Let's See if This Works

I have been trying to write on my blog for so long but everytime I finally get around to it the lights go off and I am too frustrated to start again. So let's just see if the neons will cooperate with me tonight. It's almost 12 am and tomorrow is Sunday. I plan to go to Church by the way. I must. All good Christians must go to Church. Whether they understand anything there or not is not the point. Chetan must see that Church-going is part of his parents' life. Otherwise what is he going to think. He still equates Jesus with the word "Amen" and the brief time that he can sit still to pray. He thinks Jesus is the Little Cartoon Jesus I show him in his children's Bible. He says Jesus really cutely though. Sounds like "Jeshus".

We got a Voltage Stabilizer yesterday and it cost us a good chunk of change but we finally are living the good life when it comes to dealing with our ever present, never changing electricity problems. Yesterday, our friend, the government decided that if some more people die cuz of the heat, well that would just mean that may be the populations growth would be curbed a little. So they gave us power for less than 3 hours yesterday. Can you imagine that? The power came at 10 at night. It was so hot in the house, I thought we'd get heat stroke and I sure wish I were exaggerating. Yeah yeah, in my earlier posts I'd written about being thankful for what I have but I was running out of things to be thankful for. Though I forgot to thank the Lord for the roof above our heads. Without it we would surely die.

But anyway, back to the Voltage Stabilizer. After much prodding, coaxing and finally threatening Samir, He finally went ahead and got the VS. What does it do? Well, when the power is there, it makes the voltage really strong. Because of this, our fridge, water pump, washing mashine and MOST important of all, our Cooler works Really well. And the VS charges our inverter faster and better. Though it doesn't solve all our problems, atleast it makes the summer a bit less summery.

So what do you do when the going gets tough? Well you buy a VS and you plan ahead for next year so that you never have to suffer this way again. I'm going to save up starting now so that next summer we can get an AC and another battery for our inverter. I don't want new clothes, I don't want all the other vain things that I love, I just want a comfortable summer. Call me selfish all you want.

Oh wait! You wouldn't call me selfish once you hear about our landlords. But wait why should I talk about them. I won't. But you can pray for them along with us so that we can be good witnesses to them and that God would work in their hearts regarding some of their ethics. Yeah I know, they don't even know God, but still, He can work in their hearts right?

Our friend Ratnesh is getting married to a Beauty of a girl in two weeks. Man that girl. She's just so beautiful, it makes me mad. She's super rich too. I'm really learning to take other people's beauty in stride but it is really difficult for me. But I am learning to appreciate my own beauty and not compare myself to someone who is far more beautiful than I am. I mean, why would I offend the Creator in that way?

Lately we've been having so many people over for Tea or Dinner that I just can't get over it. I love socializing. I love inviting people into my home and I just love people. And since 80% of the people whom we entertain are males, I love it even more. Men are much easier to talk to, much easier to laugh with and just much easier to please. Once a woman enters the picture, she'll keep asking me if she can help or giving me advice on how I can do better with Chetan. Or how I can manage my house and cooking better. No thanks. As soon as I start to work, I'm having a full time maid to cook my meals and clean my house and I'm never gonna feel guilty about it. Thank you very much.

I don't know how but somehow, in the midst of this heat stroke weather, I have been able to study and I am more than half way done with my First Subject. And I feel so challenged mentally and so happy that I am learning all these neat things about education. I am happy.

And I will continue to be happy as I count down the 12 days that are remaining for me to start my trip for Bangalore.

And do you know what? I am learning, really slowly, but I am learning it everyday that Joy, which is very different from happiness is not about your circumstances. It is about learning to live each day, each hour, each minute in Jesus.