WITHOUT SAYING A SINGLE WORD TO 'HIM'
I love, respect and, even, worship my mom. I know it, and she knows it, too. But, for more than two weeks now, I haven’t called her (She lives away in Mangalore). The same thing goes to my son, who lives in Bengaluru. He is my only son, and, I adore him. And, I know he, too, does. But, sometimes, weeks pass by without we talking to each other! Today, a thought was passing through my mind: If I do not ‘pray’ for weeks and weeks, will my reverence to God, my Father diminish? Will He feel bad, sad or angry? Will He forsake me? If my mother knows how much I love her in spite of I not talking to her for weeks, and if I know how much my son loves me in spite of he not talking to me for weeks, won’t God – the almighty, the omnipresent, the all-merciful – know it? I can feel God in every pore of my being… I can feel Him every time the breeze kisses my cheeks and every time the leaves speak… I can feel Him when I am on top of the world; I can...