Meena Mangalathil:

"Children,  the only rule in the religion of love is,  'Love thy Neighbours as thy Self'. "Rafael, I just wanted to ask a question" "Fire away Raj." " You said the life of Jesus was role model for us, how to overcome our different life situation, which life situation which Jesus overcame touched you most, Rafael?" "Good question Mark,  the act that touched me is, 'sweating blood'. "Ouch,  that's indeed a touching situation. Its true Rafael.  But,  why did you get attracted to that specific situation? " "Once when I was young,  one of my rivals, poured ink on my home work,  I felt so angry,  that I really felt like smashing his face,  but I knew it was wrong and it would lead to more enemity. So I tried to control my fury,  by clenching my hands to fists,  grinding my teeth,  so that I don't utter a single word, which I would regret later and shut my eyes and took a deep breath,  at that time, I

"Rafael, is the spirit of God,  God himself? " "OK, can I ask another one to answer your question. " all nodded. "Can you name  your body parts?" "Yes Rafael,  we can." "Good,  now can you name your driving force, your thoughts, your will. Have you seen it?" all nodded in the negative. "Good,  even I too have not seen it." All smiled and nodded. "Rafael,  is it our soul?" " No, soul is our real self, but the spirit is the driving force of all human being,  For God,  He is completely soul, there is no physical body, which means, the spiritof him is so pure, that whatever, we see and don't see around was created by God 's Holy Spirit and that gives continuity is the holy spirit.  But for man, its totally a different cup of fish." "What does that mean Rafael? " "It means that because of our physical body, our spirit lost its driving force, the power of will,  all take

"But Rafael,  you itself told me that God Created Jesus from His very soul, then how come, God and Jesus have any difference?" "Yes there is a very big difference Monica." "But how come this difference arrived?" "God, is complete soul, full of love. But Jesus along with the God soul has the physical body of human beings, which pulls him away from being with God or like God." "Ooooh that means, its like evil, the devil which takes us away from God, isn't it Rafael?" "Yes, exactly, both good and evil are within us children and what you choose to do is what comes out of us." All nodded. "But Rafael, there is one thing I do not understand, the teachers or the priests, who leads the people to christianity does wrong, then how will we feel to follow them?" "Never ever judge others by their action because, as I told you, when we are covered with the physical human body you make lots and loads of mist

"Rafael,  I have a doubt,  how would we know, that our soul is directing us? Actually,  its so weird, because,  we have not seen a soul and it is something very difficult to imagine too. Like we are dealing with nothingness. So could you please explain in detail?" "Good question,  Mathew.  The first thing you should learn is to be silent,  clear your mind of all thoughts. In short, you should have nothing to  be worried or plans to fulfill,  just live, whatever comes your way, accept it, that is when we know,  that our soul is directing us and not our physical person of Rafael or Mark or Raj, or Ajay,  or Monica or Rebecca or whoever you are. And don't waste time, thinking that you are capable of doing it smartly,  you would surely end up in the gutter." All nodded. "Then one more thing, you would have seek the help of a bigger power  to guide you through this situation of bringing out the soul to work for you." All nodded. "So first thing

"Rafael,   I have still a doubt." "O.k.,  what is it Ajay? " "You were speaking of our enemies, as route pointers in the maze of life. But our enemies did a wrong to us, not right, so how can we justify their action? And help us in gettimg us to the destination, Rafael? " "Hmmmm good question,  I'll say about a real life incident." All nodded. "There is an incident in the Bible,  where Judas betraying Jesus." "Yes Rafael,  I really hate that part." All nodded. "Hmmmm it's natural. Do you know,  why Jesus came to this world? " "To save mankind. " "Exactly,  for that Jesus had to remove His physical body to unite with God soul.  No one in hos right sense would do that, even the kings too were afraid,  but Judas lit the first fire and the chain reaction started,  you know the rest, Jesus died, a very humiliating death but that ends when we throw the body in the tomb or cremated.&q

"Rafael, When we have such a drastic experience in life,  how Will we be able to forgive and forget such an experience and the people who were the cause of such experience? I do not know whether I'd be able to forgive anybody who were the cause of my misery. " "Yes Monica,  its difficult,  but imagine you are in a maze will you be able to get out easily? "No Rafael,  its not easy." "Yes its true, but if we have pointers to direct us, then how would you feel children? " "Relieved." "Yes relief, and in real life, the people who hurt you, are the pointers." "Ohhhh!  I really cannot believe it, if they're the pointers,  then we should really thank them for showing our way, isn't it Rafael? " "Yes, we should love them and thank them for the service rendered." "But if they have done with, ill feeling towards us?" "Never think bad of others,  Rebecca because people are in g

"So Rafael, you promised, a story regarding giving full reign of our life to our soul." All nodded,  Rafael smiled and nodded. "Yes Ajay,  I remember, ok. Here we go, It's a story of a poor boy. He was very courageous and never feared failure.  He had only his father and no one else. His father passed away leaving behind a small piece of land and a small hut. Since he was small, the village elders decided to select a family who can be his guardian, until he comes of age. The village head was a very shrewd man, he voluntered himself to be the guardian of the boy. The boy shifted his residence and lived in the home of his guardian." "Was it easy for the boy,  Rafael? " "No it was not easy, but he didn't complain. He worked very hard during day time and at night, he would listen to the singing of the village head man's daughter, who was his age. Before long, he knew he wanted to learn music." "Oh! That's lovely. So was

