342. Oh! Lord…I am with a Limited Power….. I am Nothing!!!!!

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Oh! Lord what can I do, I am Alpa Shakta (Finite power) while You are Sarvasaktha (Omni Potent).

I looked at the universe created by You and was inspired to create something all by myself. After a lot of thinking I thought of constructing a temple to You. You created a dwelling for me, why not create one for You, I thought. Hence I financed to build a huge and beautiful temple and had an enchanting idol installed in the Sanctum Sanctum. This act of mine brought in a lot of appreciation and as usual a few criticisms as well. My people showered praise on me while those who hated me criticized me. I got carried away by the praise and at the same time wanted to teach a lesson or two to those who criticize me.   

I covered the tower of the temple with golden sheets and made a diamond crown to the idol inside the sanctum just to show my power to those who criticized me. I ordered that dogs and those who dare me shall not be allowed into the temple. And now those who were criticizing me left for good, here I have only those who praise me. Satisfied I stood in front of the temple twisting my mustache as the show of my power. I was thinking that I had been so powerful that I can pick and choose those I felt worthy to enter the temple I have built for You. Just as I was thinking so a housefly flew over my head and sat on the nose of Your idol in the sanctum. I wondered if that housefly should have had my permission to sit on Your nose or could I have stopped that little dirty creature from entering the sanctum. Alas! He does not need my permission nor could I stop him. With this being reality I boast in front of everyone that I am powerful. What a shame?   

Unfortunately I failed to do Svadhaya (Self-Study) hence I did not know that those who were praising me were overdoing it and those who were criticizing me were under estimating me as well. If I had done some self-reflection on myself I would have known my limits. I would have understood that even with all these material supremacy I possess finite power, while You are Omnipotent. Your little housefly has forced me to know my limits and accept You to be the BOSS.

When I did do self-study I came to know that compared to You I am NOTHING……..

Now for a small Riddle:

It is powerful than God.
It is evil than the Satan.
The poor have it.
The rich need it.
If you eat it, you will die.
 

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                          Just replace “it” with “NOTHING” ……….