The Blind Men and the Elephants

A friend of mine told me this story. I quite loved it and decided to go ahead and publish it in here in the hope that it will illuminate us a bit more on our lives.

There was once a group of blind men who lived together. They were friends and they supported each other as much as they could.

One fine day, one of them came back screaming "The elephants are here! They are at the lake! The elephants are here!"

None of them had felt (or seen) elephants before, so as best as they could they rushed to meet the huge creatures by the lake. The elephants were effectively there, calmly drinking water and enjoying the cool weather.

Each blind man got hold of an elephant; one of them was holding the foot, the other one the tusk, while another one had firmly grasped an elephant's tail. Each one of them was convinced to have felt the elephant, and after a while they all left, truly satisfied. However, none of their interpretations of the elephants was correct and arguments ensued.

When it comes to God, we humans are the same. Each one of us is convinced to have the truth, because we have felt it deep in our hearts, with absolute certainty. However, God is such a huge thing... that it is impossible to truly grasp it while being blind.

Dear God

Dear God,

Thank you for everything that you have given me. I'm happy I have a healthy body. I'm grateful to you every time my hunger is satisfied. I'm happy to have such wonderful parents, they have always done everything for me. Thank you for blessing me with my amazing uncle John and auntie Hema. Without them I would be too lonely in here.

God, thank you for the lessons this world has been teaching me. I have faith in you and in the destiny that you set for each and every one in this world. Please bless me with the courage to resist temptation. Please shine light on my path so that I can walk the road you set for me.

Those are the most trying years of my life, as well as that of my mother's. Since she is leaving the homeland to complete her law degree, please protect her with all your might. Bless her, dear God, because she has fulfilled her duty as mother. She has gone beyond her limits to bring me up. If tomorrow I end up poor and destitute, she would still have achieved her goal since I am now a good - better - person.

I know I'm asking for a lot but please help Amelia find her way. I'm very sad that such a good person is suffering so much. I am guessing this is the test you have set out for her: the natural outcome of having such a great Karma. Please alleviate her pains and worries.

Help Dewi lose some weight and gain confidence in herself. She too is a very kind person who deserves more than she has. I feel sorry that I cannot give her what she wants... but please give grant her someone who will truly love her.

You have blessed me with so many talents. I am the master of so many skills which are greatly admired by my peers. I don't know whether I asked for it in a previous life or not, but I also have to thank you for granting me the possibility of understanding this whole universe and its natural cycle. I will very soon reach you and once again become part of your infinity.

The soul which goes by the name of Rowan.

Your Arrival

My dearest Soulmate,

I saw yet another red sunset without you. That made me miss you. Is it possible to miss someone you have never met? I suppose I miss the idea of you; you are an intellectual set of requirements and expected behaviour patterns that have yet to take shape as a human being I am acquainted with. Or probably something completely different from what I expect, who knows?

In my whole life those two moments I suffered so, One was before you came, The other after you left.
- Cosmic Orient, La Pila

Very soft winds have been whispering your arrival in my heart. I know that you are coming, there is no doubt about that. It seems that prior to your arrival, the universe has slowly been preparing me by leading me to the strangest and saddest conclusions: our lives and attachments to this material world are marked by impermanence... and even immortality cannot transform the fleeting and evanescent nature of this world into permanent happiness.

I know that finding you does not lead to ultimate happiness. I seek your company not for my own satisfaction anymore... I know that once we are together, I will live to make you happy. I promise that I will make the same writing mistakes that you do, I will always pick boxers of your favorite colours, and I will never let your hand sway without mine. Every single day of our lives I will love you as if it were the last, because now I know how tragic this world is.

Poem

Baby we derive from the same abstract,
Our method signatures are exact.
I know I have the right arguments,
To turn your variables into constants.
Just give me one little pointer,
So I can call your constructor.

Oh baby let me put you in a do-while,
Our code I would then compile.
There would be no need for a switch-case
'Coz I already implemented your interface.

Oh baby you make my stack overflow,
Our code would an error throw.
But of course that I would catch,
'Coz baby you are my perfect match.

For us there will be no debug,
'Coz baby you are my drug.