Hope vs Certainty. The Tragic Hero Trap in Indian Cricket, and why it is unfair to both Sachin and Kohli

I recently read an article that framed Virat Kohli’s brilliant century in a losing chase through the idea of India loving a “tragic hero.” The writing was poetic, and I get why that kind of storytelling attracts readers.

But the comparison inside it felt wrong, and honestly disrespectful to two of the greatest cricketers India has ever produced.

The article’s emotional logic was roughly this. Sachin Tendulkar was the lonely warrior of a weaker era. Virat Kohli is the confident superstar of a stronger era, so his greatness is “less tragic,” and therefore less mythic.

That narrative may sound clever, but it creates two problems at once.

1. It rewrites Sachin’s era into a dramatic myth where he had no real support.

2. It reduces Kohli’s era into a lucky setup where he simply benefits from a better team.

Both are lazy shortcuts. Both are unfair. And both fuel the worst kind of fan war, where the only way to praise one legend is to make the other look smaller.

1. The 90s myth. Sachin was not playing with amateurs

Yes, there were phases in the 1990s where Sachin carried impossible expectations. India was still building a modern winning machine, and Sachin often felt like the nation’s entire hope. That part is real.

But the jump from “heavy burden” to “no team” is where analysis becomes fiction.

Even before the “Fab Five” era fully formed, India had proven international cricketers who could win matches.

• Mohammad Azharuddin was a world-class batter and a highly successful captain in that period. Calling Sachin a “lone warrior” while ignoring Azhar’s quality makes the argument weak right away.

• Navjot Singh Sidhu, Sanjay Manjrekar, and later Ajay Jadeja were not beginners. On their day, they were match winners.

• India also had serious bowlers and competitors, not just passengers.

So if someone says “Sachin was all alone,” I understand the emotion behind it. But as a blanket statement, it becomes a romantic exaggeration. It turns a complex era into a single-person movie.

And that is not “respect.” It is nostalgia editing.

2. The late 90s and 2000s were not tragedy. They were a powerhouse

Now zoom out from the early 90s window and look at Sachin’s broader career. For a huge portion of it, Sachin shared the dressing room with a golden generation.

Whether people label it as “Fab Five” or simply India’s greatest batting core, the reality is obvious. Sehwag, Dravid, Ganguly, Laxman. That is not a tragic setup. That is a batting superpower.

So when writers keep repeating the “lone warrior” label as if it describes Sachin’s whole career, it becomes disrespectful to everyone who stood alongside him. It also reduces India’s golden era into a sad story, which is strange, because that era is exactly what built the base for India’s later dominance.

Sachin was not a victim of his team. He was the crown jewel of a strong cricket culture that was rising fast.

3. Kohli is not “lucky.” The team is stronger because he helped build that strength

Now let’s talk about the other side of the comparison.

A common line in these narratives is. Kohli has a better team, so it is easier for him to chase, to win, to look calm.

But that skips a massive truth.

The team’s mindset changed because of players like Kohli, not around them.

Kohli did not just show up and enjoy a ready-made winning culture. He helped build a culture of intensity, fitness, standards, and an obsession with results. He raised the baseline of what India expects from itself.

In the 90s, fans often watched with hope. If we fought hard, we were proud. If we lost after a great innings, we were emotional, but we accepted it.

In the 2010s, with Kohli walking out in a chase, fans did not just hope. Fans expected.

That shift in a nation’s psychology does not happen because someone is lucky. It happens because someone repeatedly delivers. Over years. Under pressure. In every condition.

So if someone wants to credit the “strong team” for Kohli’s success, then they should also give Kohli credit for shaping what “strong team” even means.

4. Different eras, different challenges. Same kind of greatness

Instead of forcing one emotional storyline, a better analysis is to admit the obvious. They faced different kinds of pressure, and mastered different monsters.

Sachin’s challenges included:

• carrying the weight of a cricket-mad nation when India’s overall system was still developing

• facing legendary bowlers across conditions, when ODI and Test cricket demanded a different kind of patience and survival

• being the symbol of hope for years, sometimes unfairly

Kohli’s challenges included:

• living in the social media era where every ball is judged instantly and permanently

• mastering high-pressure chases with modern ODI demands, where momentum shifts faster and mistakes are punished harder

• handling a leadership and expectation load where “being great” is not enough. You must be relentless

You do not need to rank which pressure is “harder.” They are different. Both are brutal. Both require greatness.

5. Why do we romanticize defeat, and punish the player who refuses to lose

The “tragic hero” concept sounds artistic, but it also reveals something about us as fans.

Sometimes we love the heartbreak story more than the clean win. A heroic 100 in defeat becomes poetry. A clinical chase becomes routine.

But this is where the framing becomes unfair to Kohli.

Kohli is not less great because he does not fit the tragic hero template. He is great precisely because he tries to kill tragedy before it is born. He wants the ending to be a win, not a beautiful loss.

Sachin gave us beauty and belief in a time when India was still growing into its power.

Kohli gave us certainty and a ruthless winning instinct in a time when India became a world beater.

Both are gifts. The second gift is not “less emotional.” It is just a different kind of dominance.

The bottom line

Stop using nostalgia to create a divide.

Stop painting Sachin as a victim to make him seem superior.

Stop painting Kohli as “lucky” to diminish his work.

Sachin Tendulkar is the foundation. Virat Kohli is the skyscraper.

You cannot have one without the other.

If you want to praise Kohli’s masterpiece, do it without turning Sachin’s era into a lonely myth.

If you want to honor Sachin’s burden, do it without pretending Kohli has it easy.

