Fiction
Manohar didn’t go home after he left
his office. Instead he walked up the
mountain where Baba lived. Baba was said
to have the powers to see one’s future and give appropriate counsel.
Yesterday Sunanda Pushkar proclaimed
her love for her husband and today she is found dead in her bed. Aam Aadmi Party’s law minister took the law
into his hands and ordered the police to do something illegal, out of the
natural earnestness of the new broom to sweep clean rather than malice. Life is more complex than death.
But these were not the problems that really
nagged Manohar. His office was in
turmoil. People were just disappearing
from the office day by day just like they disappeared during Stalin’s rule in
Russia. More than half of his colleagues
had disappeared without a trace. If
Sunanda Pushkar can die laughing and without a warning, people can disappear
equally mysteriously. Yet… yet,
something seemed uncanny to Manohar. He
needed Baba’s counsel and solace.
The climb was steep and arduous. The way to solace is rugged. And filled with the eerie screeching of
crickets. Wild animals might be lurking
behind the bushes and thickets, inside the caves and beyond the rocks. But Manohar was not scared. He was ready to disappear if his office chose
to perform the vanishing trick.
“What’s in your destiny, none can
take away,” said Baba solemnly. “What’s
not in your destiny, none can give you.”
“What’s in my destiny?” asked
Manohar.
“Why should your destiny be different
from that of millions of people?” asked Baba maintaining the same
solemnity. “Seek not to be different
from your fellow human beings.”
Babas are a solace indeed, thought
Manohar as he climbed down the mountain.
Motivation gurus give you false hopes.
Babas give you your destiny.
Sir, Such depth & wise counsel...
ReplyDeleteHow Manohar's micro query got a macro perspective! :)
When Babas rule, micro becomes macro, Anita.
DeletePilitics, Spirituality, office head aches , so much in one post..:)
ReplyDeleteLiked it..
Multi-tasking, Preethi. I belong to the young generation.
Deletegood satire on Babas and Swamis ..
ReplyDeleteBabas and Swamis decide our destiny. Thanks.
DeleteYeah. ...but people choose their path as per their own convenience keeping their priorities in mind........Hope for the best for everyone
ReplyDeleteAll the best to you too, Archana.
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