Namaste Vriju Ji & Ankur ji,

Very nice story.

RE: "That's the point! God, too, DOES exist! What happens, is, people don't go to Him and do not look for Him. That's why there's so much pain and suffering in the world."

Comment:

Actually, I believe that God loves us so much, that He will chase after us, even if we take no notice of Him. The famous British poet, Francis Thompson composed "The Hound of Heaven", which describes the pursuit of the human soul by God. (This was, incidentally, my late father's favorite poem).

The Hound of Heaven

I fled Him, down the nights and down the days;
I fled Him, down the arches of the years;
I fled Him, down the labyrinthine ways
Of my own mind; and in the mist of tears
I hid from Him, and under running laughter.

Up vistaed hopes I sped;
And shot, precipitated,

Adown Titanic glooms of chasmèd fears,
From those strong Feet that followed, followed after.

But with unhurrying chase,
And unperturbèd pace,

Deliberate speed, majestic instancy,

They beat -- and a voice beat
More instant than the Feet --

"All things betray thee, who betrayest Me."


Read the whole poem HERE

Om Shanthi Om
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I made an error in the link for the poem.
Here is the correct link:
Read the whole poem HERE

Sorry about that :)

Respected web admin,
Explored the link. A beautiful poem I must say even if I haven't read it thoroughly as yet. Thought-provoking. Thank you for the same.
With regards,
Ankur

Location: Shillong, Meghalaya, India

Namaste Ankur Ji,

Your favorable comments are much appreciated.

You may find the following quotes interesting:





SRI AUROBINDO on Francis Thompson's Hound of Heaven:

'Take Francis Thompson's Hound of Heaven Everybody does not understand it : does it follow that Thompson is not a great poet? Or take the Upanishads. They deal with one subject only and have one strain : can we say, therefore, that it is not great poetry?

'"Creative" may be something which gives a picture of life creatively, representing the life-situation of the Spirit. "Expressive" is that which is just the expression of feeling, vision or experience, In the Hound of Heaven you get a true creative picture.

'Poetry is creative where it gives a complete picture of life as in the Hound of Heaven. There you have such a picture of the life of a man pursued by God.

'The Hound of Heaven is a far greater poem than any of Oscar Wilde's or Chesterton's.'

Excerpted from: Quotes from Sri Aurobindo

Thank you, respected web admin. I have shared the poem plus Sri Aurobindo's quotes with my friends here.
With regards,
Ankur

Location: Shillong, Meghalaya, India