Guest guest Posted April 12, 2008 Report Share Posted April 12, 2008 > A BRIDGE TOO FAR > > > The Lord surveyed the Ram Setu and said " Hanuman, > how diligently and > strenuously you and your vanara sena had built > this bridge several centuries > back. It is remarkable that it has withstood the > ravages of the climatic and > geographical changes over centuries. It is indeed > an amazing feat especially > considering the fact that a bridge at Hyderabad > built by Gammon using latest > technology collapsed the other day even before > they could stick the posters > on its pillars. " > > Hanuman with all humility spoke " Jai Sri Ram, it > is all because of your > grace. We just scribbled your name on the bricks > and threw them in the > > sea and they held. No steel from TISCO or cement > from Ambuja or ACC was ever > used. But Lord, why rake up the old issue now. " > > Ram spoke " Well, Hanuman some people down there > want to demolish the bridge > and construct a canal. The contract involves lot > of money and lot of money > will be made. They will make money on demolition > and make more money on > construction. " > > Hanuman humbly bowed down and said " Why not we go > down and present our case " > > Ram said " Times have changed since we were down > there. They will ask us to > submit age proof and we don't have either a birth > certificate or school > leaving certificate. We traveled mainly on foot > and some times in bullock > carts and so we don't have a driving license > either. As far as the address > proof is concerned the fact that I was born at > Ayodhya is itself under > litigation for over half a century, If I go in a > traditional attire with bow > and arrow, the ordinary folks may recognize me but > Arjun Singh may take > me to be some tribal and, at the most, > offer a seat at IIT under the reserved category. > Also, a God > > cannot walk in dressed in a three-piece suit and > announce his arrival. It > would make even the devotees suspicious. So it is > dilemma so to say. " > > " I can vouch for you by saying that I personally > built the bridge. " > " My dear, Anjani putra, it will not work. They > will ask you to produce the > lay-out plan, the project details, including > financial outlay and how the > project cost was met and the completion > certificate. Nothing is accepted > without documentary evidence in India. You may > cough but unless a doctor > certifies it, you have no cough. A pensioner may > present himself personally > but the authorities do not take it as proof. He > has to produce a > life-certificate to prove that he is alive. It is > that complicated. " > " Lord can't understand these historians. Over the > years you have given > darshan once every hundred years to saints like > Surdas, Tulsidas, Saint > Thyagaraja, Jayadeva, Bhadrachala Ramdas and even > Sant Tukaram and still > they disbelieve your existence and say Ramayana is > a myth. The only option, > I see, is to re-enact Ramayana on earth and set > the government records > straight once for all. " > > Lord smiled " It isn't that easy today. Ravan is > apprehensive that he may > look like a saint in front of Karunanidhi. I also > spoke to his mama > Mareecha, who appeared as a golden deer to tempt > Sita maiyya when I was in > the forest and he said that he won't take a chance > of stepping on earth as > long as Salman Khan is around. " > > > > > > > > __________________________________________________ > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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