Call it God or call it Universe

For ages man has created this beautiful word called GOD. From my childhood I have been curious about this word called GOD. What is it? Do those idols, we see in temples, churches etc. come alive some place else? Is it a person like anyone of us?

It reminds me of this song, “What if god was one of us? Just a stranger on the bus. Trying to make his way home…” so it goes on. I am sure just like the person who wrote this song all of you out there are also in search of GOD. Thinking all sorts of possibilities possible

Have you ever thought why man created this word called GOD? Yes, why? Because at some point Adam and Eve wanted more things in life. We all want more things in life. We want money, cars, jewellery, house, new gadgets, job, love, family, friends, peace, etc. etc. So, how to get them all?

I bet back in time during the stone age, if man wanted something all he would do was spread out his hands and look up to the sky and ask. I came across a book by name “Mutant message down under”; it is about the natives in Australia called the “Aborigines”. They are a nomadic tribe and they do not carry their food or bedding or even pots or pans and not even water. They believe that whenever they are hungry or thirsty the universe provides them with it. And they believe that the universe has already decided the food for them. Miraculously in this book wherever they halt, some or the other animals appear as their food. And the tribe believes that the animals and plants themselves choose to be sacrificed and provide as food for them. They are thirsty and the universe shows them the way they can get their water.

As man progressed from the Stone Age, he felt the need to be a little more creative and said to himself, “I will make an idol and ask the same what I have been asking the universe. And in that case this idol is my universe”. And then he got a little more creative and started giving it different shapes and sizes and started to even attach stories to it based on his experiences. Then at large he started to call it GOD. Then he started to feel this powerful idol cannot be placed anywhere and cannot let anyone stamp it or disrespect it. Because it is giving him what he wanted. So then the creation of temples, churches, mosques, gurudwaras, synagogues etc.

I guess what I am saying is call it GOD or call it UNIVERSE; it is all one and the same. You will get all that you want. No, of course not. You don’t have to believe in what I am saying. You can still call it God and ask whatever you want. Either way it works. But wait a minute, whatever you ask or whoever you ask, once you have received it, be in the gratitude for it. Thank the universe at large for what you have received. That is what we do with GODS right.