Let’s appreciate the evolution of Indian cricket instead of living in a past that never truly existed the way we retell it.

#ViratKohli #SachinTendulkar #IndianCricket #CricketAnalysis #TeamIndia #RespectLegends #NoFanWars

2026. A New Beginning

 I am restarting in 2026. Not with noise, but with intention.

I am returning to writing and creating. I am reviving my blog and showing up again with a steady rhythm. 

If you are here early, thank you. The first article is coming next

An Inspirational Story 16 - DON'T ARGUE WITH “DONKEYS”

The donkey said to the tiger:

- "The grass is blue".

The tiger replied:

- "No, the grass is green."

The discussion heated up, and the two decided to submit him to arbitration, and for this they went before the lion, the King of the Jungle.

Already before reaching the forest clearing, where the lion was sitting on his throne, the donkey began to shout:

- "His Highness, is it true that the grass is blue?".

The lion replied:

- "True, the grass is blue."

The donkey hurried and continued:

- "The tiger disagrees with me and contradicts and annoys me, please punish him."

The king then declared:

- "The tiger will be punished with 5 years of silence."

The donkey jumped cheerfully and went on his way, content and repeating:

- "The Grass Is Blue"...

The tiger accepted his punishment, but before he asked the lion:

- "Your Majesty, why have you punished me?, after all, the grass is green."

The lion replied:

- "In fact, the grass is green."

The tiger asked:

- "So why are you punishing me?".

The lion replied:

- "That has nothing to do with the question of whether the grass is blue or green.

The punishment is because it is not possible for a brave and intelligent creature like you to waste time arguing with a donkey, and on top of that come and bother me with that question."

The worst waste of time is arguing with the fool and fanatic who does not care about truth or reality, but only the victory of his beliefs and illusions. Never waste time on arguments that don't make sense...

There are people who, no matter how much evidence and evidence we present to them, are not in the capacity to understand, and others are blinded by ego, hatred and resentment, and all they want is to be right even if they are not.

When ignorance screams, intelligence is silent. Your peace and quiet are worth more.  

An Inspirational Story 15

 A doctor entered the hospital in hurry after being called in for an urgent surgery. He answered the call asap, changed his clothes & went directly to the surgery block. He found the boy's father pacing in the hall waiting for the doctor. On seeing him, the dad yelled: "Why did U take all this time to come? Don't U know that my son's life is in danger? Don't U have any sense of responsibility?"

 

The doctor smiled & said: "I am sorry, I wasn't in the hospital & I came as fast as I could after receiving the call...... And now, I wish you'd calm down so that I can do my work"

 

"Calm down?! What if your son was in this room right now, would U calm down? If your own son dies now what will U do??" said the father angrily

 

The doctor smiled again & replied: "I will say what Job said in the Holy Bible"From dust we came & to dust we return, blessed be the name of God". Doctors cannot prolong lives. Go & intercede for your son, we will do our best by God's grace"

 

"Giving advises when we're not concerned is so easy" Murmured the father.

 

The surgery took some hours after which the doctor went out happy, "Thank goodness!, your son is saved!" And without waiting for the father's reply he carried on his way running. "If U have any question, ask the nurse!!"

"Why is he so arrogant? He couldn't wait some minutes so that I ask about my son's state" Commented the father when seeing the nurse minutes after the doctor left.

 

The nurse answered, tears coming down her face: "His son died yesterday in a road accident, he was in the burial when we called him for your son's surgery. And now that he saved your son's life, he left running to finish his son's burial."

 

Moral- Be frank, let them know how do you fee! but do not judge anyone, because you never know how their life is & what they're going through, if you feel that you judge someone go and talk to them...be sorry and promise yourself you wont do it again. To Err is only human. If you are being judge simply smile.

 

An Inspirational Story 14

"A good example is the best sermon"

 

A group of frogs were traveling through the forest when two of them fell into a deep pit. When the other frogs saw how deep the pit was, they told the two frogs that there was no hope left for them.

However, the two frogs ignored their comrades and proceeded to try to jump out of the pit. However, despite their efforts, the group of frogs at the top of the pit were still saying that they should just give up as they’d never make it out.

Eventually, one of the frogs took heed of what the others were saying and he gave up, jumping even deeper to his death. The other frog continued to jump as hard as he could. Once again, the group of frogs yelled at him to stop the pain and to just die.

He ignored them, and jumped even harder and finally made it out. When he got out, the other frogs said, “Did you not hear us?”

The frog explained to them that he was deaf, and that he thought they were encouraging him the entire time.

Moral of the story: People’s words can have a huge effect on the lives of others. Therefore, you should think about what you’re going to say before it comes out of your mouth – it might just be the difference between life and death.

An Inspirational Story 13

 There was a breakfast point near our college campus (28 years ago)

We often used to go there for breakfast & there was a lot of rush.

Many times I had noticed that a person came and took advantage of the crowd & after eating, secretly leaves without paying.

One day while he was eating, I secretly informed the owner of the breakfast point that this person would take advantage of the rush and leave without paying the bill.

Listening to me, the owner of the breakfast point started smiling and said to let him go without saying anything to him .. & that we will talk about it later.

As usual, this person , after having breakfast, looked around and taking advantage of the crowd quietly slipped away.

After he left, I now asked the owner of the breakfast point to tell me why he had let the man go .. why did he ignore this man's action ???

The answer given by the owner of the breakfast point lit up all my senses & I still remember this after many years. (I visited this place 3 years back again - Totally changed )

He told me that you are not alone, many others have noted him and have told me about him.

