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.

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