Aug 2, 2011

Job Time Gabs

When the month July was in its final days, I struggled really hard to write one more post so that I could flaunt the number 4 in my blog for July alone. In fact, I sat some long hours in silence by staring at an open blank MS Word document trying to write something even during the last moments of 31st. But it did not happen. On August 1, with these things in mind, while I was working on some projects at my workplace, suddenly a colleague’s pop up appeared in my office chat messenger. It was a well-wisher of my blog, and this time, we chatted something based on my blogging habits and posts and especially about the post ‘One Day in Heaven’, in which I had a brief encounter with ‘God’. Since I feel that I could make our conversation into a post, I am writing the main contents here. Please note, despite of my usual claims that I write only facts and not fiction, in this post I wish to write something extra which we did not talk.

“Hey Tomz, I’m kind of resorting to the same path as yours,” that was his first message, to which I replied with a few question marks.

He explained his point of view in two words providing enough capitalization wherever it required, “Agnostic Approach!”

“Oh Really? What happened now to make you think like that?” I asked.

Ignoring my question even without the slightest pity, he explained,

“Well, I should say that I am an Atheist”.

“Why? What happened?” I uttered repeating my previous question.

“Nothing,” he said, “just a change of mind after reading a lot.”

“Hmm,” I keyed in.

“Reading many spiritual books and all,” he explained.

“What did you read that much to happen such a sudden changeover,” I inquired.

“Sudden Changeover? Hmm..I should say this was not sudden. I had this in mind since long time before. Now, it has got strengthened after reading your post,” he said.

After a few seconds’ pause, he asked, “Are you still in the Agnostic side?”

I replied, “No buddy! I’m totally confused. Confused means, just in the way an Agnostic is confused. Should I stick on to Agnosticism? Should I embrace Atheism? Or should I return to God himself – that means religion? In fact, I am totally suspicious. So, I thought the best resort would be Agnosticism”.

We both waited until the other one make a comment.

Suddenly I typed, “Hey buddy, what about making a new religion together?”

He exclaimed, “That’s great! We Atheists should have a certain code of conducts and way of life”

“No man, this is not Atheism, It should be a mixture of both Atheism and Agnosticism,” I said.

“Yeah, then it should be named something like Agno-Atheism,” he said.

“That’s ok, But I will be its Chief Spiritual Leader,” I said.

“Why? Why can’t it be me?”, he protested.

“No! Because, you are inspired from my blog post,” I gave him an explanation.

“Hmmm..Okey,” he agreed.

“Then we should have our own sacred text,” I said.

“What is that? He asked.

I replied, “Vanity Moments itself”

“In that case, I also need some key position in the religion. I will be the Chief Priest, someone who administers everything within the religion. Money related matters, institutions and everything will be under my control,” he said.

“But, everything should be divided equally. Fifty-fifty, agreed?” I said.

“That we will do,” he agreed.

“And we will later decide things like the colour of the robe that we should wear, and whether we need to grow our beard, or should it be clean shaven or not, etc,” I said.

“Sure, and we Agno-Atheists should have our own religious holidays,” he proposed.

“Yesss…Everyday is a holiday,” I replied.

“Ahahahaha…” I saw him typing like this. 

15 comments:

  1. You guys manage to finish your work too? :p

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  2. Interesting conversation which sounds very nonsensical :).

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  3. LOL!!! You guys are ambitious indeed- starting a new religion...! I think you should get some political party to back it -may be more successful that way!

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  4. All the best , its a good idea I would say GO FOR IT ...

    I would love ot join tooo he hehe :) and dont worry I wont fight for a big post of anything :)


    Bikram's

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  5. What a wonderful idea! We were short of another religion.

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  6. Very funny conversation :)
    Another religion??? I think a political party would be a better idea instead of a religion :)

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  7. I have tagged you. Please read

    http://tanuspeaksonline.blogspot.com/2011/08/my-reading-secrets-tagged.html

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  8. If every day is a holiday...I hope the Chief Spiritual Leader and the Chief Priest should be paying for the disciples livelihood...

    I am one of the disciples..and let me know when r u people starting...

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  9. hahaha rachna's comment made me laugh: Interesting conversation sounds nonsensica;:)

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  10. Hi Tomz: Just returned after vacation and appreciate your comments on my posts.

    I have been wanting to tell you this: All my beauty care in preparation of the family wedding failed with an unexpected ugly pimple on my face right on the wedding day!

    I immediately thought of your recent post that mentioned about a similar incident...

    Now, about your latest post: I had to laugh at your conversation and it kept me wondering which would be the fictional part.

    If it were @A, he would have ended the post asking us to guess...

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  11. Tomz...
    Interesting post...I wonder if your new hairstyle is a part of your proposed new position?? Lol...:-)

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  12. Wonderful, funny, hillarious and interesting conversation. Lovely post.
    You are welcome at my new posts-
    http://amazing-shot.blogspot.com
    http://urmi-z-unique.blogspot.com

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  13. @Nona

    it dint affect our work. it was a brief conversation fr refreshment.

    @Rachna

    I meant to make it so..:)

    @Meera

    No parties. Nowadays religion is more promising

    @Biks

    join us, and I would request you to fight for a post. In that way only we can make so many fractions and in the end a huge religion with so many followers

    @Doc

    Yes. u got the idea

    @Tan

    But nowadays religion has more market

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  14. @J4m

    I know, and I can read ur mentality when comparing this with ur last post..the job related thing..

    @Ramesh

    Hehe :)

    @NRIGirl

    Yes, my experiences are true in the cases of others as well..

    In this post, you can keep the same practice, guess, whichever parts are real..!

    @Sayuj

    No, no, no Sayuj..it was accidental

    @babli

    Thnku Babli..I love to visit ur posts..

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  15. interesting....wish there may not another religion in pipe line as already there are so many to contradict each other.

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