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| September 07, 2003
, 3:06 AM |
The Encounter
I ran into this old chap the other day and were it not for that king size mole on his forehead I wouldn’t have paid the slightest attention to him. I couldn’t help staring at it when he offered an explanation…"I just thought it would be nice to have something distinctive" he said "I am God. What’s your name?"
"Yeah right!…Figure it out. You are God."
"I just making polite conversation. No need to be rude."
"God! Yeah right! That's rich! Do I have to run into guys like you?" I said as I got up to leave
"Hmmm…still sour with your breakup with Disha I can see...go ahead I am just trying to get drunk here. They threw me out of that restaurant I went to. I thought this place seemed peaceful. See you around."
I sat down again. “How do you know about Disha?”
"I am God remember, I know what I want to. Even if it is about someone as insignificant as you."
“So what are you doing here oh holy being” I said trying to put an edge to the sarcasm.
"Things got a little hectic…I keep getting all these people begging me for something or the other under the pretext of praying. I thought I’d take a break."
"And you are getting drunk?"
"Yeah it’s a good pastime…even more enjoyable if you get to do it only once a few million years."
"And what else is a good pastime in your holy opinion."
"I would try to get laid if I were human but then I get more satisfaction out of trying to keep my head empty. It’s quite a challenging task."
“So God tell me something. What is my life going to be like 5 years from now? Is it going to be the same crap or do you have something different planned for me.”
“Buddy you must be nuts to think I have time to keep track of each and every thing in this universe. Have you ever tried doing a calculation on what the effort comes to. Get lost now I want to get drunk in peace.”
"Aha! So apparently the mighty lord doesn’t know."
"Yes. I don’t know. I couldn’t care any less. Besides I’ve done enough for you. Now if you want to feel miserable about your life go right ahead. Do what you want and be what you will. Now get lost."
I kept on. “So who’s winning by the way. Is the bad guy eating up your share of the market off-late”.
“What Good! What Bad! You must be out of your mind to believe all that bullcarp they give you”.
"For God you seem to know very little huh?"
"Enough to know that disturbing an old drunk isn’t such a good idea" as he got up.
“Hey you started it!” I shouted as he walked away.
“This guy must be nuts” I remember thinking as the bolt of lightning struck. Now I mop floors in heaven.
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