Saturday, September 10, 2011

STRANGE GOD

Saturday, September 10, 2011    52 comments


Once upon a time there lived a group of Creatures in a village called Parish. It was long ago, when God ruled the earth.  Eat, Pray and Love was the rule of life and God’s authority was never challenged. Every Creature lived by the rules; pain and grief were accepted as gifts from God.


In Parish was born a Creature called Strange. With his hard work, innovation and intelligence he won the heart of all Creatures. His success came without praying. For the first time God felt challenged. How can a person be happy without praying to him? Strange must be stopped, else all Creatures will stop praying to God. It will give Devil the chance to return. This land once belonged to the Devil, but people were not happy with Devil’s rule. That’s when God came and defeated Devil with the help of Devil’s own people. But punishing Strange, one loved by all, might upset the Creatures.

So, God had an idea. Instead of punishment he decided to give him a boon. That would restore his supremacy of being the all powerful, but kind and loving, ruler. God appeared in front of all Creatures and asked Strange, ‘I am happy with your hard work. Tell me what you want and you will have it’. Strange thought for a while before replying, ‘Rotate the earth twice a day!’

God knew it was not possible even for him because every rotation is in itself a day. But instead he replied ‘I can do it, but rotating earth so fast will harm all Creatures living on earth’. Some Creatures realized what Strange was trying to do, but others were angry and wanted God to punish Strange for desiring such a dangerous wish.

God knew that he was winning, but to show his heart for forgiveness, he asked Strange to wish for something else for the sake of all Creatures. Strange agreed and asked God to create a stone that God cannot destroy. God was known as the supreme creator and destroyer. A simple wish has now challenged that faith. Such a stone was impossible. An angry God told all the Creatures that if he grants such wish, Strange will use the stone against all other Creatures and enslave them. God declared that he came down to Parish to reveal Strange’s true identity and save all Creatures from him. "Strange was a mole of the Devil and must be punished" said God. Most of the Creatures believed God and asked God to kill him.

With Strange now completely in his grip, God asked him, ‘Speak, if it is the truth then I will kill you by sword. If it is a lie, I will kill you by thunder strike’. Giving an impostor an option of choosing how he will die was like an icing on God’s kindness.

To that innocent, but intelligent, Strange replied, ‘I will die of thunder strike’.

God realized the blunder he made with his last words, the tables have turned.

 Moral is for you to decide…

DISCLAIMER: All characters in this post are fictitious. Resemblance to any Creature/God/Devil living or dead is purely coincidental.

52 comments:

  1. Ege DenneSeptember 10, 2011 at 4:55 PM

    Strange is the new way of living.... No God to lean on for your happiness, no God to blame, no God to pray to. So if you can be happy as a stranger, go for it. I would...

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  2. SUBSeptember 10, 2011 at 5:28 PM

    I like this moral :)
    thanks Ege

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  3. Chintan GuptaSeptember 10, 2011 at 9:58 PM

    i am greatful to you for all the wisdom i gain from your blog :)
    yours truly,
    stranger
    who can be found here -->
    http://chintangupta.blogspot.com

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  4. Madhulika .September 10, 2011 at 10:05 PM

    saw the wicked side of 'God' in it...
    However, I really loved strange a lot...
    According to me, the moral is that when you are doing your work properly you will be loved by many and hated by some as well, but you should never let these things hamper you as if you are true and happy.. you'll win for sure :) :)

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  5. AshwiniSeptember 10, 2011 at 10:48 PM

    Sometimes, when something good happens to us, Even God feels Jealous. If we have a clear conscience, we have nothing to worry about. What i liked about this is, We must first have faith in our own self and our capabilities, before surrendering ourselves to God.

