LET THE CRESCENT MOON BE
T he French philosopher and Clergy, Pierre Teilhard de Chardin, said: “We are not human beings having a spiritual experience, we are spiritual beings having a human experience.” Whenever I come across this famous quote, I find it tough to take it in with total conviction. Somewhere, deep inside me, I do believe, that I am a spiritual being – the Godliness is in my bosoms. But, on the periphery, I hear this loud voice: “Come on! This is a harsh, real world… We are all mortals - sinful and imperfect. So, I question: “Are we not human beings having a spiritual experience, yes, here in this ‘imperfect’ world?” Whatever and whichever it is... I have stopped analyzing about it too much. After all, I have to live in this real world, and with its real people… In this world, There will be plateaus and there will be plains… There will be mountains and there will be oceans… There will be deserts and there will be oasis… There will be wars and...