CBH - Trilogue 3

THE CONSCIENCE (C), THE BRAIN (B), THE HEART (H)

CBH - Trilogue 3

B :Why did I make that perception and went into a pre-judgment?

H :You are at times like that. You are just so ‘rational’. Have a heart man!
B : Ya, ya. You are all heart ….. at times you are just too sentimental … too romantic…..over romantic. No wonder you influence us to watch those silly Tamil movies!

H : Woi .. woi … watch our language! Tamil movies are not for intellects like you, it is for the poor mass. They choose to watch … escape! You are not compelled to watch.

B : That’s my weakness. I allow you to influence me to watch the trash … I myself am surprised.

H : Come on man. I never force.

C : Hmm …. may I come in between. What is this … Tamil movies … trash…

B : O’ nothing serious. Just that I was telling him why I sometimes rush into misjudgment.

H : Ya … thinks without a heart.

C : What happened?

H :Ya, what happened? I also did not ask and jumped on you.

B : That is what I called perception and misjudgment.

C : Go on … tell us your story.

B : The other day I went to the mosque for Friday prayers. Saw this guy seated a few paces to my left. He was well dressed … the expensive looking baju, equally expensive looking samping over his trousers .. rather pouchy … that huge ring on his finger looking out from a rather huge setting.

H : So .. ?

B : So, I saw him as one of the few we see who walk in with that air of “you know who I am?” arrogance into a ‘teh tarik’ restaurant with a few similar looking fellows.

H : Ya … the little Napoleons we see here and there … so what?

B : Then, to top it up this guy was reading some SMS on his mobile.

C : Anything wrong in that?

B : But of course … we are all seated in a mosque waiting for the sermon from the Imam to begin. And this fellow….

C : Why did it jerk you. It is between him and Allah.

H : Ya… you just focus on Allah la … why do you allow distraction!

B : Come on man … there is a conduct of behaviour when in the House of God!

C : Go on …

B : Anyway, the Bilal called the azan.. and a kindly looking elder walked up to this well dressed person and showed him to the rostrum.

C : Go on …

H : Aah I can feel what is coming.

B : Ya Heart. my perception shifted. He is the one who is going to deliver the sermon.

H : How was his sermon?

B : Very good. He was eloquent, fluent in Arabic … Bahasa … why … he even said a couple of facts in English.

C : How did you feel?

H : You felt bad I suppose.

B : Not really … I felt humble … I felt I was hasty to perceive and pre-judge.

H : You mean you gave no role for me ….you exercised your feeling rather ‘intellectually’ without a heart … feeling.

B : You can say that. Hello, Mr. Conscience, was it you at work? Ahh?

C : Well … what do you think? I am your conscience … and you were in a mosque.. the house of Allah.

B&H : Ya … Praise be to God.