Tip, Tip, Tip, the sound of trickling blood was clearly heard in that dungeon. The last bout of sadism displayed by the roman soldiers and jewish counterparts took its toll on this saint and he was laying there helplessly. His white robe was no longer white and it looked mostly red and his face had blood flowing all over it and since it has been flowing for ever, some of it solidified and there were clots at some places. Some roman soldier thought it would be a nice idea to put a crown on this self-proclaimed king of the jews and hence meticulously arranged a crown with thorns on it, making sure that the thorns pierced into his skull. Inspite of all this, there was something serene about him and even in pathos, the sight calmed me and swept me away from the worldly desires. How do i describe this feeling? Shall i say, he looked like a rose with all the thorns around him? A rose that is not fresh, but a rose that is burdened by the thorns around it and a rose that is ready to lose its last petal to the cold winter, perhaps?
My blood boils when i think of the attroticities committed to this peace loving human being and how could one be so devilish? It is easy to think that the soldiers were messengers from hell, but sadly they are not. In fact, they would have believed at that very moment, that they were doing because their god said so. Surprised? Yes, we, human beings, the over zealous lot have taken upon ourselves to protect our God and sadly since we do not converge on one god, each one of us has to fight against each other and protect the "TRUE" and "ONE" god. Perhaps, it is sad and fitting that more crimes were committed in the name of protecting God than anything else. Even if we think that satan sent the romans to kill jesus, what about those ignorant jews who willingly picked a thief and a murderer over this saint? No, this cannot be blamed upon satan or some other external being, but it should be blamed on this collective functioning of society, this organized religion and these ruthless rulers who misguide people and who never let them experience the true taste of freedom, lest that threaten their very existence.
The people of jerusalem chose a murderer over jesus and the roman chancellor was taken back. At that very moment, he gave up all hope and quietly walked back, leaving the people to their own fate. Barabbas was taken aback at this mysterious turn of events and he was rejoicing over his newly found freedom. He didn't bother to look back and who would blame him? The so called protectors of jewish religion rejoiced as their authority would go unquestioned and perhaps their so-called traditions would be upheld for a few more centuries. Why does this happen? When would the so called protectors of religion turn against it? Would they know and do it willingly or would they do it because they are so clueless? The roman soldiers gleefully dragged jesus away from the public and like vultures pouncing on carcass, they were ready to satiate their sadistic pleasures. And the public, clueless to what they had just done, went back to their ignorant self.
Amidst all this, one question would definitely arise.Where were the fans of jesus? Where were the followers of this king? Poof, Poof...All of them fled at that very moment, when the romans captured jesus. These apostles, who had the great fortune of being with this saint left him at the very moment when their faith and devotion would have been truly tested and perhaps shown a glimpse of their character to the world. And should they be blamed for their primal instincts taking over them when they could clearly see a dagger hanging over their head? The cowardice that took them over thankfully was swept away by their devotion and slowly it dawned upto them on what they had done and they started regrouping among themselves to discuss further course of action. Judas, the culprit who gave away the lord for a trifle had no such chance at redemption and he went and hung himself over a tree. Would history forgive him for the sin he had committed? Perhaps not.
Jesus barely uttered a word as the soldiers dragged him away. His robe which was beginning to look a little red was also being shredded away by the rocks and stones which were on the street. For the soldiers, this was a routine act since they were used to this scene every day. A few soldiers who were a little over zealous used some choicest abuses hurled at Jesus and a few more took the liberty of landing some punches and kicks onto his face and his stomach. Granted that he was a saint, but he had to go through the pain, the abuse and the humiliation for no fault of his own. Was his devotion tested? Did he even for a split second wonder on why this was happening to him? Did he ever question on why he was being made the sacrificial lamb? I have no answer to this and the only person who could answer this is the man himself. Regardless of what happened, this sort of cruelty which bordered on sadism went on for the next few hours and sadly this was not the worst of the crimes committed on this saint. The best was saved for the last and my heart shudders on what else could they do to torture him?
(to be continued)
My blood boils when i think of the attroticities committed to this peace loving human being and how could one be so devilish? It is easy to think that the soldiers were messengers from hell, but sadly they are not. In fact, they would have believed at that very moment, that they were doing because their god said so. Surprised? Yes, we, human beings, the over zealous lot have taken upon ourselves to protect our God and sadly since we do not converge on one god, each one of us has to fight against each other and protect the "TRUE" and "ONE" god. Perhaps, it is sad and fitting that more crimes were committed in the name of protecting God than anything else. Even if we think that satan sent the romans to kill jesus, what about those ignorant jews who willingly picked a thief and a murderer over this saint? No, this cannot be blamed upon satan or some other external being, but it should be blamed on this collective functioning of society, this organized religion and these ruthless rulers who misguide people and who never let them experience the true taste of freedom, lest that threaten their very existence.
The people of jerusalem chose a murderer over jesus and the roman chancellor was taken back. At that very moment, he gave up all hope and quietly walked back, leaving the people to their own fate. Barabbas was taken aback at this mysterious turn of events and he was rejoicing over his newly found freedom. He didn't bother to look back and who would blame him? The so called protectors of jewish religion rejoiced as their authority would go unquestioned and perhaps their so-called traditions would be upheld for a few more centuries. Why does this happen? When would the so called protectors of religion turn against it? Would they know and do it willingly or would they do it because they are so clueless? The roman soldiers gleefully dragged jesus away from the public and like vultures pouncing on carcass, they were ready to satiate their sadistic pleasures. And the public, clueless to what they had just done, went back to their ignorant self.
Amidst all this, one question would definitely arise.Where were the fans of jesus? Where were the followers of this king? Poof, Poof...All of them fled at that very moment, when the romans captured jesus. These apostles, who had the great fortune of being with this saint left him at the very moment when their faith and devotion would have been truly tested and perhaps shown a glimpse of their character to the world. And should they be blamed for their primal instincts taking over them when they could clearly see a dagger hanging over their head? The cowardice that took them over thankfully was swept away by their devotion and slowly it dawned upto them on what they had done and they started regrouping among themselves to discuss further course of action. Judas, the culprit who gave away the lord for a trifle had no such chance at redemption and he went and hung himself over a tree. Would history forgive him for the sin he had committed? Perhaps not.
Jesus barely uttered a word as the soldiers dragged him away. His robe which was beginning to look a little red was also being shredded away by the rocks and stones which were on the street. For the soldiers, this was a routine act since they were used to this scene every day. A few soldiers who were a little over zealous used some choicest abuses hurled at Jesus and a few more took the liberty of landing some punches and kicks onto his face and his stomach. Granted that he was a saint, but he had to go through the pain, the abuse and the humiliation for no fault of his own. Was his devotion tested? Did he even for a split second wonder on why this was happening to him? Did he ever question on why he was being made the sacrificial lamb? I have no answer to this and the only person who could answer this is the man himself. Regardless of what happened, this sort of cruelty which bordered on sadism went on for the next few hours and sadly this was not the worst of the crimes committed on this saint. The best was saved for the last and my heart shudders on what else could they do to torture him?
(to be continued)
