“WHEN GOD WALKED THE EARTH CHAPTER 33
God orders Kamdev to find a soul mate for Najma Appa

“lord are you going to pass the remaining days of your stay on the earth in this school”, asked Goddess Laxshmi soon after the annual day function of the school
“I am going to leave today devi,I have provided knowledge and education to them,I have bridged the gap between the rich and the poor,dalits and thakurs,they are all living peacefully and happily together now they have no need for me”,said God
“are you sure?”,asked the Goddess”
“I am very sure”/replied God with conviction
“then let us put them to test and see what you have said just now comes out true,I hope they don’t disappoint you”.
God was taken by the Goddess to the village well where an old woman belonging to the thakur community lay on the floor dying of thirst, she lived alone since her only son had left her to fend for herself,he had migrated abroad and had completely forgotten about her existence. Since this well was dried up, she could not walk to other villages near by to fetch water,she had to live on the charity of her neighbors who doled out little water to her each day which was never sufficient for her ,milk was an easily available commodity but water was very precious ,it was served to very important guests only” see for yourself the condition of this woman, she is dying of thirst and nobody is coming forward to give her even a drop of water, you said just now that people have changed for the better ,this proves you wrong ,human beings can not change, they are slaves of their nature, they are like the crooked tail of a dog which will never become straight even if you will insert it in a hole for a full year” ,said the Goddess
“don’t come to the conclusions so fast devi ,let us wait for some time and watch”.said God
Before God could stop speaking,a few dalit youths appeared on the spot with a jug full of water and filling a glass with the precious liquid they held it to her lips,the woman drank half and dropped half in her hurry to quench her thirst ,but no one minded it. When she was revived she took the youths to her chest and thanked them with tears in her eyes,
“we will install a hand pump for you mother and then you can fill as much water as you want.” ,said one of the youths. All the youths from both the communities got together and pledged to improve the water supply of the village.
“now do you agree with me devi that people in this area have changed for the better” ,said God. Goddess had no words to reply
“before I leave this place I want to give some thing to that kind lady Najma Appa,she has always been giving everything to every body without thinking of any returns,now it is her turn to receive”
“she has every thing,she lacks nothing,then what do you want to give her?”,asked Goddess laxshmi.
“she has everything I know,she lacks nothing,but she lacks a companion on whose shoulder she can keep her head at the end of the day and be fulfilled”.replied God
“companion at this age,you must be joking my lord,she is almost at the end of her journey”.said the Goddess
“you are more in need of a companion when you are reaching the journeys end,this is the time when you are lonely and lost and you need some one with whom you can talk,who understands your needs and listens to you,I honestly feel that old people should not live as ascetics they have every right to indulge themselves specially when their whole being vibrates with zest although they may be having creaking bones and fragile hearts,each person has a right to live life to the full before taking the final bow,I will find her a companion who lives with her till the lights on the stage for her go off”.
“but do you have some one in your mind for her?”,questioned the Goddess
“I don’t have anyone in mind,but I will take the help of Kamdev to find her a suitable companion”Immediately God summoned Kamdev-the God of love and ordered him to find a match for Najma”I hope you will find her a goof match”,said God
“who can find a better match then myself,lord have you forgotten how I found a perfect match for you when you came on earth as an incarnation of lord Rama and how I helped your bosom friend Arjuna to find one ; I still remember vividly how you met Goddess Laxshmi who had been born as Sita,what a romantic encounter you had,princess Sita along with her friends went to offer prayers at lord Shiva’s temple which was her daily ritual,she stepped into the lovely garden that enclosed the temple,the blossoms in all hues danced in the breeze wafting their perfume,the bees drunk with the aroma buzzed merrily around her providing the background hum of an ancient veena,she was about to enter the temple with her golden basket of scented flowers when a movement caught her eyes,you lord were tired after the long journey with sage Vishwamitra and your brother Laxshmana and you decided to rest your tired limbs in the same garden ,at that very moment,Sita’s gaze fell upon you and you looked at her fathomless eyes and she looked right back in to your piercing eyes,her ethereal beauty stunned you and your looks struck a responsive chord in your heart,yours and Sita’s tryst was sealed with that one look because I had brought the love in your hearts at that moment,if I hadn’t done that Ramayana would have never been written”
“you are right Kamdev,you played a great part in our love story”.said God
“lord has told me that the part you played in Arjuna’s love story is even more intresting then our love story,can you narrate the story to me”,requested the Goddess
“yes mother why not here is the story,king Drupad was very fond of his daughter Drupadi,Draupadi was valiant,beautiful,courageous and extremely intelligent,he was in search of a man who was equal to her in all manner therefore he arranged a contest.The contest challenged the suitor to hit the eye of a fish by just looking at its reflection in the pond.When the contest was announced,the pandvas who were living in exile also decided to join the contest,the five pandvas went in disguise to attend the contest,they took their place quietly without attracting attention.Draupadi was seated on a beautiful jewel encrusted throne,right in front of the pond ,over it was a huge tripod holding a golden fish which kept on revolving slowly,when Arjuna looked at Draupadi he became completely besotted by her beauty,soon the gong sounded and the first contestant stepped up to try his luck but he failed in his attempt,many who followed him all met with the same fate,then Krishna who was also present at the vanue,signalled secretly to Arjuna to try his luck,Arjuna took up his bow and arrow and walked upto the revolving fish,he drew the arrow and the twang signalled that the arrow had pierced the eys of the fish, jubilation arose in Draupadi’s heart and the smile that crossed her enraptured face when her eyes met his eyes was pure delight”
“their love story is more intresting then out love story”,said the Goddess
“those were the days of true lovers,but these days lovers surrender to each other unconditionally later on each wants to rule over the other partner,soon love disappears and the ego makes its appearance,the ego becomes stronger by the day and love flies out of the window”said Kamdev
“I know these are bad days,very few men and women genuinely love each other When there is real love there is perfect harmony between the mind,body and soul,these days sex has taken the form of love, and therefore love is destroyed by emphasis on sex”,said God.
“I will narrate to you another intrtesting love story that of kind Dushyant and Shakuntala
King Dushyanta had gone on a hunting trip and he lost his way,he was very tired therefore he wanted to take some rest,he tied his horse to a tree bordering a pond of glittering waters,green robed trees leaned over the pond wearing wines of fragrant flowers,the trees showered the pond with their beautiful muli-hued flowers filling the air with heavenly fragrance,Suddenely the king beheld Shakuntala who was the embodiment of unmatched grace and beauty,her long tresses glittered like molten gold,strings of jasmine flowers decorated her slender arms,neck and shell pink ears,she looked so enchantingly beautiful that the king lost his heart to her,Shakuntala too was enraptured by his noble visage and they both fell in love in that instant because at that instant my arrow struck their hearts good and proper”
“now you must be on your way and find a match for my friend”,said God
“I am getting down to work this very momenr”,said Kamdev and he went on his way