GOD IS NOWHERE OR NOW HERE?

From the Parables of HH Shri Bhola Nathji (1902-1992) a Great Spiritual Luminary of his time who gave peace and beatitude to countless folk all his life, relieving them of their sorrows and sufferings. He called himself Ghulam Rue Zameen which means The Servant of the Earth, and he said:

"I have no mission except Love in this world,
My mission is Love and my work is Love."
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An atheist, drunk by wealth and power, was aboard a ship. He had always said “God is nowhere”.
Suddenly the ship was hit by a storm. As the waters of the ocean raged around the ship and began tossing it about, the atheist found his world crumbling. Neither his wealth nor his fame could help him. In his state of alarm he ran to the captain of the ship and asked him to save the ship from sinking. The captain said angrily:
"I am doing my duty!"
The other passengers in the ship could not help the atheist in any way. He tried to hold the sides of the ship but to no avail. He turned to the raging waters of the ocean and said:
"Please calm down!"
But the forces of Nature were composed of dead matter that was deaf to his ears.
In his desperation he looked at the sky above and called out to God:
"O God, please stop the storm! Save my ship from sinking! After that you may choose to exist or not, as you please!"
"Hey Bhagwan! Iss toofaan

ko roko! Mere jahaaz ko paar kar do!–Phir honaa naa honaa tumhaari marzi hai!"
The phrase, 'GOD IS NOWHERE' had turned into 'GOD IS NOW HERE.'
In this parable Shri Nathji emphasized how God becomes a Reality when man finds his strength reduced to zero and feels the need for a Higher Power to come and save him.
The sorrows and sufferings of the world bring man closer to God. Even the most powerful of persons are humbled before the forces of Nature.