Sometimes I like to go out for short trips. They are easier than long ones. It may sound obvious, but I am sure many donโt do it. It is not that they canโt, but it is usually that they wonโt. Believe me, I am often in the same boat. By trips I donโt mean travel to a distant outpost of the continent, although if you can do that there is nothing wrong with that, but I mean taking a trip to the next town, the next village. Yes, I am talking about seeing your friend, your family and spending a night over there. Yes, I understand it is Covid times. Yes, but maybe you have been going to work. You may have been going to the grocery, and so is your friend and family. Itโs been a year and none of you are infected. Maybe you can get the vaccine quickly, try harder. All I am saying is if there is a possibility maybe you can consider it. Why? Because I tell you, that you will feel infinitely better emotionally and physically. Travel is a strange thing. We know that we are comfortable at home, with our loved ones. Yet we tend to stop being in our cocoon and move to a distant location, which costs money and typically does not give you the creature comfort you have at home, yet we do it. Why? Because I think a change of pace, scenery, and vive lets us re-focus on our job at hand, make us love our loved ones more and detach ourselves from housework that feels like a toil. Talking to the friend or the relative that you havenโt seen for a while, takes a burden off your chest. I personally find talking to complete strangers uplifting and relaxing.
That image at the cover of a fast flowing river is nothing special. There are many like it all over the world. But recently I spent a morning and afternoon at the bank with a friend of mine and his two young kids. This is not a particularly close friend, and we havenโt really spoken in ages. But we both decided to meet and spend some time together. What is interesting about that from my point of view is that I donโt particularly have to like this individual dearly. But just because he is a different person in a different space, is usually enough to have a good time these days. Why? Because we donโt see people as often as we used to.
Then there is something about the pace and momentum of travel. There is always the next town, next place, next adventure that I havenโt done. I am at the stage of life, and married to such a wonderful and accommodating individual that I can do whatever I want. I can even go for a long โwalkaboutโ without breaking a sweat. But I donโt. Just like you, a certain guilt and responsibility come rushing in. I know that I can fish in the next river, walk the next trail, drive to the next town, talk to the next individual. But unfortunately, that is neither here nor there!
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"Tell me, what's love?"
The boy asked with his eyes wide open, taking in the world in front of him.
"Is it the ocean?"
He asked as he stood on the shore of a rousing sea.
"Is it the rain?"
He asked while soaking in drops of waters falling from the sky.
"Explain to me, what is this love you speak of?"
He asked again.
The questions fell from his lips and coloured his eyes green,
And he looked at the world in open wonder, trying to find the answer.
"Is it the mountains? Or is it the snow that covers them?"
He asked while walking around the highlands, snow melting under his shoes.
"Is it the stars? Or is it the sky that holds them?"
He looked above his head to find answers from the vast unknown.
But no one spoke.
Until a stranger walked over.
"Love is none of those things," she said in her soft voice, and the boy stopped his hurried search to look at her.
Her eyes were like the ocean, deep and dangerous.
Her voice was soothing as the sound of the rain.
Her skin was fair as the snow covering the mountains,
And her presence was the mountain itself; solid and strong.
And when the beautiful stranger smiled, the boy saw stars and supernovas,
Galaxies being born around the curve of her lips.
As realization coloured the boy's soul, the stranger in front of him spoke again, her words echoing around them.
" 'Love' is a beginning."
And the boy understood everything.
Last night while returning home we were stopped at a railway crossing. While waiting on our bikes to pass we were seeing others find a way to cross it before the train crossed. They were so restless that they couldn't even wait for just two minutes. Taking shortcuts and crossing it. We were just wondering what's more important to them, time or safety. So the train passed and we reached our home after some time. Maybe that cost two more minutes but that's affordable compared to the extra hassle and taking that unnecessary risk. In my city there are two railway crossings, one that we have passed and the other is in the middle of the town which is busier. So after reaching home when I started to scroll down in my newsfeed I was startled. The same train we saw crossing us had run over a rickshaw at the other crossing I mentioned. A passenger died on the spot and the rickshaw puller was hospitalized in a serious condition. We were wondering about it on seeing some restless people crossing without waiting for two minutes. That fear came true just a crossing ahead of our one.
They must have also thought the same that they would cross it before the train arrives. They would save two minutes and the tiny jam after a train crosses. There are even barriers but people would take the wrong side of the road where barriers are not usually put. What's the benefit of it? Nobody would praise you because you have saved two minutes taking the wrong step. Why take unnecessary risks when that is not going to make any worthy difference.
