My letter to the Sun God

Dear Sun God ,

I hope you must be fine. I would request you to kindly take some time out of your busy schedule and read this letter from your most humble devotee.

I will have to give you a small background for the purpose of this letter. A few years ago an astrologer told me that my “Surya rashi” is weak and to rectify this I should offer you water every morning. Since that day like a dutiful child I have followed the ritual of offering you water 5 times every morning. Every morning after taking a bath and getting ready I light the “diya” in pure “ghee” and I say the shani mantra 108 times. To be honest while I am chanting the mantra I am not thinking of you, my mind keeps on wandering, but I do complete my 108 times chant. Then I say Gayatri Mantra 5 times and offer you water. I am not sure whether you even get that water, being miles away from Earth, but then you are the supreme God, you must possess divine powers to receive my offering.

Now coming to the point, since past few weeks I have noticed that no matter how cloudy it is, as soon as I am about the offer water to you, you emerge from the clouds, shining brightly, as if you have appeared out of the clouds especially to accept my offering and bless me. I know it is a very silly thought, but it makes me feel very special, the fact that the almighty Sun God, the busiest of all Gods, shining brightly 24 hours a day, whole year, himself takes out 2 minutes every morning just for me. I must be your favorite devotee!!!!

You know God, it was easier in India as I used to pour the water in my mother`s “tulsi” plantbut here in the foreign land with no “tulsi” plant I have no other option but to pour the water in a tumbler. I was planning to replace the tumbler by another plant and put it in a better place rather than near the sink, but I was just not able to find the time. Today I felt ashamed of myself when I saw you smiling at me yet again and I thought to myself that the least I can do is buy a nice plant and offer you water in a proper way.

I am a well educated girl brought up to think reasonably and logically. I know in my heart that you must not be receiving even a drop of the water but I still continue with my daily ritual. My logical thinking doesn’t make me lose my faith in you dear God. The truth is that those 5 minutes in the morning is the only time I when I remember you and thank you. You are my thread of hope, a hope that everything will be alright, a feeling that you are looking after me and will protect me.

I just want to thank you Dear God for blessing me every day. I am looking forward to see you tomorrow morning. I really enjoy our silent rendezvous.

With best regards

Manik