God

"What if God was one of us? A slob like one of us?" Sang Joan Osbrune in her song ‘One of us’, what was her only hit (or at least I haven’t heard or liked any of her other works). But this raises a nice question, what if God was one of us? What would he be and look like? Sorry all you of the fairer sex for using the male gender as I look at God as a ‘Father Figure’ (Get it??). If you are an atheist please lets put aside all your beliefs and conviction and assume that there is a God.
If you were to meet God face-to-face, man-to-man (or woman-to-man, what ever pleases you), what would he look like? Since he is the creator of all things, it would make him a mighty and powerful King, ruler of every possible thing (hell being the exception). So he would be dressed in all his finery, with a magnificent crown made of all the precious stones (and even stars) on his head. And since the earth is over a billion year old, this would make him a grand old man. So he would have a snow-white hair and long flowing beard (just like Head Master Dumbledore, from the Harry Potter books). But it is said in holy books that God created man in his own likeness. So God could look like anyone of us. He could have long hair, or even a short one, he could have it spiked, coloured, bleached, whatever. He could be wearing body-fit shirts, jumpers, 3/4th pants, shorts, dhotis, kurta-pyjamas, anything. Or the best he could be dressed formally, in a smart trouser, shirt and tie, or even a well tailored suit. But some people believe that God is a spirit. Someone you can only hear, but cannot be seen. Someone present everywhere.

Now that we have discussed what God would look like, what would you say to him when you meet your maker? Would it be a formal "Hello your Majesty, I am (your name), the one who you created on (your birth date)". Or would be an informal "Hi there God. Remember me? I am the one you created (fortunately or unfortunately)". Or would it be a simple "Here I am Lord", since God knows each and every one of his creation like the back of his hand.

Let say God gave you all his power for his powers for say a day (or week, months). What would you do? Maybe rid the world of wars, sadness, hunger and poverty, of Saddam Hassein and Osama Bin Ladens and all the terrorist networks and also all those powerful but dumb leaders. Of bombs and destructive elements, make the world one happy place to live in. Above all World Peace. You deserve the Miss World, Universe, Galaxy, etc. if these are your intentions. Or would you be selfish enough and do everything that would make your life comfortable. Like getting that look you always wanted, those bulging biceps, wash board abs, that wonderful bust line and waistline and that striking good looks. Make everything well for you and all you care about. Get those grades or promotions that you were always chasing after. And the list goes on. But then what happens to the rest of world? You are not the only person living on it.

Whatever your views and beliefs on God, for me God is someone like (or is) a Father to me. A person who has given me my independence. But has given me a conscience to distinguish the right from wrong, good from bad. Someone who listen to my every pray and every demand, but gives me only that what is good for me. Who reprimands me when I have been bad, in his oswn way. These are my belief in God, care to share what yours are?