Is God a movie maker, musician, singer, painter, scientist or sportsperson?

I've just reached home after watching an extravaganza of a movie. Yes, I finally dreamed my first 3d movie 'Avatar'. This is not another review of the movie but my personal experience on what I can easily categorize as one of the best movies I've ever seen. Others include 'Life is Beautiful', 'August Rush', 'Schindler's List', 'Lord of the Rings', 'Titanic', 'Jurassic Park', 'Taare Zameen Par', 'The Kite Runner' and a few more.

Each one of my favourite movies had left a deep and lasting impression in my mind with an image that I can recall every time I think about that movie. For 'Avatar', it was the face of the character representing Jake Sully in the Na'vi life form, the last image to be seen on screen. Somehow, I have rarely seen a movie in theatre, where the spectators were glued to their seats for almost 3 hours without even bothering to eat popcorn or have a drink or going to the fresh-room. And when I came out of the theatre, the first thing I heard from a kid was 'Was all this just a movie?', that sums it all!

I have always believed that the best way to be convinced of the existence of God is to experience things that are so beautiful that you have to see them to believe them. There have been movies, songs, dances (the moonwalk), people and places which have convinced me of this fact. Be it sports-pesons like Roger Federer, Sachin Tendulkar, Diego Maradona or musicians like A.R. Rehman, Mozart, Beethoven (who kept on performing even after becoming deaf) or singers like Michael Jackson, Madonna, Bryan Adams, Elton John, Ramtanu Pandey (Tansen) or scientists and mathematicians like Galileo, Aryabhatta, Leonardo di ser Piero da Vinci, Isaac Newton and Albert Einstein. For the record, many mathematically inclined scientists, including Galileo, were also musicians.

So every time I see a performance which is hard to believe and transcending all limits of imagination, it takes me to a place which is my synonym of Heaven.

That is the time I feel I can connect with the feelings of the performer. These are the feelings of achievement, attainment of perfection. I believe that God has created every visible thing just short of perfection and to make it better and to reach perfection is the reason behind its existence. So, each time I see a genius at work, I know that it is just a small glimpse of His perfection. There is much more to come, something no one has ever thought of but is possible.

This means that we'll see sequels to brilliant movies like Avatar, which will be in 4D and will take us to a place far beyond our imagination, where we'll be able to participate and have a climax of our choice. Talking about perfection in each of our lives, I feel we have yet to see the best of everything God has created. Each of these highly talented persons reached a level where they felt that some extra-ordinary power was making them do whatever they were doing. Let's try to connect with that power inside us and achieve that perfection in whatever we are good at, it is the only way to experience the greatness of God.

Perfection doesn't mean being flawless, it means being able to fix a flaw that no one else has been able to find.

My First Blog

It's 9:30 PM EST on Christmas eve and instead of being with my friends and relatives, I'm here, writing my first blog. Though I'm very excited about the fact that this will also be my very first post on Twitter, Facebook, FriendFeed and other cool websites which I can now consider my online rental estates.

I have so many things to write about, considering the interest I have in current affairs and other happenings but I'd stick to a simple, sweet and relevant topic - 'Christmas'.

Being born in India, I have always had the privilege to learn about the festivals (Eid, Diwali, Gurpurab, Christmas, etc) celebrated by the followers of each religion and have participated in the celebrations too. And during my 12 years of schooling in a convent (Sacred Heart) school run by a Christian Missionary, we have been a part of every ritual (Christmas tree, greeting cards, lights, bells, special feasts, decorations and prayers) that takes place during Christmas celebration.

The most important thing I've learnt from all the festivals is the feeling of unity and celebrating life together with family, friends and relatives. It's not just those days of the festival but the anticipation and wait for all the events that lead to those days. I still remember my childhood days when my excitement a few days before every festival was at its peak. And Christmas was the time when I used to get extra special gifts from Santa (dad of-course), so the wait and eagerness was justified. I always wondered how Santa came to know about my expectations. But it was one Christmas night, which made me realize how important it is to believe both, in the existence of Santa Claus and his gifts.

Here I am, 10 years after I left my home to be a part of the real world, where every Christmas is now celebrated with new friends in a newer location. But what remains the same is that feeling of excitement, the feeling of getting something new and different but at the same time expected. I was always made to believe (by mom n dad) that if you ask Santa for something you want the most, he would leave that thing as a gift in the stalkings (socks) that I used to place next to the Christmas tree and even sometimes under my pillow. Even today, I believe that every year I receive my expected gift from Santa, though the quality is improving every year.

Today, I've learned to believe in something so powerful that it can make all my doubts and ambiguities go away in seconds. I've learned to express myself in a better way to my close ones whenever I feel something is bothering me. I know this learning experience comes as an expected gift and am as always grateful to Santa (the world of-course), to present me such a nice gift, one I'll cherish forever.

I'd really love to share my other Christmas gifts with everyone, now that I've started blogging. It's 10 PM EST and I'm now planning to see the movie 'Polar Express', one which I try to see every year, as it makes me feel like a child and brings out the humility and gratitude from deep inside my heart. I hope you've also received your gift today and if not, then just close your eyes and believe, there is probably a gift inside you waiting to be unwrapped. I'll wait eagerly to hear about your gift.

May this festival and all others continue to blossom each and every soul with gifts of happiness and satisfaction.

Merry Christmas!