Rising from the Ashes

In my previous blog entry, I briefly touched on the subject of "pagan religious awe." I compared the religious awe one might experience when confronted by, say, a gigantic stone idol of Shiva, the Hindu deity of chaos and destruction, to the sort of religious awe one might experience in the face of nuclear weapons or a mushroom cloud. J. Robert Oppenheimer, the supervising scientist of the Manhattan Project, explicitly gave voice to this experience of religious awe by quoting a line from the Sanskrit text, the Bhagavad Gita, likening the experience of confronting an atomic explosion to coming face to face with the terrible wrath of Shiva.

In this blog post, however, I would like to make an about turn and celebrate Easter Sunday, instead. Easter is my absolute favorite holiday because there is no more life-affirming, joyous occasion than Easter Sunday.

Easter Sunday is about hope in the face of terror and despair. It is the promise of life even in the face of devastation. The main reason I became Christian was Easter. There is no other religion that promises resurrection and the ultimate defeat of death itself.

This Easter Sunday, I can only hope that the global economy will rise from the ashes of destruction to a state of stability and recovery, so that all those who have become unwilling victims of economic instability may have their lives restored. I guess, the terrible state of affairs in the world these days: the economic collapse, nuclear terrorism, environmental catastrophes, all of which threaten to overturn our lives without a moment's notice, makes this Easter Sunday all the more meaningful and important.

One of my favorite Biblical verses, one that inspires me daily, is the following, from Isaiah 40:31:

But they that wait upon the LORD shall renew their strength; they shall mount up with wings as eagles; they shall run, and not be weary; and they shall walk, and not faint.

So, on that note:

HAPPY EASTER!!
A message from Horizon Cybermedia, Inc.

Wishing you the very best,

Uday Gunjikar,
Founder and CEO,
Horizon Cybermedia, Inc.