He said that this person sat in front of the shop and when he saw that it is crowded, he would sneak in and eat.

I always ignored it and never stopped him .. never caught him nor ever tried to disrespect him.

Because I think that the rush in my shop is due to the prayer of this person ....

 He would be sitting in front of my shop , praying that if there is a rush in this shop then he could quickly go in, eat & leave......

And surely enough there is always a rush when he comes in & his prayers are powerful.

I do not want to invite my misfortune by cutting my own leg in the matter of this prayer and acceptance of his prayer between him and Almighty .......

This will always be ignored by me and I will always let him eat food & will never disrespect him by catching him!!!

Prayers make everything possible & who knows we are flourishing in our life due to Prayers of many known/unknown ones around us.

Keep giving back to Universe in your own unique ways

--

Ref: JOY OF GIVING BACK

An Inspirational Story 12

February 6

Michael Jackson wanted to live for 150 years.

He appointed 12 doctors at home who would daily examine him from hair to toenails.

His food was always tested in laboratory before serving.

Another 15 people were appointed to look after his daily exercise and workout.

His bed had the technology to regulate the oxygen level.

Organ donors were kept ready so that whenever needed they could immediately donate their organ . The maintenance of these donors were taken care of by him.

He was proceeding with a dream of living for 150 years.

Alas ! He failed.

On 25th June 2009, at the age of 50, his heart stopped functioning. The constant effort of those 12 doctors didn't work.

Even, the combined efforts of doctors from Los Angeles and California too couldn't save him.

The person who would never put a step forward without the doctors suggestion for his last 25 years, couldn't fufill his dream of living 150 years.

Jackson's final journey was watched live by 2.5 million people which is the longest live telecast till date.

On the day he died,i.e. 25th June '09 at 3.15 pm, Wikipedia, Twitter,AOL's instant messenger stopped working. About 8 lakh people together searched Michael Jackson on Google.

Jackson tried to challenge death but death challenged him back.

The materialistic life in this materialistic world embraces materialistic death instead of a normal one. This is the rule of life.

Now let's think.

Are we earning for the builders,engineers,designers or decorators?

Whom do we want to impress by showing expensive house,car and extravagant wedding ?

Do you remember the food items in the wedding reception which you had attended couple of days ago?

Why are we working like an animal in life ?

For the comfort of how many generations do we want to save?

Most of us have one or two children. Have you ever thought how much do we need and how much do we want?

Do we consider that our children won't be able to earn much and so its necessary to save some extra for them?

Do you spend some time with yourself, family or friends in the week?

Do you spend 5% of your earning on yourself?

Why don't we find happiness in life along with what we earn ?

If you think deeply, your heart might fail to work. You will suffer from slip disc, high cholesterol, insomnia etc. etc.

Conclusion : Spend some time for yourself. We don't own any property,its only in some documents that our name is written temporarily.

When we say “ this is my property ”, God passes a crooked smile.

Don't create an impression on a person seeing his car or dress. Our great mathematicians and scientists used bicycle or scooter for commuting.

Its not a sin to be rich, but to be rich only with money is a sin.

Control life or else life will control you.

The things which really matter at the end of life is contentment, satisfaction and peace.

Sadly,these cannot be bought.

Ref :  https://www.facebook.com/velarvind33

An Inspirational Story 11

There were 2 brother walking on a beach...suddenly a big argument started. Big brother has slapped to younger brother. Younger brother got angry and write a sentence on  a sand  : "My brother has slapped me today " and he ran away from him. Second day again both went for walking, this time younger brother went for swimming and suddenly he started drowning , elder brother was a good swimmer and jumped into the ocean and save his brother. Now this time younger brother wrote a sentence on the Stone "My brother has saved my life."  and hugged him tight.

Elder one asked why did you write this sentence on stone instead of sand. He said brother i am a human being..i also have feeling. But as babaji says we always forget bad things happen to us, and always remember good things happened to us. You slapped me, i wrote that sentence on sand and ran away, are you able to find that sentence? NO..similarly today you saved my life i wrote that sentence on stone, so anytime you come you will able to see this sentence and remember this moment and my hugged.

So the moral of the story is we are human being, we have all right to show our feelings

An Inspirational Story 10

There was a little boy who had a bad temper.
His Father gave him a bag of nails and told him that every time he lost his temper,he must hammer a nail into the back of the wall.
The first day the boy had driven 37 nails into the wall.
Over the next few weeks, as he learned to control his anger, the number of nails hammered daily gradually dwindled down.
He discovered it was easier to hold his temper than to drive those nails into the wall.
Finally the day came when the boy didn't lose his temper at all. He told his father about it and the father suggested that the boy now pull out one nail for each day that he was able to hold his
temper.
The days passed and the young boy was finally able to tell his father that all the nails were gone.
The father took his son by the hand and led him to the wall.
He said, 'You have done well, my son, but look at the holes in the wall.
The wall will never be the same. When you say things in anger, they leave a scar just like this one.
Once you hurt your loved ones It won't matter how many times you say I'm sorry, the wound will still be there.
A verbal wound is as bad as a physical one.
Remember that friends are very rare jewels indeed.
They make you smile and encourage you to succeed;
They lend an ear, they share words of praise and they always want to open their hearts to us. Show your friends how much you care.
Please forgive me if I have ever left a hole in your life.

