Saturday, September 5, 2009

EXCERPTS FROM THE LIFE OF A RAIN DROP

The day I remember when I took the form of what I am was the most memorable event in my entire life. I remember having been a worthless, formless creature, which can find no other reason to be living in this world, that is to say, I am just a punk. What and how I took the form is quite, to quote in the present day slang, ‘cool’. That day, I had been as usual in my carefree, ‘care for none’ mode. I was really letting myself let go. I was covering a long distance on my way to nowhere. It was then I met someone who made me realize what I was doing was wrong; every living creature including a cell makes itself useful part. That day I was carried by the creature which everyone calls wind and that took me to a bigger monster which I never knew existed. Travelling is something really special, it’s just as a teacher, and it teaches us a lot. The other creatures told me that the big monster was called a mountain. And I was astounded to find that I was nothing compared to what it was. I called out to him,” hey! Big guy! How is it going?”
I then heard a loud hoarse low pitch voice which spoke,” how can immortals talk to me? I am no one, you are not supposed to talk to me, your race is the purest form of all on this planet and also in the outer space as a whole; it’s my privilege to talk to someone of your kind”
“What? Am I really immortal?”
“You didn’t know that yourself?”
“No”, I noticed many other creatures of my kind have started lending their ears to the big guy.
“The water is the most respectable being in the world which lives, dies and gets reborn in this world, just as a phoenix does, that is a bird does. But, they are in no way equal to you. The only reason is that they are born, are for themselves and you noble race strive to keep others happy.”
“How can I do that?”
“Travel together with your entire family and strive for your ultimate form, your true existence should be the only way you can help all other creatures”
“Our ultimate form?”
“Yes, in your true form you are always respected, even the filthy human race also expects you to see them in your ultimate form, and some of them pray too, and that is a Rain Drop.”
“Rain drop?”
“Precisely, the form in which you become the most honorable being of all, in your current form there are few more creature which serve others better than you do. So, I think you would like to be the best kids don’t you? And you will want to lead an example to your future generations don’t you? You do wish to become immortal don’t you?”
“Yes!” I heard all of my companions speak at a time, from their heart.
“How do I become a Rain drop?
“Channel all your energy into getting into a sphere, collect all your assets and then release the energy, you will take that form, but, you will have to reach the sky, stop where you will find many people of your kind which are there trying to do something which your about to. Try at that altitude, if you succeed, then come again and tell me your experience.”
‘Sure big Guy! We are heading out, so long”
The next day, I started heading towards the other side of the direction in which I was previously heading. I felt that I was heading towards the cooler parts of the world; I was heading towards a great monster which everyone calls ocean, which pumps lot of people of our kind into the air. They call this place – the paradise. The great churner took all of us into one great launch, high above into the sky; there were some dust particles which caught us in the air. We all separated on our way again. We all started evolving, we started to get compressed, and our parts were forced to stick together and finally we were thrown down onto the ground, I started to feel minuscule, I became a small sphere, and I dashed towards the land. It was a really great feeling, the great velocity with which I ran towards the ground, and I was not at all hurt, it was the best adventure I had till date.
Right now, I am on my way to the paradise. I started to learn, I started to accept what the big guy said was true, that’s my destiny, I should follow my destiny till the world comes to an end and that means I will not have an opportunity to thank him too, I deep down at the bottom of my heart, I feel that’s what he wants me to do.