The Universe Obeys God

Nobody can make one do anything devotedly unless one is inclined to do that, and this is why it can be said that the universe obeys God. Even lifeless things do as they are told by Him. In 'Snippets of Life Music' there is a story of a father who tries his best to bring his children up as he wanted them to be but ultimately fails. Thus the story conveys how God manages and controls the world and how He is concerned about all sorts of jobs, both good and bad, as either of them helps the world running. Here is an excerpt from the story:

Lost in the daydream, Dayanand reached home earlier than usual, but as he found his sons in the bed, he started to suspect that they had always been sleeping till late in the morning. He also remembered that he had found them watching TV when one day he came home from work earlier. Perhaps his sons did not dedicate themselves to their studies, he thought. All he dreamed about them was mere his dream and it was not going to come true.

He, however, woke them up gently and started to coax them into rising early and reading their books, but the boys listened to him quite listlessly. After they had padded into the bathroom, he decided that he would stay at home to watch their every move as it was a Sunday.

The children made their way into the dining room for breakfast and sat at the table for over an hour waiting for their father to leave home as they wanted to go out to enjoy their holiday with their friends. But when their father did not budge from the house, they got up, disappointed, and walked over to their desks. They pretended to flick through their books for a few minutes then they slowly slipped out. One of them sat by a plant in the courtyard, looking worried, watching its leaves. The other one leaned agonizingly over the gate and started to watch people coming and going in the street.

When Dayanand came out of his room to see if his sons were doing their stuff, he found them absent. He made for the courtyard. But as the boys heard him coming, they soon bestirred themselves and started watering the plants in the garden. The father turned back without saying a word, thinking that they were doing something useful and would soon be back to their desks.

After they had finished that job, they came in under the impression that his father was not going out that day. Shrestha, the elder of the two, went to his mother and reminded her of the out-of-town vegetable bazaar which is held on every Sunday morning. ‘Oh yes,’ his mother said, ‘you’d better go there and buy some fresh vegetables and fruit.’ .......