Award And Other Stories

Author(s): Pratap J Tolia
Publisher: Vardhaman Bharati International Foundation

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"Reason ? I have never had any reason any time. I was simply in the habit of seeing all the great persons on the earth. I once thought, when I have been able to see and convince and influence and move these Master-men, why should I not take once, the chance to see God, the master of the Masters of the World ?"
“And you want to move him also ?”
"No, No sir, it is not the capacity of a humble being like me."
Are you a humble being ? The one who can move even the great persons reigning the world is a humble being ? I think if you can you will try not only to "move", but also to ‘remove" even the God, the Almighty himself !."
He found that he has not been successful in mesmerizing this Magistrate as usual. He had to listen (for the first time) to the severe verdict of the Magistrate. The super Magistrate gave the ruling:
"This court finds you guilty of your offence and orders severe punishment that your intellect, which you have misused so far, may be immediately taken away and you be pushed into totally dark custody of utter unconsciousness till eternity- Before you are sentenced to the execution of this order, the court however gives you, one chance to express your last wish, if any" Going totally into despair, he found some ray of hope for saving himself. He recollected his usual paying habit and immediately replied: "Your lord ! My last wish is: “If I am not fortunate to see God the Supreme, I may kindly be allowed to see his Private Secretary."
"You should know that the Supreme God does not have any private Secretary”.
"Oh! sorry Sir, I did not know that, but I mean, your lordship may be pleased to permit me to see once the assistant to God the Supreme, if any."
"Alright, you will be allowed to see 'Karma Devata"; God of the Deeds. No one has so far been permitted to see God the Supreme face to face unless, he has seen and pleased the Karma Devata, and got a Clearance Certificate from him. Sentinals ! take him to the Court of the God of Deeds." He, being defeated and convicted for the first time in his marvelous Master Moving life, was put under the bails and chains and half-conscious, growing half unconscious but not getting frightened yet, he proceeded under arrests towards the Court of the God of Deeds. Unusual was this Court.
He relentlessly stood before the Throne of “Karma Devata", the GOD OF DEEDS,
After posing this so called "Master Mover" Trespassers with some formal questions, this God of Deeds, who already knew everything about him, just pretended to be ignorant and