Conversation with God !

Mahadhi entered the class with a small book in her hand. The entire class stood up and wished their class teacher, a Good Morning. Mahadhi put up a smile on her face and wished them back. It was her first day in class 3A. She has been appointed as their new class teacher, after the old one had switched schools for an extra salary of Rs. 500 a month. Mahadhi, was 33, widow with no kids. She had been married to a Vinodh for 2 years, before he died of cancer 6 years ago. She did not remarry, since her profession provided her with more kids to handle than her marriage would. She was satisfied teaching kids and watch them grow. Today, she is with a new set of kids. She decided to start with God.

She introduced herself to the class, and told them today's topic would be God. The word 'God' injected happiness into the veins of the kids. They have been thought by their parents that he was the one who fulfills wishes. Maybe its day fr their wishes to get satisfied. They were thinking of candies, ice creams, pen stands, video games and a hell lot.

Mahadhi was oppposed to one way knowledge transfer. She believed through debate and interaction, one can understand things much clear. Definitely, God was in her list, some one who is to be understood yet, at least more clearly. So she decide to pretend God and kids were to question her to understand God more clearly. This way of teaching has proven fruitful and she will use it yet again.

Each kid was provided an opportunity to question God. As any class three kid would do, the kids had a lot of questions. "What do you look like?", "Where do you stay?", "What do you do?","Do you have parents?" were some of the many questions. Mahadhi would answer the question, until the kid is satisfied and is ready to leave. Mahadhi would stop the kid and ask him to pray for a wish. The kid would pray or at least pretend so. Mahadhi would press a chocolate and ask the kid to go to his bench. Each kid was happy when his turn cams. Not because they can talk to God, but because of the chocolate.

It was 5 minutes to bell. Few kids have not had the chance. Cholan hurried to the front taking with him his chair. Mahadhi said a 'Hi' to him and got ready to answer his questions. The first question was simple, as well complicated. "Who are you God?". Mahadhi smiled and said "I am your father and mother, son. It is me who created thee, as well the plants, the ants, the tree, the flower, the mountain, the fruit, the elephant, the monster, the Earthquakes, the Volcanoes,....". In an appealing tone,even before Mahadhi could finish, Cholan asked "Why did you forget to create my legs father?". The bell rang. Mahadhi waited for a couple of minutes. She had no answer. She went out of the class. She did not look at Cholan.

Cholan, was born in a middle class family. He was born without anything below his knee caps. His mother could do nothing but cry and curse herself for giving birth to such a helpless child. His father named him a King. Cholan had always felt bad for being born without legs. He was a burden to his parents. He was not able to play with other kids of his age. He had no friends. All because God decided not to give him legs. He was definitely angry on God.

Mahadhi went home that day, only to have a sleepless night. It was her first day in class and she stood there unable to answer a kid. She was hurt not because of her failure to answer the kid, but because of the diminishing hope on the kid's face. She did not even know his name. She did not ask. She has a huge task tomorrow. To answer the kid. She had forgotten about the book.

Next morning, she went early to school. Cholan was already there. So, Mahadhi took him to her room. Showed him the book "David and Goliath". Read the book to him. He knew it was only a a story and was not convinced with Mahadhi had said. First plan did not work out as she would have wanted it to. She added, "Chola, Have you seen a spider web in your house?". He replied in affirmative. "When your mother cleans the spider web does it give up its home as simply?"."No, it tries to hold onto it with a single stand of web". "And that's is the strongest material in the world ! . Spider has one sense less than you. But it still doesn't not give up, does it?God created spiders to show what faith is. You are a special kid. God created you to show, what humans can do without legs. He created you to show inability stands nothing before confidence. When a man without legs can climb Himalayas, life is much easier. God created you to show, he does sometimes visit the World". Cholan's face glowed. Mahadhi joined in.

Mahadhi felt she had instilled faith on God within Cholan. He had different thoughts. He felt he had seen God. God has come to him to explain. When he asked the same question to others, he got a sympathetic look. he did not want that. he wanted answers. He got it today.

Faith is the single strand of web, with which humans hold to life. It need not be God. But it must be.