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that excruciating pain sends shivers down my spine even
now."
A group of beautiful ladies and handsome youths was heading our way carrying musical instruments and fragrant bouquets in hands.
" Who are these people ?" | asked my companion.
“ The angels, celestial gods and damsels."
" Which way are they heading for ? "
“Out on a picnic. "
“ Can I join them
?"
" Sure, you are welcome.”
The moment I joined that happy group enjoying their fun-filled outing, I forgot my past on the earth completely. 20
Does it not sound like the heavenly abode described in the scriptures that could well exist somewhere in this universe ?
An alien world on the moon ?
Within the rational framework of scientific principle, it is quite possible that where we perceive today a certain type of existence, there may in fact, be a completely different form of existence altogether. The physicists believe that the objective world seen and sensed by us is nothing but a play of electromagnetic radiation of varying length and frequency. The
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