Where is God?

The bus pulled out of the Greyhound station at the Port Authority Bus Terminal in New York City. I had never seen a rain quite like that. It wasn't there when I got into the station only ten minutes ago. It was only 6 PM on a Saturday in June, but the darkness was ominous. Soon one darkness was replaced by another as the bus entered the Lincoln Tunnel. I closed my eyes. I was tired from the last 2 days. When I opened my eyes the bus just emerged from the Tunnel and the rain had stopped. The bus slowly pulled out of the bottleneck that immediately followed the tunnel and made the curve to the left. The sight I witnessed was one that will never leave my mind. There it was, the majestic island of Manhattan washed by a rare sunlight, right after the rain. It was not the first time I was seeing it and it lasted only a moment, but it was a moment I soaked myself in and promised never to forget. GOD WAS THERE.

The music in my ears had been on for a while. Several of my favorite songs had pleased my senses and soothed my aches. And then there was this song. In Dinon, Dil Mera Mujhse Hai Keh Raha, Thoo Pyar Saja, Thoo, Jee Le Zara. It seeped into my every nerve and shook my very roots. In the strains of that song and in its subtle nuances I lost myself. GOD WAS THERE.

"Be sure to take the Cave of the Winds adventure. It is one of the most exciting and most powerful experiences you will ever have had", said the attendant on the trolley at the Niagara Falls State Park. Even as I slipped into the yellow raincoat, I could not wait to hit the HURRICANE DECK, but it was not until another almost an hour that I really got there after the long lines, regulated elevator rides and painfully slow tourist lines wanting to get pictures of every inch they walked on the trail. Finally, I was there on the deck. It was a perfect day in every way. The sun was shining hard and the crowds were thin at the Niagara Falls. Standing there on the deck I looked up to see the Bridal Veil falls descend from the heavens, even as the sun bore into my eyes and together, they blinded me completely. GOD WAS THERE.

Glory be to Baba. Peace be to All.