THE VOICE

Getting to know one’s future beforehand is everybody’s wish and desire. The curiosity of knowing one’s future beforehand   is prevalent not only amongst teenagers but also widespread in the community of elders. These innocent rubber-necked people may be miser by nature but will not retreat to get extravagant in respect of investing huge amount for prediction. This attitude of the people makes the mercenary astrologers to take advantage of the innocent curious people.

It so happened that my friend visited an astrologer in shillong, (it is better not to mention the astrologers name), to unfold his future. The very first day of his visit the astrologer just by scanning his palm declared that his fate is very excellent. He is going to receive a very big amount of money and so on and so forth. The astrologer then asked the boy to visit him the next day as he is going to tell him more about his future through his DOB and time of birth. The boy was asked to pay the fee of Rs.200 just for viewing his hand. The boy because he was a school going student he didn’t keep so much amount of money with him and was unable to pay that day. The astrologer let him go and requested the boy to come next day and get the detailed report for Rs.300. The boy somehow managed the money and went to him. The astrologer started telling everything about him and finally said that the boy won’t get any Govt, job except for private jobs. Moreover according to the astrologer the boy won’t shine in his matriculation examination provided that the boy abide by the astrologer and get all exorbitant prophylactic gemstone worth thousands of rupees. The boy realized that he is really going to fail because he won’t get riches of Solomon and won’t be able to buy the birthstone. He was also warned against his father’s sudden death or accident within one year. He was then very psyched out and bothered about his life. Although he was a very good student in school yet according to the horoscopist and his prediction it is opposite and moreover he is going to fail in all exams of his life. Because the boy was determined and strong-minded said how could i fail since my preparation was up to the scratch?. The dauntlessness and tenacity of the boy didn’t prove to be futile rather he got first division in his matriculation exams without wearing those highly-priced prescribed gemstones. Moreover it has almost been  five years since prognosis, his father is still alive and no such prophecy matched with his life. So keeping this context in view,  I put a simple question as to Who is to be blamed ?  Had the boy been not strong-willed the boy would have surely failed and thinking of Govt. job from the point of view of the fortuneteller was negligible but today the boy is serving in the Armed forces as Lieutant. These avaricious, selfish, greedy and mercenary astrologers play with people’s life for the sake of some paltry cash. Some also reported to do it in the name of God. How can we stop this growing menace? Who are to be handcuffed? Does the Govt. have any law to punish such virtual culprits existing in our society?

As I personally feel that God is the creator and he is the sole owner of our lives. Whatever happens in our lives happens according to the will of God. I am not campaigning against astrologers but against those astrologers who play with people’s mind and future recklessly. They are a stigma on the profession of a real astrologer. I suppose that they are concocted and earn money by creating terror in people’s mind about their future. Last but not the least if God has created us and we have faith in God we will surely get the right path and become what God wants us to become.

By
Subash Deb