"Hey Rafael,  today the moon didn't set in the morning. " "Don't talk silly Mathew,  it's not the moon but the Sun is what sets in the West,  isn't it Rafael? " "Hmmmm Rebecca,  I"ll have to differ on that." "Ooh sorry, I thought......" "At your age, even I too thought the same, but if you look at the working of the Sun, the Moon and the Earth,  actually, is it setting anywhere, like in the sea or the ocean or behind mountains?" "No, they are revolving and rotating." "Exactly,  Rebecca,  and what about the Sun?" "Its the source of energy, its not moving." "Yes, you are right,  now what sets? " "Nothing,  in fact, due to this revolution and rotation, there are lots of changes  happening in the Earth and the moon." "Yes Mark, we get day and night,  then the seasons,  months and years are all due to this, its a long travel, with no end."

"Rafael,  what are the things which we should not do in life?" "Hmmmm there are loads of things, which you should not do.  We'll make it six?" All nodded. "That would be helpful, thank you Rafael." "Good the six things are:- 1  Never ever speak untruth. If they come to know the truth, you'd lose your credibility. No one would ever believe you. 2 Never expect everybody to love you and accept you. Its not because of their fault, its because of our fault, our shortcomings hinders them to love us. So try to find your fault , accept it and overcome it. 3 Its not always necessary to say yes, when someone asks help, if you say yes, do it. But if you think, that you would not be able to do it, then be courageous to say no. 4 Try not to be a nuisance to others by your words and actions, or else before long, you will not have any friends, to be frank, they would run, when they see you. So beware. 5 Never waste anything, there are lots o

"Rafael,  yesterday you spoke about never wish for death.  But some people have already committed suicide, what will happen to them?" "Hmmmm.... that' a good question. But a very sad issue too." All nodded. "Yesterday I met a father whose son committed suicide last year." "Ohhhh that's terrible. Do you know why he killed himself?" "He loved a girl, but his father declined to accept her into the family and the very night, he roped himself on the fan and was successful in dangling himself dead in his own bedroom able to make the statement loud and clear but the sad part  is, the said girl didn't wait to grieve." "Ohhhh what a loss." "Hmmmm true, loss for the boy and his family. But the consequences of this action has to be faced mostly by the boy." "But Rafael,  the boy is already dead, then how is he going to bear the consequences?" "There is no death for the soul of a human b

"Rafael, today I met my best friend, while we went shopping and he too had come for shopping,  the whole family was there, but when I saw his sister,  I had the shock of my life." "Why what happened? Did she meet with an accident? " "Well, I didn't get much time to speak about her, but I surely asked him, is something wrong with his sister and he became silent for sometime and then he pulled me to a corner and  whispered, "My sister wishes to die. The first thing that she says to God in prayer is, "Oh No not again, why do you not take me. You know I do not want to live. What will I do living here. You do not give me what I wish and you do not appreciate my service too. Then what use do you have of me other than burden?" "But Mark, how did he hear this prayer?" "Even I too exactly asked the same question and he said, they share the same bedroom and she usually prays loudly, thinking that he is asleep, but in fact, he wa

"Rafael, if we find the right job and if we are happy, then why are these people not happy? Why are they cheaters and are not comitteed or dedicated?" "Yes Rebecca, you itself told the answer, they have not found the right job. Its that simple." "But how come they didn't choose the right job?" "Usually, there are many reasons for not finding the right job, th first and foremost is circumstance and the next is destiny. In both the cases, no one can do anything." "But Rafael, that's really unfair, if we do not have any say in our matters, then how can we choose the right job?" "Its all our fault, children, we are the people who make destiny, So what we got from destiny or circumstance is our own making" "But Rafael, how did we got these?" You had blocked somebody else's circumstance or the good fortune  and that returned to you. " "But, how did we block all these,

Chapter - 46 "Rafael, so they started school, now what?" "They were given the best building,  one could imagine" "Why what's the speciality, Rafael?" "It was fit for a college, with all the amenities and the students were far better than the teacher had expected." "Oh!!!! That' s a relief, isn't it Rafael?" "Children, there is one thing you should know, when you love what you do, there is not a problem of difficulty or tiredness or relief, the more complicated the work, the more enjoyment you'd have with the work." "But I have thought that work is a bore because most of the people go for holidays to cool the system because of hard work." "If you love the work you do then there is no difference between enjoyment and work." "But Rafael, how do we find that type of job?" "Its simple, try to find, which subject you enjoy more." "Can I tell you

