Everyday I give myself 30 minutes to do things i love doing. One amongst those is reading. These days I have been reading Shantaram(yet again- one chapter daily! yes that is the only luxury which WIMWI allows me!). Perhaps, I like the book because the rebel inside me can relate very well to all that is being said. Eventhough I loathe criminals in general, I cannot help but respect a few of them, especially those like Gregory Roberts for their ingenuity and brilliance. Also often we see that when such people get to exhibit their humane face its much more humane than any of us. I know this sounds paradoxical, but that's how things are!
Every time I have wanted an answer the book has provided it. These days I have been trying to figure out what is right and what is not.
The following excrept from the book quelled all my doubts!:
"The truth is that there are no good men or bad men. It is the deeds that have goodness or badness in them. There are good deeds and bad deeds. Men are just men- it is what they do or what they refuse to do that links them to good or evil. The truth is that an instant of real love, in the heart of anyone- the noblest man alive or the most wicked one- has the whole purpose and process and meaning of life within the lotus-folds of its passion. The truth is that we are all, everyone of us, every atom, every galaxy, and every particle of the matter in the universe, moving toward God."
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