God saw that I was turning rebellious

And a time might come

I stopped taking his commands

It would set a bad precedent

For coming contingent.

Jernail S. Anand, an eminent poet from India, shares his poem

Dr. Jernail Singh Anand, based in Chandigarh, is an Indian poet and scholar credited with 170 plus books of English literature, philosophy and spirituality. He won great Serbian Award Charter of Morava and his name adorns the Poets’ Rock in Serbia. He was honored with Seneca Award LAUDIS CHARTA by Academy of Arts & Philosophical Sciences, Bari, Italy 2024. He is Founder President of the International Academy of Ethics and conferred Doctor of Philosophy (Honoris Causa) by University of Engineering & Management, (UEM) Jaipur. Email anandjs55@yahoo.com 

THE REBELLIOUS FAITH

God was very protective

In the beginning

And possessive too.

Would stop me here and there

And tell do’s and don’ts of the game of life

I was fed up with

This rigorous pontification

Was I a child to be breastfed?

Couldn’t I understand

His own good and bad?

God saw that I was turning rebellious

And a time might come

I stopped taking his commands

It would set a bad precedent

For coming contingent.

At last God had to compromise

And leave me to my fate

Do what you like

You will face the consequences

Of this rebellious faith.

This was how Gita evolved

And the Karmic philosophy

Which makes you

A sovereign of action and thought

Yet suffer whatever you have wrought.

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