CHAPTER NINE
Hollywood vs. Reality

I believe it is a fair assumption that you have seen a television news report, describing a major disaster in some part of the world. Right beside me, at this very minute, the morning news is full of reports on the massive flooding and destruction in the Ohio Valley. Earlier in the week every news program (local and major) started with reports from Kentucky and the tornadoes that destroyed much of that state.

In many ways, the actual disaster site is like a huge stage. But unlike the fake sets in Hollywood, these are real stages with real life drama. At times the "disaster stage" is quite small. At other times it can consume hundreds of square miles.

Still, many aspects about the "disaster stage" are similar to those in Hollywood and by making some comparisons you will better understand some of the building blocks that this book is based on.

Again, a disaster site is just like a huge, real-life stage. On this stage you will find drama, various actors playing various roles, cameras, reporters, directors, and security. Most importantly, what happens on this "disaster stage" is given the highest priority as news and is immediately broadcast into televisions sets, newspapers, radios, and magazines, the world over.

It just seems to me that if Krishna is the greatest hero, then logically, He should be the first to the rescue. If not, what does it mean when we say that He is the greatest?

Of course, God is the greatest hero. This is what this book is all about—presenting Lord Krishna to the entire world "as He is." The following chapters will show how this can be done and what will happen when we do it.