Chapter - 45 "So children, Who is this, why don't you introduce me to your new friend?" "Rafael, this is Raj, my brother. He has come home for holidays." "Glad to meet you Raj." "Rafael, I have been hearing about you so much, that it is indeed a great privilege to meet you." They shook hands and all sat on the lawn. "Now how about we continue, with our story?" All nodded. "The teachers arrived with great expectation, to make a diiference in the life of the children." "But Rafael, I thought, teachers duty is to only teach, give home works, test papers and punishments." All smiled and nodded. "As a student there is a duty to learn, likewise, the teachers has a duty to give them education and if they do not give them, then they would be responsible for each student, they had not educated and they would begiven the death sentence of life." "What does that mean, death sentence, Rafae

Chapter  - 44 "So what happened Rafael? Did they start a school" "Yes surely they started the school, Ajay." "But Rafael, is school so important? I really like to go to school only to play with my friends, I just do not understand, why we have to study, Rafael. Life would have been far better, without studies, isn't it Rafael?" "Well, when we are kids, yes. But do you know, why we have to study?" "No Rafael, Its better you say. I hope we have a genuine reason." "The first human beings learned everything by experience, most of them were not very easy for them. It was trial and error, they had to learn from the very scratch. They didn't know anything, but what they learned like, for example, if you touch fire, it will burn, etc... etc..If they do not say it, then what would be the result?" "We should learn, the same way they learned, naturally." "And the Result?" "

Chapter 43 “Rafael, did you know, what happened today, one of my enemies, smashed my instrument box.” “Say thank you to your enemy.” “Rafael, you are really crazy, how can I thank him, when he broke my instrument box.” “You know, when some things happen, its usually for a purpose. How long have you been using this box, Mathew?” “More than three years, but that’s not the point Rafael.” “Well put it this way, you have been using this box for the past three years and how many times have you been thinking of changing the box for the past three years?” “Several times, but still.” “Then why but still Mathew, you were not able to dispose it and your soul decided it for you, it fulfilled your wish, throw the box in the waste basket. It just happened to be your worst enemy, who did the favour for you. So don’t lose any sleep or sweat over that, I think there is a new brand of geometry box in the book shop.” “But how did you know that, Rafael?” “I

Chapter 42 “Now back to the story,  2Years passed, there was a flaw in the island.” “Flaw, something missing?” “Yes, a very important thing was missing in the island.” “What was it Rafael? Water?” “No, it was children. There were no children, above the age of four.” “Really, why was it so. Was there any disease affecting them Rafael?” “Actually, It was no school. So they all went for education in the mainland. So people couldn’t stay there permanently. They missed their children a lot.” “Oh!!!! I thought, due to the naughtiness of the children, they might be relieved to put them in a boarding or cousin’s or relative’s house.” “There is no age to judge a parent." "Why Rafael?" "Because you are  never to judge a parent, as they brought you to this world, its like the pot criticize the potter. If you are the potter and you hear the pot you made criticize you, what will you do?” “Naturally break the pot. Bu

Chapter 41 “Rafael, what do you think of life’s best things?” “Well can I revert that question to you Ajay, what is your life’s best thing?” “Well for me good food, video games and a super duper car.” “But not for me Rafael, I like to have a very good book, lots of chocolates, ice creams and a good place to sit and read.” “Thank you Rebecca, that was enlightening. So now, you got the answer Ajay, different people has different idea of Life’s best thing.” “But Rafael, if everyone has a different view of life’s best things, then that would create a problem, don’t you think Rafael?” “How can that be Rebecca?” “When I feel, ice creams are one of life’s good things and share it with others and if he really hates it, then that would be a cause of dislike.” “Yes, its true, first time, they would tolerate, the second time, they would bear, the third time, they would erupt, that’s natural and that is the speciality of society. It starts in a family, a

Chapter 39 “Rafael, what happened to Alfonso?” “Well after marriage, Isabella accompanied her husband, Alfonso to the island. At first it was not very easy. She was used to so much luxury, that she missed a lot of things, which she knew was not easy to come by because each and everything had to be brought from the mainland and it took time. So she decided to make use of her little skills as well as the skills of the crew and the work force to get it done,” “What was it that brought out her skills?” “Materials, for clothes, for hospital, for everything. Since there were lots of things which needed cloth, Isabella decided to starting a weaving mill.” “But Rafael, how can that be possible?” “First we should know, that anything and everything is possible, if we put our mind into it.” All nodded. “ You know when we decide we make a decision, what is the first thought that comes to mind?” “Can we do it.” “Exactly, the first thing that comes to mind

Chapter 38 . But Rafael, what happens for the people who go to monastery, they do not have any relationship, they are not married, but still they reach God soul?” “The best way of life is being ascetic, which means, deny yourself the bodily pleasures.” “Its easy to say than done, Rafael. I really cannot imagine to stop my craving to ear burgers and pizzas. So when we grow big, God alone knows what all cravings do we have and how are we going to control it.” “You are right Mark, its not easy to control. Actually this tendency is brought into us through our mind. It always, forces our body to do it again and again and in the end, our heart feels, yes, its true, we would feel happy and fulfills our craving. But if we know the root cause of our craving is the mind, then we are able to put all our cravings under lock and key, so as not to divert us from reaching us to God soul.” “Why should we reach God soul, Rafael?” “To be at peace with ourselves, to be h