He didn’t hear the alarm. Got up late. Did his daily routines in a hurry. “Do you need Tiffin?” his mom asked. He heard, but didn’t reply. He took his bike. His sister came running holding the jacket “Take this if you need. You had asked for it yesterday. Its raining.” He didn’t answer. Wore the jacket and raced towards office.
“Good morning, Sir” Genial receptionist greeted him. No, this time also he didn’t react. He went to his cabin. The whole day he was insipid. He returned home early. Then he went to the sunset point that was very nigh to his place. Hw saw the sun dipping down the horizon. He wanted to shout. He wanted to talk. He looked around. Strangers, he found only strangers. The whole world seemed to him full of strangers. Where are my friends? He searched. Or did I have any? He pondered…
He went to meet his friend who had promised to meet. Waited. Waited some more. Friend came. “Sorry, how long have you been here? Actually I am little busy and have to go.” He didn’t answer. Smiled at him. Bid Goodbye. Came back home. “Come and have food.” His father said. He didn’t react. He went inside and covered himself under the blanket. Strangers, the whole world is of strangers
7 comments:
oh vinu u have a way wth words.. strangers all of us... but can we live without these very strangers????
true,the world z full of strangers......evn the close ones r strangers at times....smtimes our own reflection z unknown 2 us....
@musings..
Thts more strange actually..the truth that we cant live without all these strangers crowd..True
@bhadra..
strangism is so deep that at times we fail to identify who is starange and who not...
Cruel reality. And it always boils down to one point according to me- we've become too busy to spend a little time for our family and friends. We don't have time to listen to our friends. Its time we stood back and looked and analysed our lives to see what we've prioritised and whether its correct or not.
yupp but that lies in how u see ppl...if u think everyone is literally a 'stranger' then they wud be so...but if u stop becoming a 'stranger' too then perhaps u might find a friend... :)
on the other hand, I know wut u mean Vinu...ppl r strangers no matter wut cos no one can be trusted until they take a dip in the testing waters of difficult times...
Thought-provoking pots...
Keshi.
Awesome!!
At times I react like that Im in a really pissed up mood. I know its not good on my part....but still...its a stressful life here. and things do get ugly
@kroopa
Yeah..this busy schedule do loose many realtionships...The faster we realise and rectify it the merrier we will b
@keshi
At times priorities creates strangism...
@arz00n
the realisation is the gateway towards change and thereby advancement.
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