Does God Exist?

It is a hard question! Well, from my experience, I can vouch, “God does exist!”

Let me present the evidence through a small story.

Once, I was trapped in Lion’s cage (Don’t ask me how I ended up there! You will never know how you get into troubles!). The Lion, the King of the cage (sorry forest), was lying and was eyeing me with greedy eyes. He didn’t pounce on me immediately and took his time measuring me. Maybe loved to watch the fear in my eyes. I don’t know why he took his time. But it gave me a chance to pray to God.

I prayed, “God, please save me from this lion. Please take me out of the lion’s cage.” I kept chanting the same thing again and again……….Lion stood up slowly. My heart was pounding. The more and more he took his time, the more and more my heart started beating fast. Lion was warming up I guess, as he took a slow paced walk around the cage. I continued my prayers. There was faith in my heart that God will save me somehow.

My eyes followed the lion. Suddenly, I saw there was a den behind the cage. And, I could also see a bright ray of light. There was a sudden hope in my heart. Lion was facing away from me. I took a chance and rushed towards the den in a lightening flash (I was so quick I could have earned a gold medal for our Country in CWG). There I could see small space between the railing and wall. A small space between life and death. I squeezed myself through the small space available, all the while thinking about the other side. Icrossed and presented myself right to the jaws of death. Yes, the other side was a TIGER’s cage. Unlike lion, tiger pounced on me immediately………

Post-death, I realized God does exist and also answers our prayers. I asked Him to save me from Lion, he saved meeeeeeee……………..

Moral of the story: Please be smart when you pray to God…He seems to like only smart prayers.

Eureka! I found "The Missing Rose"

Just finished reading "The Missing Rose." An impressive debut novel by Serdar Özkan. I have been walking past this book at book stores for the past few months. On the cover, it was written, "If you like The Alchemist, you would like The Missing Rose." These words intrigued me, since I am a huge fan of The Alchemist. So, finally I yielded and bought the book.

It is a magnificient book. Books expose you to the outside world and cultures. Only very few rare books make you look inside you. Makes you to get into the depths of your being. The Missing Rose is one such rare book. Exposes the hidden layers deep inside you.

To be honest, I started off the book without any expectation. I told myself not to get very critical as it Ozkan's first novel. But he mesmerized me with his philosophies and writing. What makes it more interesting is, the story set in contemporary times. We are like Maria, in one way or the other, in constant need of approval from others. And in the process we lose ourselves, atleast partly. I agree we need courage to live our dreams. I couldn’t stop admiring the way the story has been told. Totally enchanting!

What made it more interesting was I finished the book watching "October rains!" Undoubtedly, a book to cherish!

For those who want to read more about Serdar Ozkan, here is the link to his official website.

http://www.serdarozkan.com/index.html