Gustad had decided to remain a mute
spectator to the ongoing conversation between Jeroo, his wife and God. Buster,
his pet dog lay on the floor next to the bed he was sitting on, enjoying the
belly tickle that was being meted out to him almost absent- mindedly by Gustad.
“ No , Jeroo, I will not have you
kicking real butt anymore” said God in reply to Jeroo’s request.” You are a
very gentle soul and violence of any sort would be most unbecoming an attribute
for me to endow you with…”
“ But God, these rapists need to be
taught a lesson, I agree with your contention that they have all been arrested
and the law will take its own course. I want to put the fear of instant
retribution into the minds of any future criminals. That’s all I am asking ! “
pleaded Jeroo.
Just then Soli, their son walked in
from his tuition classes and said “ Oh hello Sir, welcome home, and thanks for
everything. How have you been ? “
“ I’m doing good, Soli, thank you
for asking” God replied.
“ Sir , since you’re here can you
show us mom’s and Buster’s flight sequence? Dad and me are really keen to see
it , and Buster boy too………….” requested Soli.
“ Watch “ said God as he raised his
hand…………………the wall in front of Him lit up and they all saw Jeroo’s and
Buster’s flight with HIM.
“ Wow mom you’re the Flying Ranee!”
said Soli excitedly “and how did you manage to throw those guys ? , whenever you
want to dry a bucket full of washed clothes, you insist dad or me pick it up
for you !”
“ That was HIS grace” replied Jeroo
solemnly.
“ That won’t buy you any brownie
points” said the Almighty, laconically.
“ But God, I want to stop such
abhorrent crimes against women PERMANENTLY…….WHAT’S WRONG with that ?” Jeroo
continued, emphatically .” If I need to kick some butt for that……………..PLEASE
LET ME !!!. I promise I will kick it inside out so whether the law takes it’s
own course..or NOT ( which happens ,
most of the times, in crimes against women )……….will not matter anymore. And I
can vouch for the entire female population on this earth, that’s what they ALL
would want done. So why don’t you agree with me Sir ? “
“ That’s exactly my concern Jeroo…………….”, said
the Lord.
Buster turned over to have a better
look at the projection of the flight sequence. He sat on his hind legs now and cocked
his head to the left ,and let out a muffled bark. Then turning his head towards
Soli, seemed to say “ you saw that ? mom and me FLYING with God !”
Gustad sat in silence, while Soli
and Jeroo spoke animatedly with the Lord. Buster was excitedly shifting his
position continuously, to have a grandstand view of the happenings of his
recent adventure.
Jeroo continued persuasively to
convince God for powers to mete out street justice.
The debate was raging now. Jeroo
was explaining that the mindset of a rapist cannot be changed overnight. But
putting the fear of instant punishment in the hearts of prospective rapists was
the ONLY way to dissuade them.
“ All right , for a moment let me
agree with your contention, Jeroo…………….now how would you wish to go about
executing this? “asked The Almighty.
“Thanks my Lord- this is what I
propose .……………….once I am aware of an occurrence, I reach the scene before the
crime is about to be committed, then I knock the daylights out of the
prospective perpetrators. The media will highlight this in every possible way.
More and more people become aware of the consequences of committing a crime
against women, or for that matter any crime. Let them assume there is a DIVINE
PROTECTOR , unseen and silent , meting out instant justice….once word spreads
crimes will reduce drastically” reasoned Jeroo.
God took a deep breath and continued “
let me tell you about the law of KARMA today. To understand this law easily,
let me add……….you are a living human being today. When your this life time gets
over , only your physical body turns to dust……..your ATMAN or SOUL does not
die. IT will simply enter into another body when the time comes………..maybe as
another human being or animal or bird or even a plant. This birth or passage is
decided by your ACTIONS over your lifetime(s), not only the current one , but
also the past lives you have lived in any form. How you conducted yourself
through this unending chain of lifetimes decides what you become next. Are we
on the same page ?” asked God to a completely rapt Gustad family.
“ Yes Sir, we follow the gist, please
continue “, replied Soli who was sitting at God’s feet almost in a trance like
state , as were his parents and Buster.
“ Good, now let’s scratch the surface
and go down deeper. Your good deeds or … bad transcend across all your
lifetimes to give you happiness, hurt, guilt, shame , love , money, success every
time you are reborn. And this , as I mentioned already, is an endless chain.
Your soul has been created for INFINITY, not for chasing happiness and money
during a given birth.
