Less than three (<3)

This won't be a cynical Valentine's day post, but a few thoughts on hearts.

The best story is, in my opinion, Hanuman, the Hindu Monkey God. Here's the story:

Once Sita gave Hanuman a necklace of pearls. After a while, the residents of the city observed him breaking the necklace and inspecting each pearl minutely. Intrigued they asked him the reason. "I am looking for Rama and Sita," replied Hanuman. Laughing at his apparent naivety the spectators pointed out to him that the royal couple was at the moment seated on the imperial throne. "But Rama and Sita are everywhere, including my heart" wondered aloud the true bhakta. Not understanding the depth of his devotion, they further teased him: "So Rama and Sita live in your heart, can you show them to us?" Unhesitatingly, Hanuman stood up and with his sharp talons tore open his chest. There, within his throbbing heart, the astonished audience were taken aback to find enshrined an image of Rama and Sita. Never again did anyone make fun of Hanuman's devotion.

Above is a more traditionally executed image, and here's a more popular version of the same scene:


Althought it's a Hindu story, Hanuman is in some ways the ideal Jewish son: devoted to Ram and Sita...and also a heart surgeon!

By comparison, I find the Christian Sacred Heart less exciting.