God's Consecration

It's incredible to realize that what we do each day has meaning in the big picture of God's plan"  ( Bill Hybels

With the value of rupee plummeting and the price of natural resources like petrol escalating, we resolved to amend our life style by resorting to a two wheeler to reach neighbouring localities and walking areas in the nearby locales. As we reside in  busy environs we are unable to stroll serenely, more over the roads are mercilessly tinted with squashed tobacco and beetle leaf spatter and pot holes. After seconding the decision I and my husband rushed to the Hero and Honda showrooms to purchase a latest four stroke scooter which would be handy for both of us. We were not very glad with the models available and the other models which were out of stock had a waiting period of eighty five days. Our Chetek and my Kinetic Zing though well maintained were losing on utility due to the repeated repairs and services.

We visited the new Kamala Yamaha showroom to fix a day for the service of my son’s bike and here we found their latest collection of gear-less two Wheeler  the Ray. I liked the appearance and the experience of driving the vehicle. There was a young sales boy who showed us the vehicle and conferred us the opportunity of a test drive. We liked the sports bike version Cygnus Ray Z in the entire compilation as it was  identical to the original version of Ray but was equipped with the wheels of Ceat Company which provided superior grip and an enhanced look with a batman hood in front and a very striking tail .As we commenced haggling for the outlay with the Manager he said he relied completely on the sales boy. The sales boy a thin tall lad of not more than twenty years spoke earnestly to make us comprehend why the price was preset and what benefits we would get for that price. We liked the sincerity in the boy and did not barter further. We met the lad later too when he ran about  and helped us select the colour, fix the accessories and do the needful for the issue of a passing certificate for the vehicle by the Road Transport Authorities. We found the lad scrupulous in his work with other customers too. He had an expertise forte despite his simplicity. We appealed him to transport the vehicle till Nigdi as I was apprehensive of driving it in the busy traffic in the dim light of dusk though the distance was just a few kilometers.  On reaching Nigdi I hopped off the car to drive the bike and the sales boy mounted his friend’s vehicle to go back to the showroom. My husband gave him a hundred rupees but he declined to take it. We slid it in to his hands and expressed  our gratitude for the kind gesture and his valuable time as the showroom was brimming with buyers since Navratri is a propitious time to buy vehicles. I drove from there to Ram Mandir (temple) in the area we had lived for several years as I wanted the old pundit (priest) to perform a ritual and pray so that nothing God forbid happens. The priest was busy and so we had to linger. We bought the things for the ritual. The old Priest’s son who is also a priest was also present there; on knowing how particular I was about the rite he stipulated rupees 500, of course after the ceremony was performed. We paid it wordlessly . We don’t argue with doctors and saints. As I was driving I remembered the salesman who wasn't willing to take a rupee more while here was a follower of God dictating  terms to share God’s consecration at a price. The youngster did not believe in charging for his dedication. I felt wasn't that young man closer to God due to the keenness and conscientiousness without expectation. Service to mankind is actually Service to God.