 

 

~My Adorable holy-sister Renz ji

An Inspirational Story-9

One day, a poor boy who was selling goods from door to door to pay his way through school, found he had only one thin dime left, and he was hungry. He decided he would ask for a meal at the next house. However, he lost his nerve when a lovely young woman opened the door. Instead of a meal he asked for a drink of water. She thought he looked hungry so brought him a large glass of milk. He drank it slowly, and then asked, “How much do I owe you?” “You don’t owe me anything,” she replied. “Mother has taught us never to accept pay for a kindness.” He said, “Then I thank you from my heart.”

As Howard Kelly left that house, he not only felt stronger physically, but his faith in God and man was strong also. He had been ready to give up and quit.

Year’s later that young woman became critically ill. The local doctors were baffled. They finally sent her to the big city, where they called in specialists to study her rare disease. Dr. Howard Kelly was called in for the consultation. When he heard the name of the town she came from, a strange light filled his eyes. Immediately he rose and went down the hall of the hospital to her room. Dressed in his doctor’s gown he went in to see her. He recognized her at once. He went back to the consultation room determined to do his best to save her life. From that day he gave special attention to the case.

After a long struggle, the battle was won. Dr. Kelly requested the business office to pass the final bill to him for approval. He looked at it, then wrote something on the edge and the bill was sent to her room. She feared to open it, for she was sure it would take the rest of her life to pay for it all. Finally she looked, and something caught her attention on the side of the bill. She began to read the following words:

“Paid in full with one glass of milk”

Signed, Dr. Howard Kelly.

Announcing the launch of the nirankari international samagam website

www.nirankari.org/nis/

We have great pleasure in announcing the launch of the Nirankari International Samagam (NIS) website providing valuable information and guidance for the thousands who have already expressed interest in wishing to attend the first ever Nirankari International Samagam to be held outside India. The website is cross linked from left navigation panel of http://www.nirankari.org .

The desire to participate in this milestone in the history of this mission is overwhelming and the arrangements for this momentous occasion are already taking shape.

The various pages of this NIS website will assist travellers to the UK in the arrangements as they take shape from the Pre-Samagam festivities in early August through to the spectacular finale – the Samagam on 11 & 12 August 2012.

The On-Line donation facility has been particularly appreciated by hundreds of donors who have already utilised the system for credit and debit card payments into a fund for the unique festivals to take place throughout all of August 2012. Please offer your donations generously and announce and encourage this facility in your local congregations.

All are invited to view this website, make their plans to attend and email any queries they may have via the special email addresses in the contact page. The Sant Nirankari Mission UK look forward to welcoming you all to these prestigious events and become part of Nirankari History in the making.

Bhupinder Anand Member SNM UK Executive In-Charge Internet, Media and Publications

An Inspirational Story-8

A group of students, highly established in their careers, got together to visit their old teacher. Conversation soon turned into complaints about stress in work and life.

Offering his guests tea, the teacher went to the kitchen and returned with a large pot of tea and an assortment of cups – porcelain, plastic, glass, crystal, some plain looking, some expensive, some exquisite – telling them to help themselves to the tea.

When all the students had a cup of tea in hand, the professor said: ‘If you noticed, all the nice looking expensive cups were taken up, leaving behind the plain and cheap ones. While it is normal for you to want only the best for yourselves, that is the source of your problems and stress.
Be assured that the cup itself adds no quality to the tea. In most cases it is just more expensive and in some cases even hides what we drink. What all of you really wanted was tea, not the cup, but you consciously went for the best cups… And then you began eyeing each other’s cups too.

Now consider this: Life is the tea; the jobs, money and position in society are the cups. They are just tools to hold and contain Life, and the type of cup we have does not define, nor change the quality of Life we live.

Sometimes, by concentrating only on the cup, we fail to enjoy the tea God has provided us.’ GOD brews the tea, not the cups. Enjoy your tea.

How great Love is...

Once upon a time there was an island where all the Feelings lived;
Happiness, Sadness, Knowledge, and all the others, including Love.
One day it was announced to all of the feelings that the island was going to sink to the bottom of the ocean. So all the feelings prepared their boats to leave.

Love was the only one that stayed. She wanted to preserve the island paradise until the last possible moment.

When the island was almost totally under love decided it was time to leave. She began looking for someone to ask for help. Just then Richness was passing by in a grand boat. Love asked, "Richness, Can I come with you on your boat?" Richness answered, " I'm sorry, but there is a lot of silver and gold on my boat and there would be no room for you anywhere."

Then Love decided to ask Vanity for help who was passing in a beautiful vessel. Love cried out, "Vanity, help me please." "I can't help you", Vanity said, "You are all wet and will damage my beautiful boat."

Next, Love saw Sadness passing by. Love said, "Sadness, please let me go with you." Sadness answered, Love, I'm sorry, but, I just need to be alone now."
Then, Love saw Happiness. Love cried out, " Happiness, please take me with you." But Happiness was so overjoyed that he didn't hear Love calling to him. Love began to cry.

Then, she heard a voice say, "Come Love, I will take you with me." It was an elder. Love felt so blessed and overjoyed that she forgot to ask the elder his name. When they arrived on land the elder went on his way. Love realized how much she owed the elder.

Love then found Knowledge and asked, "Who was it that helped me?" "It was Time", Knowledge answered. But why did Time help me when no one else would?", Love asked.

Knowledge smiled and with deep wisdom and sincerity, and answered, "Because only Time is capable of understanding how great Love is."

