Dear Sir, I was just joking in the pious hope that God, even if not Man, would certainly have a robust sense of humour. Please pardon me for offending your sentiments. I am genuinely sorry. Regards, dAsan, Sudarshan --- Ashok Krishnamurthy <akrishna_24@xxxx> wrote: > Dear Sir, > > Pardon my temerity in daring to voice a comment in > this highly erudite forum (lowly as I am), but I would > not speak of God in a "lighter vein" at any time (lest > it give people the wrong impression - the plant has to > be nurtured and protected tenderly till it becomes a > mighty tree, strong in its roots), because God always > seems to have a purpose - in this case, > (i) may be He wanted to remove the misconceptions in > PicchAn's mind about our Azhwars; > (ii) may be He wanted to illustrate to the world that > He can also be one's bosom friend, "descending" to the > level of having a "worldly" conversation; > (iii) may He wanted to prove to the world that idols > are not lifeless, and are truly representations of the > Divine [yat BhAvam tad Bhavathi; to misquote > Vivekananda,"Idols (Man, he said) and God are both > circles with one difference: Idols (Men) have infinite > circumference, and center at one point; God has > infinite circumference, and centers at all points"] > > Humbly, > > Ashok Krishnamurthy > __________________________________________________ Do you Yahoo!? Yahoo! Mail Plus - Powerful. Affordable. Sign up now. http://mailplus.yahoo.com
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