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  6. SUBSeptember 11, 2011 at 12:24 AM

    :-)...
    thanks dear stranger

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  7. SUBSeptember 11, 2011 at 12:24 AM

    that is a good one Madhulika....thanks

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  8. SUBSeptember 11, 2011 at 12:26 AM

    yes Ashwini... God is probably there within all of us, the good one and the wicked one :)

    thanks

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  9. sowjanya CSeptember 11, 2011 at 10:34 AM

    Nice post. For me the morals of the story are... 
    1. Be a Karma Yogi 
    2. Seek the God within you.
    3. Morality is more important than spirituality.

    - http://sowjee-crux-of-life.blogspot.com/

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  10. SUBSeptember 11, 2011 at 12:22 PM

    nice ones sowjanya...thanks for adding :)

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  11. JanhviSeptember 11, 2011 at 12:34 PM

    Strange is how i believe we all need to be. Independent of our reliance on God, for everything. 
    Loved the post, especially the end.
    The moral according to me is that one doesn't gain faith by 'winning' over someone and 'proving' one's merit. Faith is something that comes from within.

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  12. SUBSeptember 11, 2011 at 12:43 PM

    we need to have faith in ourselves more that anyone/thing else...that's a good point Janhvi...thanks a lot :)

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  13. ibhavnaSeptember 11, 2011 at 5:01 PM

    that made me think so much.....was it the truth? yes or no it ended as the truth, do you know what happened next?

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  14. SUBSeptember 11, 2011 at 5:12 PM

    if it was truth then God has to kill him by thunder strike...but as per the deal he can die of thunderstruck only if he lies...

    and if he lies then God has to kill him by sword...but again as per the deal he can die of sword only if he spoke the truth....

    so, did God go against his word in-front of everyone and become the Devil? Up to you to decide :)

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  15. ibhavnaSeptember 11, 2011 at 7:52 PM

    well this reminds of the riddle

    You stand at a fork in the

    road. Next to each of the two forks, there stands a guard. You know the

    following things: 1. One path leads to Paradise, the other to Death. From

    where you stand, you cannot distinguish between the two paths. Worse, once

    you start down a path, you cannot turn back. 2. One of the two guards always

    tells the truth. The other guard always lies. Unfortunately, it is impossible

    for you to distinguish between the two guards.

    You have permission to ask

    one guard one question to ascertain which path leads to Paradise. Remember

    that you do not know which guard you're asking -- the truth-teller or the

    liar -- and that this single question determines whether you live or die.

    The question is: What one question asked of one guard guarantees that you

    are led onto the path to Paradise, regardless of which guard you happen

    to ask?


     

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  16. VenkateswaranRamachandranSeptember 11, 2011 at 8:10 PM

    Simple right:

    Mind your words before you let them out ....

    A word let out and water spell on ground, both cannot be taken back....

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  17. SUBSeptember 11, 2011 at 8:47 PM

    do we assume that i prefer Paradise to death? can't i follow my heart and make a sweet mistake?...

    i will ask any of the guard to tell me which way the other guard will point if I asked him to show me the direction of paradise...and then i will take that way to death :p ...lifetime in paradise seems so boring 

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  18. SUBSeptember 11, 2011 at 8:47 PM

    wise words...thanks for the comment :)

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  19. VenkateswaranRamachandranSeptember 11, 2011 at 8:50 PM

    I should thank you to present such a good story to remind me of the moral i posted above a my comment...

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  20. SUBSeptember 11, 2011 at 8:58 PM

    you are welcome :)

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  21. Blasphemous AestheteSeptember 11, 2011 at 10:39 PM

    So God was clean bowled in this case. Naice, witty.
    He achieved divinity.

    Cheers,
    Blasphemous Aesthete

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  22. SUBSeptember 11, 2011 at 10:56 PM

    didn't know u r a poet as well...witty-dignity... :)

    thanks 

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  23. alissaSeptember 12, 2011 at 6:52 AM

    Such a fascinating story. I have to admit, I had to read it twice. Nothing is sinking in today. I tried to write a post and had to stop. My kids kept me busy today. I did get the story fully on the second read! :)

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  24. PURBA RAYSeptember 12, 2011 at 10:15 AM

    And tables were turned on God!  By God what a story :D

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  25. VikasSeptember 12, 2011 at 1:51 PM

    Fantastic!
    Moral is very simple, Don't do something if u know it's wrong even if
    God says to do it. Keep faith on urself and don't be afraid to challange
    GOD if it's necessary.
     

