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As I Pray...

With moon hung by our shoulder, we were seated in the varanda feeling the slightly cold breeze pass by us. We got startled by the unappealing sound of the ambulance siren. I gave a sigh of relief and turned back to take a look at my granny. I got confounded by what I saw. The paled hands of her with wrinkles like that of a cotton shirt that had been left unironed for decades, came together, prepping for a prayer. Her eyes shut down instantly and I could see her lips which were pulled inside, mumbling something. There was this strange tranquilness in the air for a second and then she opened her eyes and continued reading Ramayana. Driven by my anxious mind, I asked her what was it all about. She passed this pleasing smile and started talking," This world we live in is quite a selfish one. We make wishes for ourselves hoping God will listen and make them come true. But that's not how it works."
I was listening but I couldn't help but notice that her voice was not quivering as it does normally. She spoke then as if God himself was speaking through her.
"Wishes come true when we make wishes not for us but for others. For the ones we know and we don't. For the ones suffering in pain. He then listens to our prayers instantly." Her fine eyes shimmered like a starry night as she continued, " Imagine how peaceful the world would be if everyone prayed for each other's good and not their own". After gawking at her awkwardly for a minute, I nodded in agreement as I tried to comprehend all that was being said.
               
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"I'm no atheist but I'm no believer as well. I don't go to temples to pray, but to admire it's beauty and to reap peace in its serenity. But that doesn't impede me from praying. I pray when I see an ambulance swiftly pass by me or when I hear them speak about their pain. I pray for them to smile, I pray for them to stay healthy. I pray when I need to and not when you think that I'm supposed to."

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