Little mind, big problems

Can you shout and get God's attention?


This is like writing aloud - Frankly, I must say, I am angry, very angry.

Usually very guarded when it come to discussing religion - I am aware, it may not be important to me, but sure is for many - this time around, I guess, I need to unleash, even if it is just a little.

Yesterday, was a big day in my life. My daughter Liana turned seven.

We ( I and my wife) had made elaborate plans. Dad and Mom came down from Alwar ( about 160 kms south west of Delhi where they live). Brother in law came in from west Delhi along with his family. Our plan included recital of a poem by Liana after the cake cutting, which was to be followed by a riddle competition for all. There were prizes were to be given away and obviously Liana was very excited about the whole thing.

Earlier, my wife had given her all the fourteen gifts we had bought over the past one week or so. Anyway, just when all of us were getting warmed up to the party, the worst happened.

Someone had apparently fixed tents down below, near out society's pool, and the pooja (Hindu prayers) ceremony started. The coolest thing was, all the devotees were inside the semi open kind of a tent, and the blaring loud speakers were all out, facing the balconies of the flats where people like us live. Funny verses, film songs and the like ruined our party bone dry.

I tried all I could: Closing the imported sliding Fenesta wind shields on the balconies, adjusting the heavy curtains etc. but without much difference. The sound was so much that we had to cancel Liana's poem recital and she somehow managed the riddles. It went on for a long time and the maintenance staff also could do nothing.

My question is: Can you get any audience from God by ruining the peace of others?