I have pretty much been alone the entire week. My room-mate has been exremely busy with her church and related activities, while I have no one to meet and nowhere to be. A sad truth. I actually had a visitor for a full day but I had to take her to meet an ailing grand uncle in Gurgaon, leaving less time for catching up. After my cousin left, I was back to my routine of nothingness. It really does feel empty -- inside and out. The hostel silence could compete with a graveyard right now. Thanks to the month long holiday, most of the girls have gone home. Meanwhile, for me, all this time alone could have been used productively, instead I have hardly turned a page in days. I cannot seem to get myself to study. Maybe it is the holiday mood setting in.
Today was a bit different. I woke up really early to take a bath and leave for the passport submission formalities for my folks who are taking a holiday in January. Being broke means I couldn't enjoy a take away coffee which I normally cherish on such days. I was able to travel to the visa application centre in Nehru Place and back in a record fare of Rs 20/-. The JNNURM buses are extremely comfortable and provide a decent ride to key locations around the city. Since coming back to the room, four girls from some church in South Delhi came over to have a talk with my room-mate, a Christian herself. As I sat there listening to them from my side of the bed, I couldn't understand most of what was being said. But it got me thinking that talking about God (whichever version of him you are comfortable with) must be so soothing. For a moment, I wished we could also have a similar trend in Buddhism. If a bunch of us could sit down and share our feelings or ideas about Buddha and his teachings, we could learn so much simply by being party to such a gathering. All we are taught are the usual dos and donts about our religion. Other than that we fail to reason our actions. Why leave the essence of his teachings only to ordained monks/nuns? Like Christianity, don't you think if we had such an opportunity we could also begin thinking about what religion truly means to us instead of going about mundane activities?? After all the whole point of following a religion is to try and apply the teachings in our lives. It has never been about having different headers like religion, everyday life, relationships etc. Every domain must blend so as to bring about balance and meaningful interaction.
Therefore, to me, today has been a highly successful day. I got thinking about a whole new dimension which made all the more sense once I started writing about it. You should think about it as well. What does your God mean to you?
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