Happy BIRTH Day!
gopimenon March 30th, 2009
Well Friends, sorry that I have been unable to blog in the last few days because of the arrival of a VIP into our family! So the promised blog post entitled ‘The World According to Gopi” will have to be held over to the next.
Now who is the VIP who has caused such a stir in the family and ousted my proposed blog? It is our very first grandchild! Last week my dear wife of 35 years and I went to Seremban to welcome the arrival of my eldest son’s first baby Hiranya! Although the childbirth entailed ceasarian surgery, both mother and child are fine.
It was a really happy `Birth’ day! What a reason for celebration – a new life has been brought into this world! And may she continue to enjoy many, many, many more birthdays. I do so want to explain just how important and wonderful a new life, any new life, is. However I am at a loss for words!
As Shakespeare would say: “For I have neither wit, nor words, nor the power of speech to stir people….”
Fortunately, just last month I received a truly wonderful Birthday Greeting from the Tut Adventurers Club which is so unique that I would like to dedicate it to our new VIP Hiranya.
Baby Hiranya
Happy Birth Day to You, Dear Hiranya!
A few days ago, heaven and earth erupted into a major celebration with the news of your impending adventure into this very time and space. You see, someone like Hiranya Menon doesn’t come along all that often. In fact, there’s never been a single one like you, nor is there ever ANY possibility that another will come again. You’re an Angel among us. Someone, whose eyes see what no others will EVER see, whose ears hear what no others will EVER hear, and whose perspective and feelings will NEVER, ever be duplicated. Without YOU, the Universe, and ALL THAT IS, would be sadly less than it is….
The above birthday greeting extols the singular value that I too place on LIFE, and continually advocate in this blog – but it does so with far better words and poetic prose!
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MY ODE TO LIFE
I believe that Life is a Miracle, perhaps the greatest miracle of all! The creation of the physical world (the galaxies, with an infinite variety of suns, stars and planets), pales in comparison with the creation of a Human Being. For all their wonderful aspects, the planets and the suns are inanimate – they cannot recreate themselves or create anything new.
The Human Being however is a living, breathing, thinking, feeling being, who is also a Co-Creator on her/his own terms. He/she has been given the power to create things that are not found naturally in Nature, such as music and art and books and buildings and cars and planes and computers and internet etc. etc….Hence, this creation of a human life has got to be the highest aspect of Creation (in this dimension at least)!
However on a personal level, I believe that Life is the Greatest Gift that we have been given. Without life there is nothing! No feelings, no experiences, no happiness, no sorrows, no purpose, no achievements – absolutely nothing! — Gopi Menon
With that ode to life, I come to the end of this post. We will return to `The World According to Gopi’ in the next post – I promise!
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- Comments(3)
great post. love the birthday greeting. makes anyone who reads it feel special. but think that your post is a little too long. could have been 2 posts.
Dear Friends,
Thank you all so much for your comments and feedback.
I welcome all feedback (even the critical ones which help me improve my blog) and suggestions.
In fact I have taken Enigma’s suggestion and shortened today’s post. The article ‘This Morning Something Miraculous Happened to Me’ that had been included earlier will be held over to a later date.
Thanks again.
Gopi Menon
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