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  26. ZephyrSeptember 12, 2011 at 6:22 PM

    Even God has to bow before intelligence, so what if it is a stranger?

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  27. SUBSeptember 12, 2011 at 9:34 PM

    oh...some days are just like that....reminds us how good the other days are :)

    thanks for your comment Alissa :)

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  28. SUBSeptember 12, 2011 at 9:35 PM

    yea :)
    thanks a lot Purba :D

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  29. sujatha sathyaSeptember 12, 2011 at 9:35 PM

    nice post! God bless!

    just saw that you've a link for top commenters! interesting! should try for the top spot :)

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  30. SUBSeptember 12, 2011 at 9:35 PM

    thanks :)

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  31. SUBSeptember 12, 2011 at 9:36 PM

    yea...unless the god is within...thanks Zephyr :)

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  32. SUBSeptember 12, 2011 at 9:51 PM

    Thanks Sujatha...
    oh plz try...:)

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  33. Sunil PadiyarSeptember 13, 2011 at 7:01 PM

     Nice post with a beautiful moral :) Loved it.. And That Back to Top arrow is pretty cool :) 

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  34. SUBSeptember 13, 2011 at 7:38 PM

    Thanks Sunil....found it in google :)

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  35. Saru SinghalSeptember 13, 2011 at 11:52 PM

    Great...As I missed it for being lazy, I have to compensate. Sharing it on my wall...

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  36. SUBSeptember 14, 2011 at 12:22 AM

    then i would say keep missing and compensating :)

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  37. ArtiSeptember 15, 2011 at 10:58 AM

    Loved reading the story... We should not accept things blindly, use our intelligence and think twice before speaking! Very well presented!

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  38. stuti dhyaniSeptember 15, 2011 at 4:43 PM

    interesting! well knit story :)

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  39. stuti dhyaniSeptember 15, 2011 at 4:43 PM

    interesting! well knit story :)

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  40. SUBSeptember 15, 2011 at 8:24 PM

    thanks Arti :)

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  41. SUBSeptember 15, 2011 at 8:24 PM

    thanks Stuti :)

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  42. sushSeptember 16, 2011 at 1:42 AM

    lol loved reading this one- must say- watch and talk:-)

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  43. KunalSeptember 16, 2011 at 1:24 PM

    HI..really like the story. We do not need to pray to god to stay happy and blessed. At least not in the literal sense...Happiness comes from within...

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  44. SUBSeptember 16, 2011 at 8:17 PM

    Thanks Sush :)

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  45. SUBSeptember 16, 2011 at 8:17 PM

    yes...it does come from within...:)

    thanks

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  46. VijaymenonSeptember 16, 2011 at 8:30 PM

    Fantastic moral, a good story :) 


    BTW the I liked the new look here, especially the birds- they seem to be doing some "KHOJ" work!  

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  47. SUBSeptember 16, 2011 at 9:09 PM

    thanks a lot Vijay....

    glad you liked the new look :D

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  48. NairitaSeptember 20, 2011 at 10:18 PM

    beautiful

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  49. SUBSeptember 20, 2011 at 11:47 PM

    Thanks Nairita :)

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  50. Rohit SareenSeptember 23, 2011 at 1:50 PM

    checkmate...very interesting...great piece of work!

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  51. SUBSeptember 23, 2011 at 6:15 PM

    thanks Rohit...Welcome to Khoj, and thanks for following :D

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  52. SUBOctober 12, 2011 at 7:47 PM

    thanks a lot for the award...i am honored...
    sorry i won't be able to continue the chain due to lack of time :)
    thanks again

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