God’s Favourite

I don’t know if there is a God in this world. I am trying to figure that out myself. I do think that the ultimate path to God is the discovery of truth. God is truth, and in truth lies God. I am not a profound religious thinker. I don’t know the shape or size of God. That is also why I don’t think I am lucky. I don’t believe in something called luck. There is serendipity. There are lucky coincidences, whatever that means. But I do believe I am blessed. Being lucky means experiencing an event that saves you from disaster or propels you forward. Winning a lottery is the easiest example of luck. Narrowly escaping an accident is another. It implies a single event that you needed to go your way. Being blessed is different. You will not necessarily have a comfortable life. There will be no such coincidences. Nothing will happen that brings about a dramatic change in your life. In fact, there will be plenty of events that make no sense to you at the time. But when you look back, you realise…