Guest guest Report post Posted January 3, 2006 ISN"T IT STRANGE: > ----------------- > > Isn't it strange how $200 > seems like such a large > amount when you donate it to temple, > but such a small amount > when you go shopping? > > Isn't it strange how 2 hours > seem so long when > you're at the temple, > and how short they seem when you're > watching a good movie? > > Isn't it strange that you can't > find a word to say when > you're praying, > but you have no trouble > thinking what to talk about > with a friend? > > Isn't it strange how difficult > and boring it is to read > one chapter of the Bhagavad-gita, > but how easy it is to > read 100 pages of a popular novel? > > Isn't it strange how everyone > wants front-row-tickets > to concerts or games, > but they do whatever > is possible to sit at the last > row or at the back of the temple room? > > Isn't it strange how we need to > know about an event for > temple 2-3 weeks before the day > so we can include it in our agenda, > but we can adjust it for other events > in the last minute? > > Isn't it strange how difficult it > is to learn a fact about > God to share it with others, > but how easy it is to learn, > understand, extend and repeat gossip? > > Isn't it strange how we > believe everything > that magazines and newspapers > say, but we question the words in the > Bhagavatam and other scriptures? > > Isn't it strange how everyone > wants a place in the spiritual world, > but they don't want to believe, > do, or say anything to get there? > > Isn't it strange how we send > jokes in e-mails > and they are forwarded > right away, > but when we are going to send > messages about Krishna, we think > about it twice before we share > it with others? > > IT'S STRANGE ISN'T IT? > > Now that you've read this message, > forward it to anybody that you > consider a friend. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
