed there are people who want to seek God and another clutter who are just content by talking and arguing about God, His existance and about life. And this man falls in that category. Everytime we talk, he'll quote books he had read, music he had heard, etc etc etc. Mostly, he brags about reading a book titled, "Conversations with God" and the huge collection of books he claims he has in his house. He scoffs about people who actually try to seek God instead of reading about them. There were many times i had argued with him, and then given up because it was like talking to a stone wall. And he will come up with theories about spirituality, the spirit world, death and crap like that.
It's one thing to have read a lot but it's another thing to actually put it into action. Situations like in the movie 'The Edge" by Anthony Hopkins don't happen to every Tom, Dick and Harry.
For me, i don't like to argue about God. I don't like to claim that i know more about God than the others. I don't like to talk about God. I don't like to come up with theories about God. I don't like to argue and debate about God and i don't like to listen about theories about God. And just like you, i have never seen God. But, i am seeking for Him and hope to experience him one day. And i also don't care even if five spirits reside in one body. I mean, what's the use of thinking about it?
The path towards God is surely simple. I just dont understand why people love to complicate it with death, spirits, books and theories. I can write a book too. And here's a theory. God is a vegetable. Let's see how that makes you think.
Which reminds me, I read this book long time ago, a collection of short stories by Sri Ramakrishna. Nope, it's not an expensive book. It was a thin book, costs around 8-10 bucks, looks like a children's story book. Nope, i didn't buy it from Amazon.com (gasp!) and nope, it doesn't have illustrations from any renowned artist BUT..
There was a story in it..
4 men were in a boat. 3 normal laymen, 1 a scholar. While they were rowing, the scholar bragged about the books he had read, the scriptures he had written and all the holy men he had met. And then suddenly, they hit a storm and the boat capsized. The three men started swimming back to the shore while the scholar was screaming and asking them for help. One of the men said, " You have read so many books, I'm sure they taught you how to swim." and the man cried, "but I have never swam before" and drowned.
Now, that's something for you to THINK!
How i realised it? Well, a few days back i emailed him a picture of jyotika in Chandramukhi. A picture of the ghastly possessed face. Then he replied, "Have you watched Chandramukhi? The movie was good." I responded, "Well,i just watched Mumbai Express last week, it was cool." Another reply came in,"Mumbai Express was funny but Chandra Mukhi made me think."
So today,since i watched the movie during the weekend,i messaged him again, "i watched chandramukhi redi..i dun understand why u said the movie made u think..what did it trigger? for me, i enjoyed the second half of the movie and hated the abrupt ending. all in all,i think mumbai express was much
better. but i liked all the ghost parts, abt the maharaja and the dancer and stuff."
And he said "simple - the theory of possession by another spirit was put into the film exorcist. tamil movies have never ventured into this area. but it is scientifically proven that a person can have split personlaity - but the truth is that two spirits reside in one body. how is that possible?
i know the answer - but too complicated to explain to you right now. will - someday."
Then I realised something about him. Ok, before i babble on, let me brief you guys about him first. He's around late 40's. Works as a Manager in a factory. Married with kids. Reads a lot. Talks a lot. Mostly about God and spirits and vegetarianism and some theories.
Ok, now, back to what i realised. Well,i noticed there are people who want to seek God and another clutter who are just content by talking and arguing about God, His existance and about life. And this man falls in that category. Everytime we talk, he'll quote books he had read, music he had heard, etc etc etc. Mostly, he brags about reading a book titled, "Conversations with God" and the huge collection of books he claims he has in his house. He scoffs about people who actually try to seek God instead of reading about them. There were many times i had argued with him, and then given up because it was like talking to a stone wall. And he will come up with theories about spirituality, the spirit world, death and crap like that.
It's one thing to have read a lot but it's another thing to actually put it into action. Situations like in the movie 'The Edge" by Anthony Hopkins don't happen to every Tom, Dick and Harry.
For me, i don't like to argue about God. I don't like to claim that i know more about God than the others. I don't like to talk about God. I don't like to come up with theories about God. I don't like to argue and debate about God and i don't like to listen about theories about God. And just like you, i have never seen God. But, i am seeking for Him and hope to experience him one day. And i also don't care even if five spirits reside in one body. I mean, what's the use of thinking about it?
The path towards God is surely simple. I just dont understand why people love to complicate it with death, spirits, books and theories. I can write a book too. And here's a theory. God is a vegetable. Let's see how that makes you think.
Which reminds me, I read this book long time ago, a collection of short stories by Sri Ramakrishna. Nope, it's not an expensive book. It was a thin book, costs around 8-10 bucks, looks like a children's story book. Nope, i didn't buy it from Amazon.com (gasp!) and nope, it doesn't have illustrations from any renowned artist BUT..
There was a story in it..
4 men were in a boat. 3 normal laymen, 1 a scholar. While they were rowing, the scholar bragged about the books he had read, the scriptures he had written and all the holy men he had met. And then suddenly, they hit a storm and the boat capsized. The three men started swimming back to the shore while the scholar was screaming and asking them for help. One of the men said, " You have read so many books, I'm sure they taught you how to swim." and the man cried, "but I have never swam before" and drowned.
Now, that's something for you to THINK!
posted by BluePixie @ 7:43 PM
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