Wednesday 14 August 2013
SHIVA & JESUS : They were both mountain men at heart and gifted with lofty inner vision to match with the outer aesthetic ability.
~ ॐ नमः शिवाय ~
There were others He waited impatiently to see , in every life cycle that His own Magic would project Forth. He had been around for a long time, and not just confined to the East. He, for example, had met the most interesting young boy on one of his travels to the west. He once wanted to go and trek on the Alps. Somewhere midway, he broke journey to rest in the hills of Bethlehem. He was asleep when he heard a young voice “are you hungry ? would you like some bread ?”
Shiva awoke to see the most radiant and beautiful boy dressed in a simple Shepherd’s cloak.
As Shiva accepted his bread and smiled in gratitude for the pure and kind intent, He greeted Him Back, saying”Namaste”
Namaste? Asked the young boy.
“Ah, The God in me, bows to the God in you” said Shiva as he gratefully put the bread in His mouth.
“ God? I love God!” said the young boy. and so began an interesting parley .
“These are my friends, these hills” said the boy. “and so are all the birds and sheep and lambs and other beasts that live here”. They got along instantly. They were both mountain men at heart and gifted with lofty inner vision to match with the outer aesthetic ability.
“so do you have sheep and lamb in your mountains?” asked the young boy, to which Shiva replied, ah yes, and we have the mountain goat too, and the Hangul.
A hangul? Whats that? asked the boy with widened eys, oh it’s a deer like the ones you have here, only it is larger and sturdier , it can climb the mountain better than the goat, and even goes upto the snow.
“I would like to see the hangul , I would like to see a snow deer” said the little boy.
“what is your name” Shiva asked.
“jesus” , came the smiling reply.
“If ever you venture Eastwards, my little friend, you have an open invite to visit us in The Himalayas , Jesus” , said Shiva, Breaking the bread, “and you can be friends with the snow deer.Parvati Herself will introduce the two of you”.
“whos’ parvati?” Asked Jesus
“My wife,” smiled Shiva.
“So, she doesn’t travel with you?”
“Ah, she does, she does,” said Shiva “but this is one trek I had to take alone”.
“why?”
“ because, my dear little friend ”, said shiva clasping the young shoulders, “I had to meet you and have our own little talk didn’t i?”
They both broke into a laughter.
“no. tell me” , implored jesus.
“Oh well, it’s a long story …” trailed Shiva.
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