An Inspirational Story-7

A man was travelling through the desert, hungry, thirsty, and tired, when he came upon a tree bearing luscious fruit and affording plenty of shade, underneath which ran a spring of water. He ate of the fruit, drank of the water, and rested beneath the shade.
When he was about to leave he turned to the tree and said: ‘Tree, oh, tree, with what should I bless you?
“Should I bless you that your fruit be sweet? Your fruit is already sweet.
“Should I bless you that your shade be plentiful? Your shade is plentiful. That a spring of water should run beneath you? A spring of water runs beneath you.”
“There is one thing with which I can bless you: May it be G-d’s will that all the trees planted from your seed should be like you…”
-Paulo Coelho

Nirankari International Samagam 11th & 12th of August 2012

Universal Brotherhood is the spontaneous by-product of realizing fatherhood of God — Nirankari Baba

An International Nirankari Sant Samagam will be held in UK on August 11-12, 2012. This was announced in the Sunday congregation on March 25, 2012 in Delhi in the benign presence of His Holiness Baba Hardev Singh Ji Maharaj.

- Kirpa Sagar, Member Incharge Internet

The God vs Science

(Specially some one who thinks there is no such thing called GOD)


One Of The Best Arguments.!! I have ever read

Don’t miss even a single word…. It’s Too good

An atheist professor of philosophy speaks to his class on the problem science has with God, The Almighty.
He asks one of his new students to stand and…..

Prof: So you believe in God?

Student: Absolutely, sir.

Prof: Is God good?

Student: Sure.

Prof: Is God all-powerful?

Student: Yes..

Prof: My brother died of cancer even though he prayed to God to heal him. Most of us would attempt to help others who are ill. But God didn’t. How is this God good then? Hmm?
(Student is silent.)

Prof: You can’t answer, can you? Let’s start again, young fella. Is God good?

Student: Yes.

Prof: Is Satan good?

Student: No.

Prof: Where does Satan come from?

Student: From….God…

Prof: That’s right. Tell me son, is there evil in this world?

Student: Yes.

Prof: Evil is everywhere, isn’t it? And God did make everything. Correct?

Student: Yes.

Prof: So who created evil?
(Student does not answer.)

Prof: Is there sickness? Immorality? Hatred? Ugliness? All these terrible things exist in the world, don’t they?

Student: Yes, sir.

Prof: So, who created them?
(Student has no answer.)

Prof: Science says you have 5 senses you use to identify and observe the world around you. Tell me, son…Have you ever seen God?

Student: No, sir.

Prof: Tell us if you have ever heard your God?

Student: No, sir.

Prof: Have you ever felt your God, tasted your God, smelt your God? Have you ever had any sensory perception of God for that matter?

Student: No, sir. I’m afraid I haven’t.

Prof: Yet you still believe in Him?

Student: Yes.

Prof: According to empirical, testable, demonstrable protocol, science says your GOD doesn’t exist.
What do you say to that, son?

Student: Nothing. I only have my faith.

Prof: Yes. Faith. And that is the problem science has.

Student: Professor, is there such a thing as heat?

Prof: Yes.

Student: And is there such a thing as cold?

Prof: Yes.

Student: No sir. There isn’t.
(The lecture the after becomes very quiet with this turn of events.)

Student: Sir, you can have lots of heat, even more heat, superheat, mega heat, white heat, a little heat or no heat..
But we don’t have anything called cold. We can hit 458 degrees below zero which is no heat, but we can’t go any further after that. There is no such thing as cold. Cold is only a word we use to describe the absence of heat. We cannot measure cold. Heat is energy Cold is not the opposite of heat, sir, just the absence of it .
(There is pin-drop silence in the lecture theatre.)

Student: What about darkness, Professor? Is there such a thing as darkness?

Prof: Yes. What is night if there isn’t darkness?

Student : You’re wrong again, sir. Darkness is the absence of something. You can have low light, normal light, bright
light, flashing light…..But if you have no light constantly, you have nothing and it’s called darkness, isn’t it? In reality, darkness isn’t. If it were you would be able to make darkness darker, wouldn’t you?

Prof: So what is the point you are making, young man?

Student: Sir, my point is your philosophical premise is flawed.

Prof: Flawed? Can you explain how?

Student: Sir, you are working on the premise of duality. You argue there is life and then there is death, a good God and a bad God. You are viewing the concept of God as something finite, something we can measure. Sir, science can’t even explain a thought.. It uses electricity and magnetism, but has never seen, much less fully understood either one.To view death as the opposite of life is to be ignorant of the fact that death cannot exist as a substantive thing. Death is
not the opposite of life: just the absence of it.
Now tell me, Professor.Do you teach your students that they evolved from a monkey?

Prof: If you are referring to the natural evolutionary process, yes, of course, I do.

Student: Have you ever observed evolution with your own eyes, sir?
(The Professor shakes his head with a smile, beginning to realize where the argument is going.)

Student: Since no one has ever observed the process of evolution at work and cannot even prove that this process is an on-going endeavor, are you not teaching your opinion, sir? Are you not a scientist but a preacher? (The class is in uproar.)

Student: Is there anyone in the class who has ever seen the Professor’s brain?
(The class breaks out into laughter.)

Student : Is there anyone here who has ever heard the Professor’s brain, felt it, touched or smelt it? No one appears to have done so. So, according to the established rules of empirical, stable, demonstrable protocol, science says that you have no brain,sir. With all due respect, sir, how do we then trust your lectures, sir?
(The room is silent. The professor stares at the student, his face unfathomable.)

Prof: I guess you’ll have to take them on faith, son.

Student: That is it sir… The link between man & god is FAITH . That is all that keeps things moving & alive.

