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The Epiphany

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Ramayana completed its last episode recently and I think I finally experienced the perfect blend of emotions to write about. I don’t remember being so overwhelmed in the last episode of any show (not even “Ben 10” or “Tom and Jerry”). Tears welled up in my eyes (literally) but there was a hinted smile on my face. In fact, I am crying while writing this. Call me over-emotional or sentimental or whatever you like, but if you have watched the climax with the same reverence, I think you’d sympathize with me.

It was a mixed feeling, something inexplicable. I was happy as Ram met his fate and completed his journey on Earth by achieving his predestined goal of putting an end to cruelty and malevolence (mostly by the demons), the devotion towards Rama by his devotees and allies made me awestruck and the thought that maybe I was never going to see this show on TV again made me feel immensely sad.

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Lord Vishnu took off on his vehicle (the Garuda) and his followers, his devotees achieved salvation and a place in Swarglok (Heaven) due to their utter devotion. I joined my palms (like a Namaskara). Trust me, I used to make fun of my grandparents for bowing down to the on-screen characters of Gods. But at that moment, I realized that you don’t bow down to the character or the actor, you bow down to the image or the reflection of the God that you have made up in your mind and incorporated in that on-screen actor. As I saw them departing for their heavenly abode, I wondered about the meaning of life and death, the purpose of life, and the ideal way of living. God, irrespective of one’s religion, has dropped crumbs- about the true meaning of our existence, his existence- everywhere across the span of time like The Bhagavat Gita, The Holy Quran, or The Bible or the Holy Book of your religion. It is up to us to pick up those crumbs and discover their meaning and understand the true essence of life and death and all the abstract ideas you ever had. Just pick up any religious book, I guarantee, you’d surely find something really deep and philosophical. I don’t intend to impose any kind of religious thoughts or even the notion of it. I am just saying that even if you are an atheist, just try scratching simply the first layer of religion and devotion and I am sure you would find something worthwhile. Even if you don’t change your thoughts regarding atheism (not as if you are supposed to), I am sure you’d be baffled by the secrets that these relics hold. I am gonna grab The Gita right now, what about you?

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