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Saturday, 25 October 2014

Favorite Playthings- Puppets

Puppets of different shapes & sizes- His creations were His favorite playthings,

He was in charge of their destinies- whether they'll be grounded or have wings...

He pulled the strings as per His wish & the puppets danced to His music.

He planned their life in much detail- even partners in marriage were His pick...

The puppets prayed to get lucky in the drawing & to earn God's blessings!



Note: He = God
There's a famous dialogue in a Hindi Movie, Anand- "We are all like a theatre's puppets, whose strings are tied up in the fingers of God."

Linking this Poem/Limerick to:

Five Sentence Fiction- Marriage

 Poetry Jam- Your Favorites

Two Shoes in Texas- Card or Drawing

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22 comments:

  1. Ankita 26 October 2014 at 01:08

    We are indeed puppets in His hands! :)

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    1. Anita Sabat26 October 2014 at 11:12

      That's the dialogue, Ankita :)

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    2. Ankita 26 October 2014 at 12:40

      heheh! I mean that is so true :P

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    3. Anita Sabat27 October 2014 at 11:27

      True :)
      I feel so too. Whether we think or not think that we are puppets, we still are...

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  2. Brian Miller26 October 2014 at 04:43

    interesting quote you played on...thus free will you know...i am kinda glad not to be a puppet...or that predestination is not overboard...because if it all is going to end up where it ends up, why bother you know....

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    1. Anita Sabat26 October 2014 at 11:16

      Thanks for sharing this deep thought, Brian.
      There are 2 ways we can ponder about this-
      1. Either we think we are puppets & resign to fate
      2. Or think we are thinkers/creators & write our own destiny & create fate.

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  3. KParthasarathi26 October 2014 at 07:02

    I could he hidden message even before I read your note.Beautifully said

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    1. Anita Sabat26 October 2014 at 11:18

      That's lovely! Thanks :)
      Shared my note as I had to write about the movie's dialogue :)

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  4. Peggy26 October 2014 at 10:53

    I really enjoyed this interesting take on the prompt. Although I see your poem is about the fingers of God, it read well for me as a description of the joy any child gets playing with puppets or dolls or little plastic figures. Nice one!

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    1. Anita Sabat26 October 2014 at 11:21

      Thanks Peggy! Thanks for sharing your thoughts.
      Even I thought the same. It's so true. The note gives a different meaning.
      Kids actually play with their toys that way, name them, get them married etc :)

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  5. Arpita Dash26 October 2014 at 22:43

    Beautifully expressed Anita, It's true that we all are his puppets...the message kept inside the poem was also wonderful...really enjoy it.

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  6. Anmol Rawat27 October 2014 at 04:06

    Loved the symbolism here. Indeed we are nothing but puppets.
    Good one :)

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    1. Anita Sabat27 October 2014 at 11:35

      Thanks Anmol.
      That depends on the thinking :)

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  7. Mary27 October 2014 at 07:16

    I do hope we are not puppets of God. Otherwise I think life would lose some of its meaning, if I thought it was all planned out ahead by some master planner. I'd rather think of people as having choices. I guess someday we will all fine out!

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    1. Anita Sabat27 October 2014 at 11:38

      True Mary. One day we'll hopefully know...
      Puppets, destiny, karma etc many concepts are there.
      But, God is the creator.
      It's said that not even a leaf stirs without His consent...

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  8. Gabriella28 October 2014 at 00:22

    I too hope we are not mere puppets and that we have a say in the shaping of our destinies.

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    1. Anita Sabat31 October 2014 at 00:53

      Yes, we feel this way! Thanks for sharing, Gabriella :)

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  9. Sumana Roy29 October 2014 at 08:52

    "His creations were His favorite playthings"...how true this is!!!...when we are creators like children, artists, poets or even God our creations do become our playthings....nice thought provoking lines Anita :)

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  10. Vinitha30 October 2014 at 22:16

    We will know if we are mere puppets or not if we get to see the script of the past. Then we can compare the notes, right. ;) God does have a say in everything we do but I think so do we. Otherwise, how can we explain the evil in the world! And many times we do feel God is doing injustice, you know all those stuff. I think it's His half and Our half. Nicely expressed, Anita. :)

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    1. Anita Sabat31 October 2014 at 00:57

      True Vinitha!
      I agree with your views! Wish we cold see the script of our life's story...seems like a movie! :)

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