Tuesday, December 27, 2005

Miracle



Do you believe in miracles?

I know thats a very strange question, firstly because "miracles" so to say has no defined realm. Something that seems miracle to you may seem quite an ordinary thing for somebody else. But I was still wondering how many people actually believe in miracles. I could have have asked "Do you believe in God?" as well but then that is one question to which people almost answer mechanically. I call myself Agnostic. But sometimes I wonder if I took that stance just to evade that question. Anyways I was talking about miracles. So before you think about my earlier question, you have to be clear what the word means to you.

When I was child, I always looked at dewdrops with awe and thought them to be jewels provided by nature that adorn the neck of mother earth. After sometime I realised it is just water. But then isnt Diamond that transfers its sparkle to the beholder just carbon (or should I say 'coal' to put it more crudely). So whats wrong if my precious little dewdrop transfers its sparkle to my eyes and I see it not as "just water" !

See, that morning dewdrop is a 'miracle' for me. I can cite a hundred other examples that seem a miracle from my eyes. What then is your 'miracle'?

[This post is inspired by Anks'poem (specially the last stanza) and Paulo Coelho but these are my thoughts that I have tried to put up.]

6 comments:

Claire said...

My miracle would have to be the sea near my parents' house here in Scotland. At this time of year it's grey and raw and windswept and just awesome.

Kaps said...

Hi Anki !:-)

Now thts a nice idea.. to think of something as common as a dewdrop to be a miracle of mother nature for its sheer adorable beauty... You're no wrong.. ofcourse...

umm My pic wud be the ... (ah its not easy to cite one fr God-or ok nature one may address it as- proves in each of his creations tht he's the master craftsman)...

The wholesome picture of a fullmoon on a starlit night... one can simply gaze at it unceasingly in a soothing n silent admiration... :-)

Tc sis

khushi said...

Hmmmm....once again you came up with your thoughts on nature....although inspired by "Paulo Coehlo" and "Änks".

I dont really believe in "miracles" ....still if you ask me answer your question i'll say "My miracle would be a bit awesome ...... something like "the Sun to be cool like the Moon instead of being a burning ball of fire".
cheers
Khushi
:-)

Anks said...

My miracle.... the closest i've ever felt to nature was when i camped at Malshej..... saw the sunset (again about sunset!) from a hill.... surrounded by flowers.... gazing into the valley below..... where a river wound its serpentine course.... that felt miraculous!

and my poem inspired this??? wow! :)

Kaps said...

Hi Calvin !
Hey Nice to See the first pic on your blog :-).. tc Sis

Divya Bhadani said...

this one was wonderfully written. For the moment your blog seems to be a miracle......miracles are that instantaneous to me

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