Meena Mangalathil:

 (27)  “Rafael, we have taken the decision to be with God, after that, we choose a place of our choice and shut our brain and senses and go and meet our Father in Heaven with our thoughts, right?” “Perfectly right, Mark.” “Now, I know Heaven is above sky but other than that nothing. Can you explain it a bit Rafael?” All nodded “ Heaven is so vast that a 1000 suns would not be sufficient to light it but there is not even a single sun or moon to light it. But it always has light because, God Himself is the sun there. The light coming from Him is brighter than thousands of Suns put together.” “Rafael, the heat and the light of one sun is simply intolerable in summers, we cannot even look directly at the Sun then how come we would stand a chance in Heaven and look at God directly?” “That is true, but the sun here is the aura or the inner light of God and the warmth here is the love of God, there is no nook that is dark in heaven as well as in our hearts, when we are in th

 (22)  “You mean to say Rafael that our doubt is what leads to our misfortune?” “Yes Rebecca, that is what it is. To make miracles happen, just believe in the majesticity of God, the power of God, the love He has for us and complete faith in Him. If He can place our delicate and precious lives solely in our care believing that we would do just fine with that, then we should have faith in Him, who would only direct us through the right path. The only thing you should do is, Give your life to Him, blindly. So have full faith, that is why the Jesus told the parable of the mustard faith. So be a child and keep its innocence.”  “Mustard faith?” “Yes Mathew, “The Mustard faith. If you read the Bible, especially the New Testament, Jesus would always have a parable of a mustard seed or its tree. Have you noticed it?” All nodded. “ Good. Now, we’ll go to the finest kitchen and to the best Chef. We’re going to request the Chef to help us.” “Rafael, how can a Chef help us to p

(21) “Can anyone say the difference between a man and a child?” “One is big and the other is small, one knows nothing and the other knows everything. One is mature and the other is immature.” “Exactly Mathew. Now the next question. What is the specialty of a child?” “He has only questions Rafael.” “And What about Man?” “He has both questions and answers.” All smiled and nodded. “Great Mark. There is one more thing, which I would like to add, one of the decisive quality.” All nodded. “Man wants proof and the child doesn’t need any.” All nodded. “Yes its true Rafael. When my kid cousins come for holidays, it is a nightmare for us bigger kids when they barge us with their questions. But the only relief is they believe just about everything we say.” All smiled. “Exactly Rebecca, they do not need proof because they have complete faith in you. I read this story somewhere about a 5yr old child in a burning house. The child was sleeping and alone in the flat when the

(17) “But Rafael, I cannot understand, why the scriptures say in double meaning? For example, the suffering of Christ, it has so much depth that any normal person would never ever know about it, except as the suffering of Christ. Why so much mystery?” All nodded. “Great question Mark, from the very beginning of creation, to the minutest of detail till now, have you found anything straightforward?” all nodded in the negative. “When you said it now,  we are seeing everything in that angle too. Its true Rafael, its not only in the scripture, its all around us. Everything has a mystery behind. Oh!!! Its so exciting, isn’t it?” “For the brave hearted there are many opportunities to find the secrets.” “Now I know why the scientists, the sages, the artists, the explorers are all in search of that something.” “Its not only them Mark, we too are in that same quest, but we are not aware of it. That is the reason, this nature holds more attraction to the generations wh

            Its Destiny! This dialogue usually crops up in all dialogues when something goes wrong or something good happens and especially in India. But one thing I don’t understand is, what is destiny? Is there a Destiny? How does it really control our lives?             For me I’m not a scientist or a very knowledgeable person about anything, but this destiny business has changed my thoughts a lot. In India especially in Hindu families when a baby is born they have a system to write his birth chart, in which all the details of his birth time, day, star, planet and above all his future would be written by an astrologer. The thing is that some are so precise that the person has to just refer his birth manual to plan what to do but some are just flops. But sometimes I feel that if someone can predict, then there might be some grain of truth in destiny? And most of them are doing it too. In this day and age I feel a bit crazy to write it. But something about destiny cropped up while I

When I saw these proverbs, I felt like laughing because of its familiarity and the wisdom I felt when I used it. It made me think that its better to think twice before making myself wise or clever or a REAL FOOL by quoting proverbs. Why don’t you read it?                     Proverbs                                Proverbs Actions speak louder than words. The pen is mightier than the sword. Knowledge is power. Ignorance is bliss. Look before you leap. He who hesitates is lost. A silent man is a wise one. A man without words is a man without thoughts. Beware of Greeks bearing gifts. Don't look a gift horse in the mouth. Clothes make the man. Don't judge a book by its cover. Nothing ventured, nothing gained. Better safe than sorry. Money talks. Talk is cheap. The only thing constant is change. The more things change, the more they stay the same. Two heads are better than one. If you want something done right, do it yourself. Many hands make light work. Too many cooks