WHEN GOD WALKS THE EARTH CHAPTER 39
God is greviously hurt in a terrorist attack

God was going to the airport to receive Harry and John who were coming as guests to the school for the independence day celebrations. This was their first visit to the village and since He had not seen them since a very long time , He was extremely excited about their visit, and so He was going personally to receive His dearest friends.
On the way a powerful blast occurred when the militants threw a powerful grenade inside the car seriously wounding Him
God was immediately rushed to the hospital and put in ICU and kept on ventilator .The news of the accident spread like wild fire and people in thousands started converging on roads, they started shouting slogans against the government and started throwing stones on vehicles and moving buses completely blocking the roads. Traffic soon went off the roads and shop keepers downed their shutters. The police had to resort to bursting tear gas shells to disperse the unruly mobs, the commissioner of police had just sat down to lunch when the wireless operator rushed in and told him about the blast, he left his food untouched and got into his car and took the shortest cut to reach the scene of the blast. Already there was present a huge posse of police men who were trying to control the highly agitated mobs, He was joined by the deputy commissioner of police and together they were about to leave for the hospital when he was informed by his staff that they had the information that a maruti car with its rear windscreen broken was found abandoned a few meters away from the site of the crime, both of them rushed to the spot and they saw the car which yielded some pistols and many grenades. The most important find was the photocopy of the cars registration certificate that had the address of Faizal, one of the most dreaded terrorists alive. The address given was that of a building situated in the sleazier section of the town, when they visited the building they found him hiding on the loft and they arrested him on the spot.
Faizal had been very close to the don whom God had turned into a peaceful and honest man and because of him turning a new leaf peace was brought to Kashmir ,all the gangsters who had been working with the don had mended their ways except Faizal who had started His own group, He had been a master manager when he had worked with don and had deftly managed all his ill-gotten wealth, he had also been instrumental in recruiting dozens of gullible youngsters for the purpose of receiving training at the terrorists camps, he had carried a grudge against God from the time He had reformed the don and since then he was diligently watching all His movements carefully to finish Him, He had tried many times to get at Him but in vain but today He had got the opportunity and he used it to advantage, he was very happy to put an end to a man who had put an end to his dreams of turning Kashmir into an Islamic state
After his arrest the mobs calmed down a little and they all rushed to the hospital, the hospital was over flowing with people from every strata of society and all faiths who were eager to know the latest on Gods health. God was loved by one and all wether old or young, rich or poor woman or man He was to all of them an embodiment of all that is good and kind in a short time He had become beloved of all., He was the ultimate icon who had not only inspired this small village, but the entire nation, He was a great friend, philosopher and guide who would go to any extent to help others, Supremely intelligent and passionately involved in whatever task He undertook , He was a role model for people whom He managed and motivated showing them that it was not impossible to achieve any thing. Everyone had only one prayer on their lips that He should come out hale and hearty and be with them once again, everyone was keeping a constant vigil outside the hospital , each one praying to the creator for His quick recovery, but the doctor had already told His near and dear ones that there was very little hope, since all His vital organs had been affected which were beyond repair. In a last ditch effort to save His body, Goddess Laxshmi summoned the celestial physician Danwantrai to examine God and give his opinion ,after examining Him thoroughly ,he declared that unless Gods body was fitted with new organs, He could not survive.
“do you want me to change His organs mother?, it will take me just a second to do it”, “
Said the physician
“no”, replied the Goddess,” it is high time God returned back to His abode ”,then turning to God she said,” my lord you are on a ventilator, your body is completely destroyed, now please leave it and come with me”,
“you are right devi, this body has turned completely useless for me, although I feel sad to leave it, I have to leave it” God stood a while and gave it one last look and then He followed Goddess Laxshmi and together they left for their heavenly abode.

When the doctors announced His death, the people started wailing and beating their breasts, the police soon arrived to disperse the wailing mobs, there was great tension in the area and therefore security was beefed up all over the place, His body was taken to the institution created by Him amongst highest security and kept for the public who had come from all over the country and abroad to pay their last respects to Him. For a week the body was kept in an open glass casket inlaid with gold and silver and surrounded by aromatic multi-hued fragrant blooms. And finally the day arrived to lay the body to rest, the three best friends of God, Harry, John and Mohammed all wanted to perform the last rites according to their religion, soon a war of words ensured between them and heavy entourage of friends who had come with them to attend the funeral and this culminated in blows between them,
The local politicians who always like to make hay while the sun shone, jumped into the fray and started stoking the fire of hate between the three friends and their followers and this led the full village to be divided into communal lines. The village and the town In which the village stood was put on high alert any time there was a danger of communal flare up, since there was a fierce determination between all the communities to perform Gods last rites according to their own religious beliefs.
“what will you do now?. How will you handle this explosive situation which is getting out of hand every moment?”, asked the Goddess as she and God were watching every thing happening on earth
“I think we have given too many religions to men”, said God, “religion seems to be the root cause of all evil, people want to live for their own religion and die for it, they also want to kill for it, the devotee is so singular in his devotion to his cause of arousing fervent following, he does not mind killing others ,himself or his family to reach the goal of increasing followers to his particular deity in the mistaken notion and conviction that he will get salvation and other luxuries when he reaches heaven”
“you are right my lord”, said the Goddess “the man becomes so devoted to his deity that he turns a fanatic , he wants every one to pray and follow his deity and in doing this he underscores the reality that there is only one God with different forms, now lord you can only save this explosive situation otherwise the whole village and the town will go up in flames including the institution you loved so much”
“don’t worry devi I wont allow such a situation to happen” said God

