O GOD, MAY MY ENEMY LIVE LONG... AND STRONG!
Pic.: Malabika Ganguly S o often, I catch myself praying: “O God, may my enemy die soon!” Well, God understands why I want my enemy to go soon: So that my problems, pain and suffering – my hell – can go with him! Anybody who tortures me unreasonably and relentlessly is my enemy. Because I want to be free from pain and suffering, I want my enemy to go, die soon… And, God understands my feelings… I reason out! But, interestingly, God does exactly the opposite… He lets my enemy live long and strong… so that I can experience ‘hell’ a lot longer before I myself go, I myself die… So, all my enemies are going great guns… It seems, the shorter the life I wish for them, the longer the life they get! Amen. So, someone has advised me to do the opposite… Pray: “O God, may my enemy live long!” This seems to be working… The longer the life I wish for them, the shorter the life they get! What a trick! How strange God’s ways are! W ell...