And God Said “Thus Thou Shall You Repay Me”

(A small foreword before you read this - Some of the best things can be understood from some of the smallest and routine acts we do in our daily lives - like brushing, bathing etc., and this PROSEM {Prose-cum-Poem}is written based on such daily acts performed universally by every human)

Every day a man wakes up from the bed

To run for his daily bread and to fulfill his need and greed

He goes to brush; he pays for the paste which is manmade

But he pays not for the water that he needed to wash

He goes to relieve himself; he paid for the commode which is manmade

But he pays not for the water that he and the commode needed

He takes bath to cleanse his body; He paid for the soap which is manmade

But he pays not for the water that the soap needed to clean him

He lights the stove to cook his food; he paid for the stove and the gas

But he pays not for the fire that cooked his food

He takes his breakfast/lunch/dinner; he paid for the bread and the butter

But he pays not for the water that he drank after eating

He goes to office in a car/bike/cycle; he toiled day and night to pay for them

But he pays not for the air that filled the tubes to move his ‘rich’ vehicle

After a tiring day, he goes to rest; he paid for the cot, the mattress and the blanket

But he pays not for the Sleep that gave him the much needed relief

I told God “Especially when a man charges another man for everything”; and

I asked God “Why are you so kind to us?”; and again

I asked God “Why don’t you charge us humans for all such precious things?”

God replied “My creations are the best including you”

God asked “How Am I God if I too charged you?”

God stressed again “Even if I charged you, what will you pay me? Show me one thing that is yours”
I realized I owned zilch, 

Heart replete with gratitude and eyes moist with tears,

I asked God “Then how do we repay you for all that we receive from you?”

God said “Always take my name and do not forget me”; and

God said “Cheat not another fellow being”; and

God said “Serve without expectations”; and

God said “Help others, hurt none”; and

God said “Spread love and cheer not hatred and sorrow”; and finally

God said “Thus Thou shall you repay me”

I thanked God again for showing me the path; to repay Him

I decided to walk that path

The path that is straight and flowery

The road that is ultimate and less crowded.