As the people were quarreling amongst themselves, a wild gust of wind came through the window and the gossamer thin silk covering Gods body flew off revealing the body in all its glory and splendor., His face glowed like molten gold which was enveloped in a canopy of lustrous and flowing hair, everyone present was overpowered by the wonderous sight., it seemed to them that at any moment He would sit up and talk to them, they were all rooted to the spot, just feasting their eyes on the beautiful sight before them, at that moment God gave every one divine eyes because nobody could see with human eyes what He was about to reveal before them, Suddenly all present could see the entire universe , the moving and the moving all contained in His physical structure , they could see all the denizens of heaven, all the Gods and Goddess and prophets of all religions present in Him. Every one was filled with wonder, with their hands standing on end, bowed heads and joined hands they cried,” we see in you the universal oneness, we have come to know today that from you all creations arise and we have come to know that there is only one celestial thread which goes through every being making a single garland”
Suddenly the atmosphere began to reverberate with Gods voice which everyone could hear clearly “my friends I must tell you that religions do not interest me, they are your creations not mine. But I am happy that every one of the religions claim that there is one God which is absolutely true, but at the same time all of you claim that your religion is the best and your God or prophet is the greatest and therefore everyone should follow the teachings of your religion , every religion has a uniqe style of worship and commuting with me, religions were created so that you can find the best possible path to reach me but it was certainly not created to abuse and fight with others who do not follow your religion. There is no doubt that religion is a powerful force for the betterment of society but it becomes a force of backwardness if it preaches superiority and hatred against other religions. Different religions have been created so that a man can select the religion of his choice to reach his creator, but no religion teaches hate, every religion teaches love, forgiveness and equality and benevolence the people who thrive on hatred and find it convenient to wage jihad-holy war against those who they think are non-believers are foolish, they think that if they risk their lives by turning into human bombs and becoming martyrs will get them a place in heaven amongst beautiful fairies, but the terror killings and vengeance against other religions the misguided ones are propagating can only open doors of hell to them because they have turned into lovers of hate.
I do not play favorites all of you are equally dear to me. I am thoroughly ashamed of those who fight in my name, kill, maim and destroy each other to propagate my name, it is time you gain an understanding that I do not need any one of you neither do I require any favors from you, I can look after myself so for my sake do not turn into hate machines, my only request to you all is instead of trying to please me by fighting with each other in my name, I would rather you have a good and a loving heart do not use religion as a loyalty pledge to me, its high time you changed your psyche lift yourselves to a new high ground where mud of hatred will not taint you , if you really love me and want to make me happy then instead of building temples, churches and mosques in my name make a temple of love , forgiveness and benevolence in your heart by feeding the hungry, covering the naked, giving shelter to the homeless , and protecting the abused this will give me happiness and you too”.
These powerful words which came from the atmosphere around them rang all over the place and were heard by everyone, all fell down on their knees and cried,” salutation to you, you that is infinite in power, you are the greatest teacher there is, there is none that is equal to you or superior to you. You who are unparallel in power we crave your forgiveness. As a father forgives his son, a lover his beloved and even so you should forgive us .Oh refuge of this world, please be gracious to us, now we know the true purpose of your visit to the earth, you wanted to bind us all in true brotherhood and we promise you we shall not let your visit go in vain ”,said Harry in a highly emotional voice
“not knowing your glories please forgive us for what ever we may have done in our ignorance”, said Mohammed
“in our ignorance we have dishonored you many times by jesting with you, playing with you, .eating with you and arguing with you, please forgive us for taking liberties with you”, said John
No body could utter a word for all of them were highly perturbed and bewildered by what they had seen, God knew that He had achieved His aim by giving rise to tolerance, love and dedication towards each other in their hearts therefore He made the necessary inward adjustment of every one so that they would become normal again, the divine eye was removed and every one returned to normalcy, every one forgot their fight and together they laid His body in a beautiful tomb, on this was raised a beautiful edifice, the edifice was made of pink and blue marbles with many arches and verandhas .It resembled a patch of heaven, verdant green well planned and beautifully landscaped. All those who visited the temple were charmed by its beauty and felt here indeed was the spiritual world –this temple showed them that there were many roads to the inner divine self , and the search for inner self ended here, these spiritual practices weeded them away from religious differences which gave rise to divisions and conflicts, this created unity amongst different beings and deeper understanding of one another-peoples from all religions ,castes and creeds sang a universal prayer with one heart which was full of peace, joy and happiness.