| I have already narrated an incident about meeting a follower of yet to be born hindu god Kalki while travelling in a train from Bangalore to Ahmedabad during my college years. I shall divulge few more details about the conversation we had during the journey. Our conversation started with the predictions of Nostradamus, about Hitler, rise of fascism, second world war and finally predictions about birth of Lord Kalki and why fascism will not succeed in India. “Hindu Gods are constantly reborn and evolve according to the times and hence fascism won’t rise in India,” he explained. The Kalki follower didn’t stop here. He told me more about lord Kalki, “Lord Kalki will be the god of Science, knowledge and wisdom. He shall travel in his white horse and unite people of all faiths.” I asked a simple question, “You told me that Lord Kalki will be a hindu god, then how will he unite people of different faiths?” He smiled and replied, “It is because of the unique idea of Hinduism and history of India. Hinduism believes in ‘Vasudhaiv Kutumbakam’(the world is a family) and India is a place where people of many faiths have co-lived for centuries. India therefore has the idea as well as the strength to unite people of all faiths. Like all the rivers which finally meet in the ocean, all the faiths shall unite in presence of lord Kalki. The human race will then enter a new age of wisdom and knowledge.” I was amazed to hear his words. I am however, of a scientific temperament and therefore believe in uncertainty principle of nature. This principle doesn’t allow for exact predictability. This principle makes life unpredictable but interesting. Due to uncertainity principle, I may not agree to any exact prediction, but as a student of science, I also believe in theory of everything)Unified field theory) and hopeful of a day when all phenomenon may be explained. Hope, therefore is a quality worth having, even in science because it gives us an ability to see possibilities and not just the problems. For the same reason, I hold the Kalki follower in high regard because howsoever impractical his expectations may sound, they were coming right out of his heart. Who Knows, science and religion may meet at the theory of everything and as it is often said; May God dispose what this man had proposed. (Based on real events) |
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