Have you ever been visited by the Devil?
Funny question, isn’t
it? But Devil visited me, that also in Facebook and he had chat with me as
well! Now, how is it?
It was a Sunday night.
Temperature and humidity is in peak at outside. Unlike Fridays, Devils are
visiting us any day, at any time!
That day, I reached
room very tired from the arena of work. I Switched on my computer and while
going through ‘Likes’ and ‘comments’, I got a red square friend request in
Facebook. As usual, before accepting, I peeped into the details of that Friend. Even though he is a stranger, his
childish photo looks charming and innocent.
After checking his profile and friends list, I was much satisfied,
because most of his friends are my parish members at Mumbai.
Without any further hesitation,
I accepted his request.
Few minutes passed. A
ping of Facebook Messenger on my mobile deviate my attention. It is him, my new Friend. I stared on mobile
and I got a surprise message from him “who
are you?”
What happened to him?
Did he send that friend request without checking my profile? Strange. Then I
replied “You send the request and asking me?” I just smiled and typed one more
lines to him “OK… I reveal, am brother
of Abraham, your Church Secretary”
“Oh… you are uncle or Jackson Abraham” he expressed his curiosity “Yes of
course..” I replied. Then I passed
through a speedy question and answer session.
“Are you staying in Dubai?”
(he asked)
“Yes of course”
“Where is your family?”
“In India… I sent
them back”
“So you are alone in Dubai”
“Yes Roshan” (no
doubt, that is his name)
Then he sent me some
symbols of smile, laugh and curiosity. But my curiosity has been vanished swiftly
from his next question?
“What you are wearing now?”
“What you mean?”
“What you are wearing?” It kept me silent for minutes. Yes, it’s not a
spelling mistake, he asked it twice. Why he is asking such a question? His
intention is …………..?? Then I asked him another question.
“Wear??? What you want to wear??”
“Nothing !!” (fast reply)
Hmm. Now my doubt is
clear. I got his intention. 17 years old plus two student is trying to take me to
another world which I vehemently hate. Along with the ticking of my heart, blood
circulations in my veins are amplified.
In my room, in this
loneliness, I badly felt the presence of Devil in the form of a teenager. Its
looks like the Temptation from Satan in desert? *
“What is your hobby?” (his message pinged again)
“Music” (My reply was
only partial) Then I asked him another question
“What about you?”
“I like to have fun with men !”
Fun? First time in my
life, yes, first time of course the word f u n brought some kind of
deprecation in my mind.
“What kind of fun?” (Sure,
he will feel I am a fool who cannot understand the meaning of fun)
“Any type of FUN!”
Now the fun is in capital letter. I can feel that
my face muscles are shrinking and heart is boosting the circulation of blood.
Really I felt bad and
want to desert my chatting session with a Devil, but I asked.
“My friend, do you
know the age difference between you and me?” Then I stared on laptop screen for
his response. Silence…. Few minute silence. I asked again.
“Do you have any
brother or sister? And what is the age of your father?” Well, now he responded.
“Sorry… I am just kidding !!”
“Roshan, you have to
reply to my question first OK?”
“Yes, I have elder brother ….. I am just joking, you taken
it serious !”
He is not answered me
properly and thinking it is my mistake to misunderstood a genuine person! The
angle of conversation is turning around! And he typed some more words.
“Sorry…. I am just kidding.. don’t take it serious…. getting sleep.. bye” I got angry and annoyed to myself
but controlled. Now I don’t know how to respond him, but I replied.
“My son, if you ask
this question to your elder brother or father and later telling them ‘I am just kidding’, what should be their
response?”
Utter silence. No reply.
Again I typed.
“You have some serious
problem my friend. You are just in +1 and somebody manipulated your mind
totally. Do you know, you are in the hands of Devil? If you continue, you would
be in a serious trouble, not later … very soon”
Silence….. No response
at all.
“Please change your
mind. Talk your problem with your parents or somebody responsible in your home.
You need counseling…. otherwise Devil will defeat and manipulate you totally”
Again silence…. no
response. But still he is active in Facebook. I don’t know what he is feeling
now. May be shouting in mind, or blaming himself for the moment he started
chatting with me.
I checked his profile once
more. He is only 17 years. Lot of photos he
posted in his Facebook. Sitting with parents,
standing with elder sister, participating at school programme, but I didn’t
find any photos of his elder brother!
I closed my eyes few
minutes. I need some water.
When water passing from
throat to stomach, my heart is vibrating with pathetic shock. It is really
Devil?
In few seconds, I gone
back to the ages I passed, from childhood to adolescence. I never got such a
shocking session with anybody. Never ever a person asked such nasty things in
my entire life!
What happened to our
youth? Lack of education? Money? Facilities? Food? No, nothing. They are not deficit any such thing. Parents are eager to materialize most of
their ambition and dreaming big up to the sky about the future of their child.
Who is manipulating our youth? Parents? Society? Friends? Verdict of courts?
Genetic or hormonal stuff? Where they de-railing and collapsing?
How he dare to ask such
things to a person directly, just after few clicks of friendship? Strange!
Chatting window is not
ticking. Silence, but he is still
active. Most of his friends in Facebook
are my friend as well. My mind s vibrating
with anger. I cannot accept any Lesbian,
Gay-Bisexual, and Transgender (LGBT) Theory.
It is vulgar to the mind and taboo to the society. It is against the law of nature and the law
of creation.
How to save Roshan
from the hands of Devil? This is the
question arose in my mind that moment.
Whether I have to inform this to his father or our parish priest? His teachers or relatives? Yes, all are active in Facebook.
We are discussing lot
about the impact of social media and networks which spoiling our society. The reckless usage of facilities damaging the
family rhythm as well. Plenty of Sermon
of the Mount**, but no action, reaction or execution. Lot of
useful energies is wasting in front of computer and an addicted generation is
growing in front of us. Bookshops and libraries are closing one by one and
smart phones and tablet business is in rush.
We heard ‘an apple a day will keep the doctor away’. But now, our generation is learning Apple
(iPhone) and Blackberry will keep our relations away. Kitkat, Jellybean, ice-cream Sandwich, Gingerbread, Froyo (Andorid Operating Systems);
all edible stuffs are in our finger tips to control us.
One question haunting
me now. How to release Roshan from the
hands of Devil? How and when? May be this rescue operation is like climbing a
mountain and I don’t know whether I will succeed or not. But sure, something is better than nothing.
Without any hesitation
I blocked Roshan in Facbebook.
Naturally, I am
blessed with Goddess of sleep at night.
But that Sunday, in my bed, She is reluctant to come and embrace me.
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Note:
This is a true
story. Only names have been changed.
Thanks to my friends who expressed curiosity after watching my status in FB.
* The Temptation of
Christ: After 40 day-night fasting, Satan
appeared in front of Jesus and tempted him. Jesus refused
each temptation and later Satan departed and angles come to nourish Jesus (New
Testament-Gospel of Mathew, Mark & Luke)
** Sermon of the
Mount: Moral teaching of Jesus
referred in Mathew Ch. 5,6 & 7