Musings

My electronic ink seems to be clogging. I think it needs lubrication and fine tuning. A long hiatus from blogging seems to be the reason. I hope my muse inspires me to carry on. To start with the momentous occasion that happened, after repeated yes and no’s. We all had fear and doubts looming large on our faces whether it would really happen, but all this were dispelled by our Lord. And then as we usually put it – the rest has become history now. I have beaten around the bush enough; I am mentioning about Sanathana Sarathi exhibition with which I was associated.

If I look back, I can say that it was Bhagavan who had planned and executed the entire project. We are used to hearing umpteen number of speakers recalling their experiences on Bhagavan’s unseen hand helping and guiding them. But now I am a direct witness to it. We had hurdles and hiccups at every step. People who helped us and whom we thought to be indispensable had to leave, rather were forced to leave. Maybe it was Divine drama. The layout designer, whom we were privileged to have from Japan, had to leave suddenly because of a death in his family. Another person who volunteered to execute the entire project was forced to leave, the reason being again a death in his family. Somebody from somewhere, whom I had no acquaintance came. He executed the project wonderfully and of course delectably. It was indeed Lord’s dispensation.

And while we were setting up the exhibition, almost two pavilions came crashing due to impact of a gust of wind. This was after the posters were put up. Because rearranging them again was a tough task. And mind you, all the shutters in the auditorium were closed when this happened. Even the contractor of the exhibition could not explain.

When the workers were tying banners in the auditorium with the help of a huge ladder, suddenly the ladder tumbled when it was being manoeuvred. This time the worker from the top of ladder came crashing to one of the pavilions. He escaped with just minor bruises. Only one panel crashed. So, the damage was minimal. And while he fell, the ladder hit one of our office workers on the head. To use the oft repeated expression – Lo and behold! He escaped only with a minor injury, and was even back to work. Like this I can recollect many. Swami took care that no untoward incident happened during the exhibition. All that had to happen, happened before.

Recently I was reading the book “The Last Barrier”, the protagonist goes through a Sufi journey. His ordeals are limitless. He is put to many tests. All along his mentor only tells him to TRUST and SURRENDER to the Lord. When he was quivering unable to withstand the constant onslaughts of tests, he is shown the way.

O.k. Let me sign off.

posted by Rajesh @ 10:46 PM