“ You continue to face ups and downs in
EACH and EVERY birth. I agree, the intensity of happiness, satisfaction or
disappointment will vary, according to your KARMA. NOBODY can circumvent this
law. To balance out and eventually bring your soul to the Rate of Perfection I have designed this universe for.
“ Let me tell you the story of Lord
Shiva; He was told one day that he would not be able to escape from the wrath
of Lord Shani, the son of the Sun God. Shiva having been endowed by Lord Brahma
( the creator) with invincible attributes, simply scoffed at this suggestion.
His daily routine was the TANDAV dance, sitting next to his wife Parvati Devi
on mount Kailash, playing with his son Ganesha and answering questions from eager
and respectful lesser Gods.
“ One day he learnt that Lord Shani was
coming for him to make him (Shiva) do his penance for a period of EXACTLY 2
DAYS as had been ordained. To cock a snook at this eventuality Lord Shiva
decided to hide inside his pet bull, Nandi, for the duration, so Lord Shani
could not find him. As soon as the 2 days got over, Lord Shiva reappeared as
his original avatar and started to do the Tandav dance. The Himalaya mountains
revebrated to the thunder of Lord Shivas’ dance and He happily told Parvati ,
his loving wife that he had out-witted Shani Maharaj from undergoing his
penance.”
Parvati nodded her head in
disbelief and said……” sorry Shiva you are sadly mistaken, by HIDING inside
Nandi, the bull, you unwittingly HAD TO DO YOUR PENANCE, for exactly the 2 days
that had been earmarked for it !!!”
“ So the point I am making is that you
need to understand, each and every man, woman or creature that has ever lived,
even “mythically”, will have to PAY THE
PRICE OF HIS/HER KARMA. When I sat down to create life, I had incorporated this fool-proof system
into the universe. Do you still feel so aggressive , dear
Jeroo ?”
There was a long pause as everyone in the room mulled over God’s sermon
and contemplated what to say next.
Gustad was the first to break the silence and said “ Sir, as you pointed
out even some one of the stature of Lord Shiva erred in his thinking about
being above reproach. The criminals Jeroo is talking about are maniacs who can
stoop to the lowest levels of depravity, within their current life-time, why
would you want to punish them at some point of time in their future OR when
they are reborn in their 2nd, 3rd, or 4th
birth? What Jeroo says is also correct. Putting the fear of God in the hearts
of these elements is primary.”
“ You have a point there, but then what about the LAWS OF NATURE I have in
place to tackle evil?” questioned God.
JUST THEN A PROJECTION ON THE WALL CAME ALIVE…………they all stared at it in
disbelief. A car was racing on a street in Delhi with four drunken goons who
had abducted a helpless girl. Two of them sat on the backseat with their hands
around her neck holding a knife, while the two in front were leering at her hungrily
as they raced through the streets of Friend’s Colony. Jeroo stood up and
invoked God to let her go just once and pleaded, “ YOU can’t let this happen
before your eyes my Lord !”
Gustad and Soli were watching the projection in horror and Buster had
starting barking at the wall screen agitatedly. “ Please God if you love us as
a family, let mom go” said Soli.
And the Lord said resignedly………………………. “ GO JEROO GO ! “
Jeroo was on top of the car. Her family and God watched the going ons on
the wall screen. She tore open the roof of the car like a can of sardines. Lifting the terrified girl in
her arms Jeroo flew her down to the nearest hospital. Jeroo was visible to the girl who had seen her before passing out. The
goons were a mortified lot now. Jeroo lifted the two from the backseat with a
violent jerk and threw them out on the street. The two drunks in front were
blabbering incoherently as they saw their friends getting airborne like flies. The car swerved uncontrollably and crashed
into the road divider and over turned .
Gustad, Soli and Buster let out their breath only once they saw Jeroo back
in the room. She bowed at His feet and cried “ Thank You my Lord Thank you!!!”.
He put his hands on her shoulders ,
raised her chin with his right hand and said in his most soothing voice …………“
Ever heard of a crying super hero?”
Jeroo gained her composure instantly.
God said “ Just remember Jeroo……WITH GREAT POWERS COMES GREATER RESPONSIBILITY
“
“SPIDERMAN !”, said Soli excitedly…………….
“ NO THAT’s CHANGED TO K.A.J. ( KICK
ASS JEROO )” as HE vanished into thin air.
The reluctant writer.
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