I was working. The TV was on and something this little boy said caught my ears.
An old man and a young boy are walking holding each others hand. Snow has covered the ground. The boy is crying. Looks like the grandpa is sick and may die.
"I am a bit afraid", the boy says.
"Don't be", the grandpa says. "God will take care of me when I get there."
"What if you get there and find that there's no one to take care of you?"
And they talk about God and the proof.
"I have proof", the grandpa says. "Look at the snow. It is made by God."
"It's just water that has evaporated and falls back to earth", the boys says. "I learnt that on the science class".
Then they both sit down on a bench.
"Actually I am a bit afraid", the grandpa admits.
"Can I cry now?" the boy says.
This little boy has such a innocent look in his eyes. I am thinking how people, young and adult, at one point of their lives have to think about God and Death. God may not be there, but Death - Death will always be there. We may find one day that the whole idea of God was a big lie - but Death - no, it's true, it's very true and actually it IS the utlimate truth.
I was walking the other day and thinking what a thin line separates us from life and death. Now we are here and the next day we may be gone. If not tomorrow, then some other. And Death waits for us all patiently.
Inspite of the questions, we will continue to believe in God. We will find one or the other reason to think of and find God.
And the name of this movie is Wide Awake.
An old man and a young boy are walking holding each others hand. Snow has covered the ground. The boy is crying. Looks like the grandpa is sick and may die.
"I am a bit afraid", the boy says.
"Don't be", the grandpa says. "God will take care of me when I get there."
"What if you get there and find that there's no one to take care of you?"
And they talk about God and the proof.
"I have proof", the grandpa says. "Look at the snow. It is made by God."
"It's just water that has evaporated and falls back to earth", the boys says. "I learnt that on the science class".
Then they both sit down on a bench.
"Actually I am a bit afraid", the grandpa admits.
"Can I cry now?" the boy says.
This little boy has such a innocent look in his eyes. I am thinking how people, young and adult, at one point of their lives have to think about God and Death. God may not be there, but Death - Death will always be there. We may find one day that the whole idea of God was a big lie - but Death - no, it's true, it's very true and actually it IS the utlimate truth.
I was walking the other day and thinking what a thin line separates us from life and death. Now we are here and the next day we may be gone. If not tomorrow, then some other. And Death waits for us all patiently.
Inspite of the questions, we will continue to believe in God. We will find one or the other reason to think of and find God.
And the name of this movie is Wide Awake.