Makara Jyothi

A philosophy exam was being conducted and the question paper contained just one question - "Why?"

The students who were appearing for the exam pondered over the question and wrote pages and pages of answers explaining why live? why tradition? why culture, etc..

However, the answer that was awarded the maximum marks were two words - Why not?

This parable (?) has helped me face lot many situations in my life. When times are tough, I console myself saying Why not? or Why do we expect our life to run smoothly all the time?

Devotion can be to any entity. Here I am speaking about the devotion to God - irrespective of how you call him - Christ, Allah, Krishna, etc.,

When I look around, I find that most people pray to God when in trouble and seeking help to tide over the trouble. And the more they are dependent on God, the more the people around them consider them to be devoted. Is this necessarily true?

My friend's daughter, aged around 7, has a congential disease. A disease which expels protiens along with the urine.

At the busstop, once when seeing her off to Belgaum, she said to her father, that she wants to use the restroom. My friend took her to the rest room and as she was entering the rest room, he said to her, 'Plz be careful in the public restroom, you can catch an infection'.

It was a fine morning. I was walking out of the restaraunt after my breakfast. As I stepped out, I saw a old man in rags digging into the dustbin. I really dont know what abt that man made me stop and watch him.

But there he was, furiously searching as if for some treasure. I saw his face lighten up and out came his hand from the bin with a loaf of stale bread. He sat down beside the dustbin and started to eat his treasure with joy.