There are times in
life when certain incidences have a lasting impression and you sit back and
think what did just happen and why did it happen. These are not the things that
are significantly big and blatantly obvious to one. These incidences are subtle
and not very obvious. You meet a long lost friend at a place you never imagined
and that is destiny and an obvious to be tagged as "small world". You
meet the friend and you talk about it and may be you forget it. You feel very happy for a while and it is still special. However, the subtle things and the not so obvious experiences are the ones that happen in life with strangers or nature and they have a lasting impact on your life. Very recently I
had an incidence in my life and I am certainly having a lasting memory and
impact to the point where I am writing this article.
Recently I committed
a sin and I feel sorry about it. The word sin tends to get interpreted as per convenience by humans. I cannot call it a mistake as I knew I was not
doing the right thing so I believe sin is the right word for it. I went to an
Indian Diwali celebration where I walked into the event without purchasing the
entry fee. Somewhere deep down I did feel that I was making an ethical
error. But somewhere deep down inside the devil won over the angel
and I decided to walk in with out the ticket. I was successful but it was
playing on my mind that I have not done the right thing. Even before I could
look around and forget what I had done, a small kid walks up to me with Bhagwat
Gita (A Hindu holy book) in hand. He started talking to me . My frame of mind
was full of guilt. I believe that was the reason why the things that kid told
me did not clearly register into me. All that I heard was "I want to give
you Bhagwat Gita and you can have it for free or donate anything that comes from
your heart". I immediately gave him a few dollars and he gave me the holy
book. Soon his father approaches and requests me for a picture of me with his
kid and the holy book. He takes the picture and they thank me and disappear.
This incidence played
on my mind for the rest of the evening and even today when I sit back I wonder
if it was the Hand of God teaching me to do the right thing. The money that I
possibly saved, I ended up donating for the holy book that will teach me to do
the right thing. I had written an article called "Money over
Ethics?". I clearly did not live up to my own thoughts. Some people may be
skeptical about the integrity of the kid and may think that this is just one of
those donation and money raising attempt. I choose to think otherwise. I take
it as a hand of God that gave me the holy book and made me realize my mistake
and taught me to do the right thing in life.
