By
Obododimma
Oha
Some human beings are holding an open air
worship to thank God for sending his son to die and save the world. One of the
worshipers goes to the bush close by to urinate. His urine unfortunately
descends on a congregation of other smaller life forms (for instance, the type
usually described by human beings as “insects”) who are holding a special
service to thank God for the completion of their new temple. The urine –
diversely perceived by these life smaller life forms as endtime deluge, a
natural disaster, a satanic attack, a consequence of bad leadership, etc. kills
many of many of the “tiny” worshipers and destroys their temple. Many of the
smaller life forms are killed by some other human worshippers who step on them
as they try to escape from the “evil water from above.” Some prayer warriors
among the small life forms manage to re-organise and start praying to their God
(or gods) to deliver and to forgive their sins.
In another
neighbouring smaller life country affected by the flood, citizens gather to
witness the execution of someone accused of using witchcraft to invite the “evil
rain.” None of the smaller life forms
affected by the flood is aware of that it is another bigger life form that is
called a “human being” that is producing the fluid which has ruined their
communities and that this bigger life form is even involved in kind of
religious activity.
Is existence not very complex? We are concerned
with our own affairs, sometimes impervious to other realities and planes of
existence. Our innocent acts as life forms could disrupt the “civilizations”
and pursuits of other life forms that may not even be aware of our existence.
Maybe right now there are some worms or bacteria that that are making an
extensive tunnel through your flesh to connect two cities and to launch their
fast trains. You are not concerned or aware of this project, rather you are
more concerned with stopping the project and saving your life; maybe running
from India to Cuba or leaving your miserable country now and then to travel to
London to involve those who may have a better understanding of the geography of
human body, searching for this external help especially when a huge probem
arises in your country. You do not know that you are stalling progress here and
there, and, if you die, it is perhaps a calamity for a country of smaller life
forms building a tunnel, for there is a total demise of Atlantis, what more its
extensive tunnel project.
I am worried
about this tunnel project, especially when the landmass it passes through is
attending a religious worship and is asking to forgive sins done through
omission and commission. If God grants the request of this landmass and ends
the tunnel project, is that not gross injustice? Has God not sinned against
these smaller life forms? It becomes a bigger problem when those smaller life
forms are also praying for the success of their project. Which prayer will God
answer? If he answers the prayer of tunnel project fellows, there would surely
be a funeral somewhere else, in another world. There would be an obituary which
reads: “In gratitude to God for life well spent, we announce the untimely death
of ....” That is, if the obituary does not continue with euphemisms to wipe
away our tears.
John Stenbeck
was perhaps right when he stated that the prayers of various interest groups
wrestle and fight on their way to the
throne of God. Honestly, it is not easy to be God. It must be rough and busy. I
wonder how he resolves contradictions and conflicts. Every second, every
minute, every hour, everyday ... must be very hectic! How does he do it?
Automatically? ọ dị egwu! It is bewildering!
Well, in my
own world, may all tunnel projects going on inside terrible people succeed. If
a whole country or continent perishes after that, that is only collateral damage.
May all tunnel projects going on in an unwanted landmass, which the prayer
warriors of the smaller life forms are seriously praying about in their
fellowships, succeed exceedingly.
Maybe if they
fail, some might say it was because of the contractors handling the job. Should
they not find good contractors? Maybe Julius Berger! Citizens in the smaller
life form country may allege that the contractors used substandard materials or
that the party awarded the contract to a non-existent company – which could be
true. Whatever may be their thinking, it is the desire of a smaller life form
country that its projects should succeed.
Now, when I
say my prayers, I know that it could stand against another prayer, even without
my knowing it. And so, I push the problem over to God to resolve. That is why
God is there: we even create our shit in our shithole and ask him to pack it
and he obediently does it. We can elect a blockhead or an evil person and still
turn to ask God to remove him. What has happened to human sense of volition, of
choice? If I were God, I should be upset when you approach me again. I am NOT your domestic
servant! Sort yourselves out.
I am on my
way to a community prayer after Christmas. I promise that I won’t stop on the
road and emit “evil rain.”
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