I believe you have enjoyed the conversation…and if so…you’ll probably want your friends/colleagues to enjoy the same…won’t you?….this is a true story, and the

student was none other than …….
APJ Abdul Kalam, the former President of India

An Inspirational Story-6

The night fell heavy in the heights of the mountains and the man could not see anything. All was black. Zero visibility, and the moon and the stars were covered by the clouds. As he was climbing only a few feet away from the top of the mountain, he slipped and fell in to the air, falling at great speed. He could only see black spots as he went down, and the terrible sensation of being sucked by gravity.

He kept falling, and in the moments of great fear, it came to his mind all the good and bad episodes of his life. He was thinking now about how close death was getting, when all of a sudden he felt the rope tied to his waist pull him very hard. His body was hanging in the air.

Only the rope was holding him and in that moment of stillness he had no other choice other to scream: “Help me God.”

All of a sudden a deep voice coming from the sky answered, “What do you want me to do?”

“Save me God.”

“Do you really think I can save you?”

“Of course I believe You can.”

“Then cut the rope tied to your waist.”

There was a moment of silence and the man decided to hold on to the rope with all his strength. The rescue team tells that the next day a climber was found dead and frozen, his body hanging from a rope. His hands holding tight to it. Only one foot away from the ground.

And We? How attached we are to our rope will we let go??? Don’t ever doubt about the words of God. We should never say that He has forgotten us or abandoned us.

Ref:Rev. Vikrant ji

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Dhannirankarji

Once a boy went to a shop with his mother. The shop keeper looked at the small cute child and showed him a bottle with sweets

And said 'Dear Child. You can take the sweets...

But the child didn't take. The shop keeper was surprised.. Such a small child he is and why is he not taking the sweets from the bottle. Again he said take the sweets....

Now the mother also heard that and said.. Take the sweets dear.. Yet he didn't take... The shopkeeper seeing the child not taking the sweets... He himself took the sweets and gave to the child. The child was happy to get two hands full of sweets.

While returning home the Mother asked the child... Why didn't you take the sweets, when the shop keeper told you to take?..

Can you guess the response: Child replies... Mom! My hands are very small and if I take the sweets I can only take few.. But now you see when uncle gave with his big hands.... How many more sweets I got!

Moral: When we take we may get little but when God gives... HE gives us more beyond our expectations. .. More than what we can think of.

An Inspirational Story-4 : Lunch with God !

Thanks to Ajay ji to share such an inspirational story.


There once was a little boy who wanted to meet God. He knew it was a long trip to where God lived, so he packed his suitcase with Twinkies and a six-pack of root beer and started off.
When he had gone about three blocks, he met an old woman. She was sitting by herself in the park just staring at some pigeons.

The boy sat down next to her and opened the suitcase. He was about to take a drink from his root beer when he noticed that the old lady looked hungry so he offered her a Twinkie.

She gratefully accepted it and smiled at him. Her smile was so pretty that the boy wanted to see it again, so he offered her a root beer. Once again, she smiled at him. The boy was delighted! They sat there all afternoon eating and smiling, but they never said a word. As it grew dark, the boy realized how tired he was and he got up to leave, but before he had gone more than a few steps, he turned around, ran back to the old woman, and gave her a hug.

She gave him her biggest smile ever!

When the boy opened the door to his own house a short time later, his mother was surprised by the look of joy on his face. She asked "What did you do today that made you so happy?"
He replied, "I had lunch with God."
But before his mother could respond, he added, "You know what? She's got the most beautiful smile I've ever seen!"

Meanwhile, the old woman, also radiant with joy, returned to her home. Her son was stunned by the look of peace on her face and he asked "Mother, what did you do today that made you so happy?"
She replied, "I ate Twinkies in the park with God." But before her son responded, she added, "You know, he's much younger than I expected!"

Too often we underestimate the power of a touch, a smile, a kind word, a listening ear, an honest compliment, or the smallest act of caring, all of which have the potential to turn a life around. People come into our lives for a reason, a season, or a lifetime.

YOU NEVER KNOW PROBABLY YOU ARE HAVING LUNCH WITH GOD, SO... ... ...

Ref : Rev Saint Ajay Ji.

An Inspirational Story-III - The Plan of Lord.

Once there was a sweeper in a well known temple and he was very sincere and devoted. Every time he saw thousands of devotees coming to take darshan of the Lord, he thought that the Lord is standing all the time and giving darshan and He must be feeling very tired.
So one day very innocently he asked the Lord whether he can take the place of the Lord for a day so that the Lord can have some relief and rest. The Deity of Temple replied, "I do not mind taking a break. I will transform you like Myself, but you must do one thing. You must just stand here like Me, smile at everyone and just give benedictions. Do not interfere with anything and do not say anything. Remember you are the deity and you just have faith that I have a master plan for everything." The sweeper agreed to this.
The next day the sweeper took the position of the deity and a rich man came and prayed to the Lord. He offered a nice donation and prayed that his business should be prosperous. While going, the rich man inadvertently left his wallet full of money right there. Now the sweeper in the form of deity could not call him and so he decided to control himself and keep quiet.
Just then a poor man came and he put one coin in the Hundi and said that it was all he could afford and he prayed to the Lord that he should continue to be engaged in the Lord's service. He also said that his family was in dire need of some basic needs but he left it to the good hands of the Lord to give some solution. When he opened his eyes, he saw the wallet left by the rich man. The poor man thanked the Lord for His kindness and took the wallet very innocently. The sweeper in the form of the Deity could not say anything and he had to just keep smiling.
At that point a sailor walked in. He prayed for his safe journey as he was going on a long trip. Just then the rich man came with the police and said that somebody has stolen his wallet and seeing the sailor there, he asked the police to arrest him thinking that he might have taken it. Now the sweeper in the form of Deity wanted to say that the sailor is not the thief but he could not say so and he became greatly frustrated. The sailor looked at the Lord and asked why he, an innocent person, is being punished. The rich man looked at the Lord and thanked Him for finding the thief. The sweeper in the deity form could no more tolerate and he thought that even if the real Lord had been here, he would have definitely interfered and hence he started speaking and said that the sailor is not the thief but it was the poor man who took away the wallet. The rich man was very thankful as also the sailor.
In the night, the real Lord came and He asked the sweeper how the day was. The sweeper said, "I thought it would be easy, but now I know that Your days are not easy, but I did one good thing." Then he explained the whole episode to the Lord. The Lord became very upset on hearing this whereas the sweeper thought the Lord would appreciate him for the good deed done.
The Lord asked, "Why did you not just stick to the plan? You had no faith in Me. Do you think that I do not understand the hearts of all those who come here? All the donation which the rich man gave was all stolen money and it is only a fraction of what he really has and he wants Me to reciprocate unlimitedly. The single coin offered by the poor man was the last coin he was having and he gave it to Me out of faith. The sailor might not have done anything wrong, but if the sailor were to go in the ship that night he was about to die because of bad weather and instead if he is arrested he would be in the jail and he would have been saved form a greater calamity. The wallet should go to the poor man because he will use it in My service. I was going to reduce the rich man's karma also by doing this and save the sailor also. But you cancelled everything because you thought you know My plan and you made your own plans."
God has plans and justice for everyone....
We just have to have patience!

