If I had written about those who came by back then, between 2013 and 2019, when Agathiyar Vanam Malaysia (AVM) was a hub of activity, after a long absence, Agathiyar sent over a family who had been frequenting another establishment in the name of Agathiyar for some time, some time back. I provided my venue and asked them to carry out a Homam themselves the same day. Although I told them not to come back, I am happy that things have changed in a positive way in their lives. Today I had another man knock on my door. He had come with his family to participate in our inaugural puja to Agathiyar when Agathiyar stepped into my home in the form of a bronze statue in 2010. After 15 years, he came knocking on my door today, mentioning that he wanted to participate in a Homam stating that a temple does it. He was still not ready to carry it out himself. I asked him if not now when for he was already 70. He was curious to know about a samadhi in Batu Gajah, too. I had to send him away, telling him not to return, after failing to try to convince him to carry out these rituals on his own. Many years back, a 60 year old man from a neighboring state, who scouted for anyone who was doing a Pornami Puja to participate in after a Nadi reading, was finally directed to me. I acknowledged his request immediately getting him to conduct the Homam. He left only to call me a year later. Chiding him for the long absence I asked him if he saw the Nadi again and would only come around when asked to participate the Homam in the Nadi. I asked him to look elsewhere this time around. If we are ever so dependent on this material world and religion for our existence and survival, similarly, we are ever dependent on another even for our spiritual upliftment. When are we going to take things into our own hands and bring these much-desired changes in us and our lives? I guess society has instilled much fear of God in us that we are fearful that we shall earn the wrath of the Gods. A devotee and reader who adopted the practice of lighting the Homam at her house and as a result had to face objections from these fearmongers in her family messaged me. I told her to bring them to my home to see for themselves how I was living a wonderful life. As Mahindren, who dropped by my home just moments ago, said, we created God and have become fearful of them; indeed, we have come to fear our own creation.
