The
World Parliament of Religions
Chicago,
the Central Territories of America
“If there is something
that can save the world from its present state of degradation,” he paused for a
while and let the words imbibe into the teaming millions who were present there
to hear the inaugural address before he resumed, “it is synthesis.”
“We must talk. We must
share. We must evolve. We must do it for our future.” He spoke with several
pauses as the audience heard aptly. “Our neighbors in east and west have aligned
themselves in a way principally different from us. Though, this is not a
political platform, but I bring this in because we have a spiritual connection
between us. When we in the central territories were talking about a spiritual
consensus, our neighbors in the east were talking about a single American
identity. This they might have achieved in the area they govern, but, see how
flawed their completeness looks with its homogeneity. People are diverse. You
cannot ask them to reshape and live, prey and die in the same way. In our west ,
however, they have given a complete freedom to materialists. They have turned
to be like feudal lords. The personal independence should not be so
overemphasized that it turns the society into a utilitarian system.” Michael
O’Donnell was the Supreme commander of the CTA. A ‘democratic tyrant’ as the
world called him. His country saw elections every four years, but the ministry
that was elected had to work under his government, and perhaps he had a veto
power. He promoted liberal thinking ‘within limits’ that he decided. A seventy
years old man – he was running the government since he was thirty. He inherited
the throne from his godfather Richard Houston after the latter’s death .As he
spoke the finishing line of the inaugural session, people rose at their places,
as was the custom and gave a standing applause to the commander. “With such a
world in my mind I wish the president elect of the congress His holiness Mr.
Narayanaswami, also the head of the Vidyapanthi sect for the success of the
programs. With these words I declare the 564th World Parliament of
Religions at Chicago open.”
The board of governors of
the parliament thanked the supreme commander and felicitated him before he
left. The addresses and the agenda for the meeting followed.
Narayanaswami who was the
present president elect was a relatively new face. He emerged two years back
from the oblivion and rose to glory. Thousands of people from all walks of life
came to him, just as they did to his guru –the late Rajendrananda. He headed
the board of governors that comprised of the most influential religious men in
the world of all the religions - a body that the world saw with respect in this
era of the dying light. His story of rise to fame and glory, however, no one
knew. Just as this man rose to speak amidst thunderous applause, another
gracious man was rising from his humble bed as the dawn broke around the globe
in India.
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