Source: bangalore EMS

In a relationship, married or not... YOU SHOULD READ THIS!

MARRIAGE

When I got home that night as my wife served dinner, I held her hand and said, I've got something to tell you. She sat down and ate quietly. Again I observed the hurt in her eyes.

Suddenly I didn't know how to open my mouth. But I had to let her know what I was thinking. I want a divorce. I raised the topic calmly.
She didn't seem to be annoyed by my words, instead she asked me softly, why?

I avoided her question. This made her angry. She threw away the chopsticks and shouted at me, you are not a man! That night, we didn't talk to each other. She was weeping. I knew she wanted to find out what had happened to our marriage. But I could hardly give her a satisfactory answer; she had lost my heart to Jane. I didn't love her anymore. I just pitied her!

With a deep sense of guilt, I drafted a divorce agreement which stated that she could own our house, our car, and 30% stake of my company.
She glanced at it and then tore it into pieces. The woman who had spent ten years of her life with me had become a stranger. I felt sorry for her wasted time, resources and energy but I could not take back what I had said for I loved Jane so dearly. Finally she cried loudly in front of me, which was what I had expected to see. To me her cry was actually a kind of release. The idea of divorce which had obsessed me for several weeks seemed to be firmer and clearer now.

The next day, I came back home very late and found her writing something at the table. I didn't have supper but went straight to sleep and fell asleep very fast because I was tired after an eventful day with Jane.

When I woke up, she was still there at the table writing. I just did not care so I turned over and was asleep again.

In the morning she presented her divorce conditions: she didn't want anything from me, but needed a month's notice before the divorce. She requested that in that one month we both struggle to live as normal a life as possible. Her reasons were simple: our son had his exams in a month's time and she didn't want to disrupt him with our broken marriage.

This was agreeable to me. But she had something more, she asked me to recall how I had carried her into out bridal room on our wedding day.
She requested that every day for the month's duration I carry her out of our bedroom to the front door ever morning. I thought she was going crazy. Just to make our last days together bearable I accepted her odd request.

I told Jane about my wife's divorce conditions. . She laughed loudly and thought it was absurd. No matter what tricks she applies, she has to face the divorce, she said scornfully.

My wife and I hadn't had any body contact since my divorce intention was explicitly expressed. So when I carried her out on the first day, we both appeared clumsy. Our son clapped behind us, daddy is holding mommy in his arms. His words brought me a sense of pain. From the bedroom to the sitting room, then to the door, I walked over ten meters with her in my arms. She closed her eyes and said softly; don't tell our son about the divorce. I nodded, feeling somewhat upset. I put her down outsidethe door. She went to wait for the bus to work. I drove alone to the office.

On the second day, both of us acted much more easily. She leaned on my chest. I could smell the fragrance of her blouse. I realized that I hadn't looked at this woman carefully for a long time. I realized she was not young any more. There were fine wrinkles on her face, her hair was graying! Our marriage had taken its toll on her. For a minute I wondered what I had done to her.

On the fourth day, when I lifted her up, I felt a sense of intimacy returning. This was the woman who had given ten years of her life to me.
On the fifth and sixth day, I realized that our sense of intimacy was growing again. I didn't tell Jane about this. It became easier to carry her as the month slipped by. Perhaps the everyday workout made me stronger.

She was choosing what to wear one morning. She tried on quite a few dresses but could not find a suitable one. Then she sighed, all my dresses have grown bigger. I suddenly realized that she had grown so thin, that was the reason why I could carry her more easily.

Suddenly it hit me... she had buried so much pain and bitterness in her heart. Subconsciously I reached out and touched her head.

Our son came in at the moment and said, Dad, it's time to carry mom out. To him, seeing his father carrying his mother out had become an essential part of his life. My wife gestured to our son to come closer and hugged him tightly. I turned my face away because I was afraid I might change my mind at this last minute. I then held her in my arms, walking from the bedroom, through the sitting room, to the hallway. Her hand surrounded my neck softly and naturally. I held her body tightly; it was just like our wedding day.

