Vinoth Vasanth

We might have heard this phrase from most of us “I don’t have time”. Is that true? – From my thoughts that is not true all the time. This phrase is commonly used most of the time by us just to escape from our commitments.

I have realized it personally many times when I use this phrase “I don’t have time.” A friend of mine called me the other day and asked “I called you couple of times, what happened?”. Within a second I told him “I’m busy this week and I don’t have time”.

From my heart, I know it won’t take 2 minutes to make a call and say ‘Hi’. Either I forgot it or I’m lazy, which means that, it is not a priority for me or I have less interest in doing that, that is true.

What I learnt was, “be honest”. If my friend call me next time I would say “I forgot it” or “I thought I can call you later”. There is nothing wrong in saying the truth.

THE SECOND CHANCE

It was 25th January 2008. Nisha was waiting for her husband Akshaye . It was their marriage anniversary. Things have got changed since their marriage. From the cute couple they turned into a fighting one.The quarrel everyday on every small thing. Nisha gave up thinking that Akshaye must have forgotten their anniversary and surely won’t be back home on time.

Akshaye too didn’t like how the things were going. She was so loving, so caring before marriage how everything got changed so radically. Yet they still love each other.

It was 4:00 p.m . The bell rang. Nisha was surprisingly happy.. Akshaye finally remembered… She ran to open the door. Indeed Akshaye was standing outside. He was smilling and had a bunch of flowers at his hand. The two then started reliving their beautiful days,making up for their quarrels.There were champagne,light music and it was raining a little outside..Overall the weather too seemed to get romantic along with them.

But the moment came to a slight pause.. The phone in the bedroom was ringing.. Quite agitated Nisha went to pick up the phone. It was a man on the other side..”Hello madam I am calling from the police station.Is it Mr Akshaye Malhotra’s number???”

“Yeah ,it is”

There was an accident and a Man. died. We got your number from the man’s purse.We need you to come here and identify the body..”

Nisha’s heart sank. “Whhhhaaat?? B-but my husband is here with me?”

“Sorry madam the accident took place at 3:00 p.m when the man was trying to board a bus”.

Nisha was about to lose her senses. How could this happen? She knew this type of things. She had heard about this. The soul of the person comes to meet you before it parts..She ran to the drawing room.. Akshaye was not there… It is true? Has something that bad really happened to Akshaye??? Has he left her forever??Oh God…had she been given another chance …she would have mended all her faults… She rolled down on the floor awestruck.

Suddenly there was noise from the bathroom.. Akshaye came out …” I forgot to tell u dear  my purse was stolen while I was returning home…”

Life might not give u a second chance…..So never waste a moment when u can make up for your deeds.

Brenda  was almost halfway to the top of the tremendous granite cliff.  She was standing on a  ledge where she was taking a breather during this, her first rock climb. As she  rested there, the safety rope snapped against her eye and knocked out her  contact  lens. ‘Great’, she  thought. ‘Here I am on a rock ledge, hundreds of feet from the bottom and  hundreds of feet to the top of this cliff, and now my sight is blurry.’ 

She  looked and looked, hoping that somehow it had landed on the ledge. But it just  wasn’t there. 

She felt the panic rising in her, so she began praying.  She prayed for calm, and she prayed that she may find her contact lens.   

When she got to the top, a friend examined her eye and her clothing for  the lens, but it was not to be found. Although she was calm now that she was at  the top, she was saddened because she could not clearly see across the range of  mountains. She thought of the bible verse ‘The eyes of the Lord run to and fro  throughout the whole earth.’ 

She thought, ‘Lord, You can see all these  mountains. You know every stone and leaf, and You know exactly where my contact  lens is. Please help me.’ 

Later, when  they had hiked down the trail to the bottom of the cliff they met another party  of climbers just starting up the face of the cliff. One of them shouted out,  ‘Hey, you guys! Anybody lose a contact lens?’ 

Well, that  would be startling enough, but you know why the climber saw it? An ant was  moving slowly across a twig on the face of the rock, carrying it!   

The story doesn’t  end there. Brenda’s father is a cartoonist. When she told him the incredible  story of the ant, the prayer, and the contact lens, he drew a cartoon of an ant  lugging that contact lens with the caption, ‘Lord, I don’t know why You want me  to carry this thing. I can’t eat it, and it’s awfully heavy. But if this is what  You want me to do, I’ll carry it for You.’ 

I think it would do all of us  some good to say, ‘God, I don’t know why You want me to carry this load.  I can see no good in it and it’s awfully heavy. But, if You want me to carry it,  I will.’

God doesn’t call the qualified, He qualifies the  called.

 The train has started moving. It is packed with people of all ages, mostly with the working men and women and young college guys and gals. Near the window, seated a old man with his 30 year old son. As the train moves by, the son is overwhelmed with joy as he was thrilled with the scenery outside…

 ‘See dad, the scenery of green trees moving away is very beautiful’

 This behavior from a thirty year old son made the other people feel strange about him. Every one started murmuring something or other about this son.’ This guy seems to be a crack…’ newly married Anup whispered to his wife.

 Suddenly it started raining… Rain drops fell on the travelers through the opened window. The Thirty year old son, filled with joy ‘ see dad, how beautiful the rain is …’

 Anup’s wife got irritated with the rain drops spoiling her new suit.  

 Anup,’can’t you see its raining, you old man, if your son is not feeling well get him soon to a mental asylum. And don’t disturb public henceforth’

 The old man hesitated first and then in a low tone replied ‘ we are on the way back from hospital, my son got discharged today morning , he was a blind by birth, last week only he got his vision, these rain and nature are new to his eyes.. Please forgive us for the inconvenience caused…’

 The things we see may be right from our perspective until we know the truth. But when we know the truth our reaction to that will hurt even us. So try to understand the problem better before taking a harsh action.