Nature and Almighty had been really busy for a long time
making a beautiful land scape. They filled it with colors and then with
character, followed by creatures. The creatures once started the phase of
creation became very hectic and tiresome. At some point when they both were
tired and wanted to stretch their backs they looked at one the last things they
had created. It was a human being. They had already given some higher
intelligence to this creature and so they thought that while they rest, human
can help carry the process of creation further.
Almighty then brought out a big tool box and gave it to
the human and said, “Thou shalt get the power to create” (well, I just used
that tone to create the dramatic effect for Almighty saying the words). Anyhow
while the power of creation was granted, its twin must be given along with, the
power of destruction.
Human was a little concerned at hearing about destruction
being twin of creation and both being connected at the hip. Do not worry,
nature smiled; the hammer and chisel have to break the stone to shape it into a
sculpture so destruction and creation always go hand in hand. Then Nature and
Almighty both left the human on its own with a few final words from almighty,
“Thou shalt also get free will to create what you want to.” But remember you
only bear the consequences of your creation; Nature added. Well that is what
human will know later as a term called ‘Karma.’
Once left on its own, with power to create (and destroy)
along with the big strength to free will human came into action. Creating the
wheel and discovering fire and enrobing itself with leaves and then with
clothes and so on, as we all know.
While all that was happening the connection and the constant
tension between creation and destruction; the twins was obvious. But still
intoxicated by this newly gained powers Human being was totally oblivious of
that and did not even realize when the two had started building their own teams against each other.
Creation brought joy to her side and destruction picked
sorrow. Then creation approached happiness and destruction picked anger.
Understanding moved to the team of creation without even asking and conflict
took side of destruction. Openness and closeness didn’t even choose they knew
their obvious teams. Love tried to make peace between the two and was badly
burnt by destruction and its teammate anger, love peeled off its burnt skin and
that burnt skin became hate which quickly teamed with destruction while love remained on
the side of creation. Lust and greed followed the destruction’s camp and
charity holding compassion’s hand moved to creation’s side. Fear had seen the
frightful face of destruction and hence joined its team. Bravery stayed as
second nature to creation. The teams kept on growing bigger and bigger. Creation
would take long time to create and destruction will destroy that in minutes.
The two who were supposed to be working in tandem had
started working against each other, the emotional affiliations they had made
became a bigger menace.
Fear that was tasked to alarm and keep alert (and Safe)
became aggressive and started motivating to destroy in the name of saving self.
Hate that was not even needed became so big that it crushed harmony under its
own feet and reason under the other. Passion that had been a great ally of
creation changed teams and started supporting destruction. Overall creation
started coming to a standstill and all the energies were spent on saving what
was created. Destruction slowly crept in through that gap and started using
creative genius to make weapons in the name of tools to save what was created.
Weapons that could protect if used rightly, but could damage gravely in wrong
hands, so where destroying the weapons when they were created could have been
an easy solution; creating more destructive weapons to counter the existing
ones became the practice. Fear and hate fueled that need.
The controlled hand of an artist that uses chisel and hammer
with great caution to shape the masterpiece out of a rock, became the ruthless hand of a monster blindly hammering and crushing the stone
to pebbles.
How long will this continue? How long weapons to counter
weapons will work? How long hate to counter hate will live? How long reason and
harmony stay crushed under the feet of hate? How long love the primary force of
creation be seen as a weakness?
Almighty and Nature, please take the free Will back. Please
restore the balance between forces. Please make compassion, love, contentment,
harmony and reason to prevail. Please put hate, greed, lust, differences to
rest; they have already worked more than they should have.
Please restore peace and order of universe.
Amen!!!!
