I think, I am still not over with the last story I wrote. The useless guy that I am, I am mostly doing nothing. Well doing nothing gives me a lot of time to think, this blog is the output of that. I was reading the comments for the last chapter of the series Leap, when I thought that, if it was actually announced that in the next 24 hours the world as we know it is going to end, what would we do?
First reaction was quite emotional (I am a very emotional person, really I am). I thought, I would spend the whole time with my parents and sister and other family. But then, out of the blue, it came to me that it will take me 24 hours to reach home in case I get the tickets. Getting the next day tickets of a long journey train would be a dream come true but that is strictly impossible in a world ending situation – who would drive the train? I don’t think anyone will go to work that day. There should be some arrangements made by the government for such extreme conditions too. They can’t let the children away from their families on their last day on Earth.
How to be with them then? An idea. I would talk to them the whole 24 hours. A decent idea though but would fail again. The networks as bad as they are now, would be jammed with cross-connections. I don’t want to think of that scenario. Idea dropped. If phone networks would be jammed then all social networking sites and the ISP’s (Internet Service Providers). No chance there too.
Then, I thought not possible here then in next life. But wait a minute, next life? The world is ending, no chances of next life. Oh shit.
So, if there is no next life or reincarnation as we call it, our soul goes to heaven. But, I think I do not deserve heaven. I have not done anything good as yet. I thought of doing many good great things in my later life but I could not do it. Do we get entry in heaven because of our ‘doing good great things’ thoughts? If yes, then I am in.
Alas, another thought. There are around 7 billion human beings on planet earth (I am assuming other creatures do not know the way of heaven and hell or they have their own concept of it). So, if everyone dies, there would be 7 billion souls needing accommodation in heaven and hell combined. Well, lets say that there are about 90% people on Earth who deserve hell then there would be great problem. First of all, does heaven and hell combined have accommodation for 7 billion souls? Next, if most people deserve hell, then the property costs of hell would rise, there would be unimaginable increase in inflation in hell. So, some souls would have to be transferred to heaven. So, some fortunate soul (like me) would be transferred to heaven.
But, the question that does heaven and hell have the space for 7 billion souls is still open. I do not know if God and Devil ever thought of such a scenario. I believe now they should start thinking of it. Devil as cunning he (or she) is, will ask God to allocate him (or her) more space as there are more people who deserve hell. I do not know if God will be against it (He (or He) is considered to be merciful and giving and etc. and etc.).
So, I meet my parents and my sister and other family in heaven. That is fixed. But what about the 24 hours that I have left on Earth?
Oh yes, I have friends here. Now, we friends can’t weep on each other shoulders. Well, some could do (like me again) but not for long. So, we would chat. One of the topics would surely be the incapacity of the Government to stop it from happening and how the system is bad and some other political crap. There would be a discussion on those who would be in the city but would not have come because of their some incapability as we would say it. Then there would be some discussion on what we had thought we would be (everyone would have been Bill Gates).
I think I am being too mean. Its the last day, I should not think people will talk or behave like that (don’t know about me). It would be such a beautiful day, if at least for that day everybody forgets their differences, sees every living being as his (or her) own, feels the same pain, goes and gives a hug to everyone he (or she) sees, does not find fault in anything, is happy with whatever he has and has achieved. It would be such a great time to forget all the worries about the future and think about the present, think about now. Now, is the moment to be happy. A beautiful moment indeed. But who knows, we humans are so habitual of not doing such things (I am). We may not do it even then.
Will we?
Author’s Notes:
I didn’t think anything before writing this post. I was just chatting with somebody – that somebody left due to power cut – one of my friends commented on my story – the next is this post – that somebody is back (quite a timing I would say). I haven’t proofread it. So, don’t mind if there are some spelling or grammatical mistakes.
PS: I have started liking writing Author’s Notes. Its cool.