Stellar Conversations

"Does God Exist?"

Gogi and i have spend so much time on star gazing on the roof-top of Bhabha, CV Raman and Viveshyaraya hostel that it would take me a complete year to write about it if i only did writing and nothing else. Though it wont be that bad an idea to do so but i can safely postpone it to my retirement. For now i would write this icononic coversation we did until morning when it was the first day of our preperation leave for 3rd semester examinations. Though we brought along books to study but ended up with just talking all the time.
When Rohit and i used to study together in school times. We would incessantly talk and talk about what not. But one thing is sure there is so much fun to talk when there is some exam after 3 days!
Not only you find amazing topics but also you can't get enough of it.

So gogi with his fat ass wanting more and more share of my bed sheet to keep off the cool breeze getting into his boxer pants asked me this question.
Even before i start to say something he threatens me not to squint my eyes in order to reflect a serious thinking stance. Well i told i can move on talking on sensitive issues without squinting my eyes Goddammit after all its about God.
So i started of with a beloved piece of writing which is very close to my heart.

"What little I know I will tell you. So far as I can reason it out I will do so, but as to what I do not know I will simply tell you what the books say. It is wrong to believe blindly. You must exercise your own reason and judgment; you must practise, and see whether these things happen or not. Just as you would take up any other science, exactly in the same manner you should take up this science(God) for study"

Gogi -" yeah but if we apply this logic we cannot find the truth because it cant be proved and by the way who are you to say that way, you too are just as human as me. "
Me-" Abe dude i didnt say those words. They are said by Swami Vivekanand"
Gogi-" Holy Shit. Why...."
Me- " Haha haa. What happened. If i say Swami Vivekanand has said it you can easily refute now and if i would have said it you are up to my ass and calling me nerd."
Gogi-" Sharme! Tommy dont use your specialised tactics on me. "
Me-" Kya! Sacchai se samna hua to phat gayi teri"
Gogi-" Ok! lets not fight like chics and get some serious output here. Afterall its PL going on."
Me-" See dude its simple. If i am in gsti and talking about paranormal activities,hightened state of consiousness, political opinions and my personal opimions no one will give a shit about it. But when i am an IIM guy you know the same JUNTA will listen to me as if its directly God Sent. So its all about HAWABAJI and Image background."
Gogi-" Think hai to tu bhi IIM mein chala ja"
Me-" Are boss you are not to take it literally it was just a Metaphor. And after i am not ok with further studies now. First i have to get some hands on experience in a strategic position.@
Gogi-" And  what is that 'strategic position'?
Me- " Dude, it means that you are in a position when you take decisions, plan and execute them thus impacting an organisation in an important way. You play a major role in entire process of working. Something like the Creater himself."
Gogi-" Whoa! Can i take that as Aham Brahamasmi kinda thing."
Me-" Not exactly but closer to it"
Gogi-" Tommy you diplomatic bastard. By the way who is going to give you such a job"
Me-" i dont know may be i ll find it by the end of final year. But i dont want to be in crowd following same thing. Tu jaanta hai yaar"
Gogi-" Yeah! Man but get one thing clear. You will have to bear a cost of it. A ship moving in opposite of the flow needs more fuel to tread its way out. "
Me-" I am ready to pay anything and i dont care about what others have to say untill i get the point of doing it. Thanks for you ship example"
Gogi-" Fuel consumption will be W=(V+V0)F(Resistance)/Calorific Value"
Me- " Hey shut up i know your maths is good"
Gogi-" Gadhe ye physics hai"
Me-" Cut the crap! If you are curious about God then you must read satyarth prakash by Svivekananda. He was in the similar state as you are, confused about God and his existence and gave his entire life for realisation of truth. True Prodigy he was. The only thing is that you are very fat and lazy."
Gogi- " You've read that book."
Me-" Yup. You want it?"
Gogi-" you only tell me then its summary."
Me-" Wah beta. Khud padle and let me sleep"

Half an hour later

Gogi-" Are you dead"
Me-" What now?"
Gogi"Where is that book?"
Me-"Room ke shelf mein"
Gogi-" Ok i am taking it"

I smiled and had a good sleep. Gogi utilised his 2 days of PL for 'Realisation of Self '.