Jesus In India — Page 66
56 JESUS IN INDIA that the dead were brought back to life, one is compelled to sup- pose that the dead did not give evidence favourable to Jesus, the Messiah, which could lead one to believe in his truth. They rather gave evidence which added to the already existing confusion. Would that instead of human beings, mention had been made of bringing back to life some quadrupeds, for then much could have been kept hidden. For example, if it had been said that Jesus had brought back to life several thousand bullocks, it would have been 'reasonable' enough, and, if the question was asked as to what the evidence of these dead animals had led to, the answer would have been easy: how could the mute bullocks testify one way or the other? The dead, however, whom Jesus, the Messiah, brought back to life, were human beings. Suppose some of the Hindus were asked if ten or twenty of their dead ancestors were restored to life and brought back to this world and were asked to state which religion was the true religion, would they still have any doubt about the truth of that religion? They would never say no. Therefore, take it for a certainty that there is no man in the whole world who would persist in his disbelief and denial after such a disclosure. What a pity that in inventing such stories, the Sikhs of our country have fared better than the Christians. The Sikhs have given proof of their astuteness in the art of inventing stories; for they state that their Guru, Bawa Nanak, once restored a dead ele- phant to life. This ‘miracle' is not open to the above objection, for the Sikhs can say: the elephant had no tongue to bear witness for or against Bawa Nanak. In short, the common people, endowed with little intellect, are pleased with such 'miracles, but the wise are embarrassed by the objections raised by others and are put to shame in whichever assembly such silly stories are related. Now,