But her much lighter weight made me sad. On the last day, when I held her in my arms I could hardly move a step. Our son had gone to school. I held her tightly and said, I hadn't noticed that our life lacked intimacy.
I drove to office.... jumped out of the car swiftly without locking the door. I was afraid any delay would make me change my mind...I walked upstairs. Jane opened the door and I said to her, Sorry, Jane, I do not want the divorce anymore.

She looked at me, astonished, and then touched my forehead. Do you have a fever? She said. I moved her hand off my head. Sorry, Jane, I said, I won't divorce. My marriage life was boring probably because she and I didn't value the details of our lives, not because we didn't love each other anymore. Now I realize that since I carried her into my home on our wedding day I am supposed to hold her until death do us apart.
Jane seemed to suddenly wake up. She gave me a loud slap and then slammed the door and burst into tears. I walked downstairs and drove away.

At the floral shop on the way, I ordered a bouquet of flowers for my wife. The salesgirl asked me what to write on the card. I smiled and wrote, I'll carry you out every morning until death do us apart.

That evening I arrived home, flowers in my hands, a smile on my face, I run up stairs, only to find my wife in the bed - dead.
My wife had been fighting CANCER for months and I was so busy with Jane to even notice. She knew that she would die soon and she wanted to save me from the whatever negative reaction from our son, in case we push thru with the divorce.-- At least, in the eyes of our son--- I'm a loving husband....

The small details of your lives are what really matter in a relationship. It is not the mansion, the car, property, the money in the bank. These create an environment conducive for happiness but cannot give happiness in themselves. So find time to be your spouse's friend and do those little things for each other that build intimacy. Do have a real happy marriage!

If you don't share this, nothing will happen to you.

If you do, you just might save a marriage.
Many of life's failures are people who did not realize how close they were to success when they gave up.



ref: FB friend.

Guru Puja Samagam live on Internet

The proceedings of Guru Puja Samagam in Delhi on the evening of February 23, 2011 will be webcast live on www.nirankari.org. The programme is likely to start at 7:00 pm (IST). Since February 23 is the 57th birthday of His Holiness Baba Hardev Singh Ji Maharaj, the programme will include the cake cutting ceremony also.
All are welcome to watch the programme and feel blessed.
-Kirpa Sagar, Member Incharge Internet

An Inspirational Story-II

A 24 yr boy seeing out frm d train window,shouted,"Dad luk d trees r going behind" Dad smiled n a couple sitting nearby,luked at d 24 yr old's childish behaviour wid pity.

Suddenly he again said "Dad, luk d clouds r running wid us",D couple cud not resist n said 2 d old man"Why dont u take ur son 2 a gud doctor".

D old man smiled n said" I did it n we r just cumng frm hospital, my son was blind frm birth, he just got his eyes 2de"

MORAL ::::: DONT jump 2 conclusions directly coz wat v c is probably not always D truth. KEEP THINKING IT. We jump on conclusions daily. N we keep hurting people around us unintentionally. JUST B AWARE SUMTYMS A SINGLE LINE CAN DESTROYS EVERYTHING N EVERYONE

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By Rev Saint Sakshi Taneja Ji.

63rd Annuanl Nirankari Sant Samagam Live On Internet

63rd Nirankari Sant Samagam Live On Internet


You will be glad to know that the video proceedings of 63rd Annual Nirankari Sant Samagam will be telecast LIVE on Nirankari Website with details as follows:
Saturday, November 13, 2010 - Satsang Program - 4:30 PM - 10.00 PM (IST)

US Time: Saturday, November 13, 2010 --- 3:00 AM to 8:30 AM (PST)

Sunday, November 14, 2010- Satsang Program - 3:00 PM - 10:00 PM (IST)

US Time: Sunday, November 14, 2010 ---- 1:30 AM – 8:30 AM (PST)

Monday, November 15, 2010- Satsang Program - 3:00 PM - 10:00 PM (IST)

US Time: Monday, November 15, 2010 --- 1:30 AM – 8:30 AM (PST)



Please check the requirements for viewing the live samagam at

Live Viewing requirements page.

Link to Live Event (Live program available only during designated times)

E-mail: live@nirankari.org

Humbly,

Kirpa Sagar

An Inspirational Story

Saint says with love dhannirankarji

Saint today i want to share a lill story with you. Some days ago Rev Saint Govi ji has shared a beautiful story with me, it was like ::: Once upon a time there was a man, he was scientist. Every night he light up one candle and put it on the pillar of main door, so any one who cross his house can see the road and safely cross that street. But, every day one mischievous boy came and broke that candle. Scientist took another candle, light it up and put at same place. This happen every night he light up a candle and that boy came and broke that. But at one day that boy asked to scientist why do you do that? He said its very dark surrounding my house, and there is higher possibility that one can fell down. So I do not want any one to fell down at least nearer to my home and they can safely cross this street. That boy liked his idea and thoughts , he asked for his forgiveness, said sorry to him. From the next day he also light up a candle and put it nearer to main door, and spread scientist’s thought. In this way whole city come to know about thought and started to do same thing. And in this way the tube light is invented. This is the idea behind the invention of electricity and lighting rods. He is a very famous scientist. His name is Benjamin Franklin. In this way Nirankari Babaji want to spread the message. Love all hate none. They said what lies behind us and what lies before us are tiny matters compared to what lies within us. Nirankari Rajmataji Says the same thing, Divine knowledge is understanding and for happy life it must be implemented in a proper way. Babaji says Treat everyone with Love, even those who are rude to you; not because they are not nice, but because you are nice.

Saint bless me I can follow the foot print of Satguru babaji.


Saint Say with Love
Dhannirankarji