Bleep... Ten C's

Im no Saint. Neither a fool-proof sinner. Just an ordinary soul who believes in the Ten Commandments to a convenient extent. But life these days has been  like a question paper ... more like a rapid fire session where I've to pick my choices or loose.

Of all the tenets in the Ten Commandments, I often failed to understand why it was said never to use Thy Lord's name in Vain... It has perplexed me all my 36 years on this planet. Starting of as a Hindu and then being reborn to embrace Christianity, Ive taken the Lord's name whenever I was in trouble, when I was happy, when I was disturbed, when I couldn't see through the dark, when I lost my way home and found it too, when I wanted to thank someone, when somebody thanked me... That was one name that found a place in my heart and on my lips as easily as the breath that keeps me live... Yes, HE was never empty to me. Yes, it was not in vain...

Not so recently I reaffirmed my belief in the fact that The Lord is a very sincere power up there that is looked upon by everyone as the definite source of infintism. He is transcendent, the eternal, the continuously present, the ever generous....Hey but HE is up in the sky... At office and home, we have such sources of infinite powers too. Not totally Gods, but semi seats of power and authority.

Ten Commandments

Translating the tenets to the more palpable home and office scenarios, let's just take a count of how many times we use the Boss's name as a sponge, shield or weapon. The very use of their names at the wrong times and the right ones, could open shut doors wider, can finish projects in no time and even create a rainfall in winter... Let's quit exaggerating.. But its true my friends, using the Boss's name or anybody else's name to hasten things up or to save face is a rude rude strategy to meet targets... There are million other ways to do it. And the best one I feel, is by being honest about our need.

I was hurt that a dear friend of mine outwitted me recently with this crude strategy. I love him no less. But it has brought me closer to my belief, Thou shalt not take the name of  The Lord, thy God in vain.

Thanks dear Moses for the Ten Commandments. Especially this third one!