Characters:
The God of Destruction
The God of Creation
The God of Water
The God of Protection (Savior)
Scene 1: The
gods are seated in their heavenly couch; overlooking the lush apple gardens and
they are having a casual discussion
The God of Creation:
What are these ignorant humans gossiping about? The World is going to end? That
wasn’t a part of your agenda this week, was it? (To the God of destruction)
The God of Destruction:
May I! May I? (Foolishly) I would
love to just blast this Earth into pieces. Let’s start afresh!
The God of Creation:
Huh? Very funny, I take centuries to build a beautiful planet with so many
wonders and you want to blow it up in a second? Just one boom and the Earth I
created after centuries of hard work and toil will be gone! (Offended)
The God of Destruction:
You never know! We could probably start life on some other planet, say… Mars?
Ooh! That’s going to be fun. We will create new organisms, you know… That can
survive the adverse conditions of the so called, ‘red planet’ and oh! New
language too! I’m way too bored with this English.
The
door opens. Both the gods turn their heads. The God of Water enters, clad in a
dripping wet cloak.
Scene 2: The
God of Water: I would apologize for interrupting
your intense discussion, but I happened to be passing by the garden when I
overheard your conversation.
The God of Destruction:
You! Minor god! How dare you eavesdrop? Shame on you… (Arrogantly)
The
God of Creation looks at him recommending him to stay calm
The God of Creation:
What brings you here Minor God?
The God of Water:
Have you thought of what will happen to gods like us? We will be doomed!
Remember the last time you planned to create a new world? (Addressing the God of destruction) It was worse than recession! So many
gods like us were deprived of work! If I aint wrong, you made me the god of
infants! Oh my! My! What a pathetic experience it was, to take care of alien
infants with no noses and 4 beady eyes. Your experiments are equivalent to the
Great Depression in USA that set in after the, First or Second? (Scratching his head) Second I suppose… Second World War.
The God of Destruction:
That’s the fun of a new world. You get to rectify your mistakes, besides it was
good to see you do the nanny service. It is really monotonous to see that same
blue thing every day. Let’s go red. (Enthusiastically)
And don’t you worry, this time; every one gets an assured job. You, um-could be
the God of… (Thinks) Volcanoes? I’ve
heard of many volcanoes on Mars.
The God of Water:
Well, the deal sounds good. I just hope in this whole drama of a new world, you
don’t reduce my importance. I enjoyed being the god of the wonder liquid. I
don’t want a demotion.
The God of Destruction:
I swear on God (and laughs) as long
as you serve well you shall always be an asset to us young man!
(The
God of Water exits) Suddenly the news about the Sandy Hook Gun Firing
flashes on a spotless clean LED smart TV.
The God of Creation:
Oh my me! Now that guy is one ruthless fellow! How could he kill so many
innocent lives? He ought to be punished. Send him to hell. (Says to God of
destruction)
The God of Destruction:
Hell is full! Over the past two centuries the number of good has declined and
the number of bad has risen rapidly! You should stop creating so many people…
But, on a serious note… That guy is a psycho! I shall contact the God of Death
to ensure that he pays for the sins he has committed. Things are going too out
of hand. Terrorist attacks, firing, murder… The best way is to just restart.
Scene 3: The God of Protection
(also nicknamed as savior) enters
Savior:
God of Destruction, don’t you realize you are being a coward? You just want to
run away from the problems that await us! And little do you realize that
ruthless killers like Osama Bin Laden are also one of our creations! Rather
than trying to correct the mistakes committed by man, you want to just get rid
of it. This is not mercy killing, FACE IT!
The God of Destruction:
(Irritated) This was just a discussion! I know you are the good guy…
But, it was this man! (Pointing towards
The God of Creation)
Wasn’t it you who started this
discussion? I would say just chuck it. All I would say is that if World ends on
21st of
this month, don’t blame me. The only person to be blamed is man.
If the world has to end, it will be solely because of man and his actions. He
is the one who goes bombing nations, killing people. And I get blamed for it. (He storms out)
Savior:
He is a little bugged up, but what he says is right. None of us are to be
blamed if the world ends on 21st. Because even if it does, it has to
be because of another world war or some atom bomb… Definitely, not because of
us. The Mayans were right. They had predicted that this would happen. They knew
that there would be a day when humans would become their biggest enemies and
they would finally destroy each other.
Last Scene: The God of Creation
picks up the remote and changes the channel.
A test cricket match is going on
The God of Creation: Out! (He screams and does an Egyptian move. Looks
around to see if anyone was looking and sits down again) Even Gods need a
break… At last, cricket, my all time favorite. (Snuggles into the couch)
(Exit)
The End of the World is near. Atleast that's what people say, but what do the gods feel about it? That's all this post is about. If you do happen to stumble upon this post then do let me know your views ;)
ReplyDeleteI like it, though i think you could write a longer play along these lines.Just a suggestion.
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