Nights are very special when skies are very clear. We see stars twinkling at us. As a child, I had spent so many hours trying to count those little white sparkles with my baby fingers. Scientists say, there are millions and millions of stars in the universe. I will go with the Holy Bible which says the moon and the stars were made to rule the night, in its opening chapter.
Christmas mood on the up. Bay decoration tomorrow at office and my colleagues wanted me to get stars and other decorative items. I went to Kammanahalli to buy some stars. And my thoughts were lightened. Rewind 2000 years and there was a star which directed the Magi straight to that manger where Christ the Lord was born.
Okay, back to 2012. The world looms in darkness circling around the Sun at an orbital speed of 29.8km/s. The measure of darkness is vast in the real world and in the psychological and spiritual. There is darkness all over. Crime rate is increasing exponentially despite steps taken by those in law and order. People who have tasted darkness and have found pleasure in it wouldn't come to light. There are stories of envy, vile and lust making headlines. Destruction, bombings, wars and murders, and much more. According to the Mayan calendar, the world would end any time tomorrow.
We loosely recite old tales of how a star guided the Kings from the East to the birthplace of the Messiah. But still, refuse to apply it in a more practical sense. Aren't we supposed to be those stars? Yes, you clearly are confused now. I mean 'stars' in a sense that matters to life. Stars, to lead people in darkness and bring them to light. Aren't we made to rule the night? Aren't we called to be the light of the world?
More than just connecting bulbs to the paper stars bought from fancy stores and hanging them in front of our houses to showcase our religion, it is important to understand who we really are and what our purpose on earth really is! There are enough people yearning for love. They have suffered huge loss in their lives. Some are blind, deaf and dumb. Some are mentally challenged. There are kids who bear the curse of AIDs on their bodies without their knowledge, for no mistake of theirs. There are babies orphaned every day. People who live in hunger and would love to have the slightest taste of even the waste you throw out. There are people on their beds dying of cancer and other serious ailments.
Do you even know what suffering is? You cry so easily for the silliest of things and lavish your emotions saying you're hurt and are in pain. What do you really know of hurt, please tell me! I am not blaming you. No. But please understand and have the slightest of concerns for those who are in need of love. Definitely not a huge ask, is it? Only the slightest of concerns. A smile, probably. A gentle pat on a shoulder which bears huge burdens. A sincere prayer for a miracle to touch a dying soul. A half hour and not more, cut from the multiple hours you spend sitting in front of your monitors to soothe people in your chat rooms/social networks, spent with the underprivileged kids. If you really have more money and if you wish to offer, a very small part of it. Not more. Not more at all.
Be the real Christmas Star. Shine bright and rule the night!
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