But it's on you and your family if something terrible happens. Life is too unpredictable sometimes, things go wrong in the blink of an eye. Careful on your steps!
เฆญเฆพเฆฒเฆฌเฆพเฆธเฆพเฆฐ เฆธเฆฎเง เฆคเง เฆจเงเฆ
เฆฌเงเฆฏเฆธเงเฆค เฆญเงเฆทเฆจ เฆเฆพเฆเง,
เฆนเฆพเฆค เฆฐเงเฆเง เฆจเฆพ เฆฌเงเฆเงเฆฐ เฆเฆพเง เฆญเฆพเฆเงเฅค
เฆเฆพเฆฎเงเฆฐ เฆเฆฒเง เฆญเฆฟเฆเง เฆธเฆพเฆฌเฆพเง
เฆเฆฐเฆพเฆฒ เฆฐเงเฆฆเงเฆฆเงเฆฐเง,
เฆเฆพเฆเฆ เฆชเฆพเฆ เฆจเฆพ, เฆนเงเฆฆเง- เฆฐเงเฆฆ เฆฆเงเฆฐเงเฅค
เฆเฆพเฆเงเฆฐ เฆฎเฆพเฆเง เฆฆเฆฟเฆจ เฆเงเฆเง เฆฏเฆพเง
เฆเฆพเฆเงเฆฐ เฆเงเฆฒเฆพเฆนเฆฒ
เฆคเงเฆทเงเฆจเฆพเฆเง เฆเงเง เฆเงเฆพเง เฆคเงเฆฒเฆพ เฆเฆฒเฅค
เฆจเฆฆเง เฆเฆฎเฆพเฆฐ เฆฌเง เฆจเฆพ เฆชเฆพเฆถเง
เฆธเงเฆฐเงเฆคเงเฆฐ เฆฆเงเฆเฆพ เฆจเงเฆ,
เฆเฆเฆเง เฆฐเฆพเฆเง เฆเงเฆฐเฆธเงเฆฅเฆพเฆฒเฆฟเฆฐ เฆฒเงเฆเฅค
เฆคเงเฆฎเฆพเฆฐ เฆฆเฆฟเฆเง เฆซเฆฟเฆฐเฆฌเง เฆเฆเฆจ
เฆฌเฆจเงเฆฆเง เฆเฆฎเฆพเฆฐ เฆเงเฆ
เฆชเฆพเฆนเฆพเฆฐเฆพ เฆฆเงเง เฆเฆฒ เฆธเฆพเฆฎเฆพเฆเฆฟเฆ เฆจเฆเฅค
-Recited by 
เฆเฆฎเฆพเฆฐ เฆฎเฆคเง เฆธเงเฆทเงเฆเฆฟเฆฐ เฆธเฆฌเฆเงเงเง เฆฌเงเฆเฆฟเฆคเงเฆฐเงเฆฏเฆชเงเฆฐเงเฆฃ เฆชเงเฆฐเฆพเฆฃเง เฆนเฆฒเง เฆฎเฆพเฆจเงเฆท, เฆเฆฌเฆ เฆฌเงเฆงเฆนเง เฆเฆเฆพเฆ เฆธเฆคเงเฆฏเฅค เฆเฆฎเฆฐเฆพ เฆเฆ เฆฌเงเฆเฆฟเฆคเงเฆฐเงเฆฏเฆชเงเฆฐเงเฆฃ เฆชเงเฆฐเฆพเฆฃเง เฆนเฆฟเฆธเงเฆฌเง เฆเฆคเงเฆฎเฆชเงเฆฐเฆเฆพเฆถ เฆเฆฐเฆพเฆฐ เฆชเฆฟเฆเฆจเง เฆเงเฆ-เฆฌเง เฆ เฆจเงเฆ เฆเฆฟเฆจเฆฟเฆธเงเฆฐเฆ เฆชเงเฆฐเฆญเฆพเฆฌ เฆฐเงเงเฆเง, เฆคเฆพเฆฐ เฆฎเฆงเงเฆฏเง เฆเฆฎเฆพเฆฐ เฆเฆพเฆเง เฆฏเฆพ เฆฎเฆจเง เฆนเง เฆธเฆฌเฆเงเงเง เฆฌเง เฆชเงเฆฐเฆญเฆพเฆฌ เฆฌเฆฟเฆธเงเฆคเฆพเฆฐ เฆเฆฐเง เฆฐเงเฆเงเฆเง เฆฎเฆพเฆจเฆฌ เฆฎเฆธเงเฆคเฆฟเฆทเงเฆ เฆ เฆคเฆพเฆฐ เฆเฆฟเฆจเงเฆคเฆพเฆฐ เฆงเฆฐเฆฃเฅค เฆเฆฎเฆฐเฆพ เฆธเฆฌเฆพเฆ เฆเฆพเฆจเฆฟ เฆฏเง เฆฎเฆพเฆจเฆฌ เฆฎเฆธเงเฆคเฆฟเฆทเงเฆ เฆธเงเฆทเงเฆเฆฟเฆฐ เฆธเฆฌเฆเงเงเง เฆเฆจเงเฆจเฆค เฆฎเฆธเงเฆคเฆฟเฆทเงเฆ เฆเฆฌเฆ เฆเฆเฆฟเฆฐ เฆเฆฟเฆจเงเฆคเฆพเฆฐ เฆงเฆฐเฆฃเฆ เฆเฆฎเฆพเฆฆเงเฆฐ เฆธเงเฆทเงเฆเฆฟเฆฐ เฆธเฆฌเฆเงเงเง เฆฌเงเฆเฆฟเฆคเงเฆฐเงเฆฏเฆชเงเฆฐเงเฆฃ เฆชเงเฆฐเฆพเฆฃเง เฆนเฆฟเฆธเงเฆฌเง เฆเฆคเงเฆฎเฆชเงเฆฐเฆเฆพเฆถเง เฆธเฆพเฆนเฆพเฆฏเงเฆฏ เฆเฆฐเงเฆเงเฅค เฆเฆนเฆพเฆฐ เฆเฆฟเฆจเงเฆคเฆพ เฆงเฆฐเฆฃเง เฆเฆเง เฆเฆฆเงเฆญเฆพเฆฌเฆจเง เฆถเฆเงเฆคเฆฟ, เฆเฆเง เฆ เฆธเฆฎเงเฆญเฆฌเฆเง เฆธเฆฎเงเฆญเฆฌ เฆเฆฐเฆพเฆฐ เฆคเงเฆฌเงเฆฐ เฆชเงเฆฐเงเฆพเฆธ, เฆเฆเง เฆเฆเฆ เฆงเฆฐเฆฃเงเฆฐ เฆชเงเฆฐเฆถเงเฆจเงเฆฐ เฆฌเฆฟเฆญเฆฟเฆจเงเฆจเฆเฆจเงเฆฐ เฆฌเฆฟเฆญเฆฟเฆจเงเฆจเฆญเฆพเฆฌเง เฆฌเงเฆฏเฆพเฆเงเฆฏเฆพ เฆฆเงเงเฆพเฆฐ เฆธเฆเงเฆทเฆฎเฆคเฆพ, เฆเฆเง เฆจเฆฟเฆเงเฆฐ เฆธเฆคเงเฆคเงเฆฌเฆพเฆเง เฆธเงเฆฌเฆเงเฆฏเฆผเฆญเฆพเฆฌเง เฆ เฆจเงเฆฏเงเฆฐ เฆธเฆพเฆฎเฆจเง เฆเฆชเฆธเงเฆฅเฆพเฆชเฆจ เฆเฆฐเฆพเฆฐ เฆธเฆเงเฆทเฆฎเฆคเฆพ, เฆเฆเง เฆเฆฐเฆ เฆเฆค เฆเฆคเฆเฆฟ! เฆเฆธเฆฌ เฆฆเฆฟเฆ เฆฌเฆฟเฆฌเงเฆเฆจเฆพเง เฆฎเฆพเฆจเงเงเฆท เฆเฆฎเฆพเฆฐ เฆเฆพเฆเง เฆธเงเฆทเงเฆเฆฟ เฆธเฆฌเฆเงเงเง เฆฌเงเฆเฆฟเฆคเงเฆฐเงเฆฏเฆชเงเฆฐเงเฆฃ เฆชเงเฆฐเฆพเฆฃเงเฅค
เฆเฆชเฆจเฆฟ เฆฏเฆฆเฆฟ เฆเฆชเฆจเฆพเฆฐ เฆเฆพเฆเงเฆฐ เฆฆเฆถเฆเฆจ เฆฎเฆพเฆจเฆทเฆเง เฆเฆฒเฆพเฆฆเฆพ เฆเฆฒเฆพเฆฆเฆพเฆญเฆพเฆฌเง เฆฏเฆฆเฆฟ เฆเฆเฆ เฆงเฆฐเฆฃเงเฆฐ เฆชเงเฆฐเฆถเงเฆจ เฆเฆฐเงเฆจ เฆคเฆพเฆนเฆฒเง เฆฆเงเฆเฆฌเงเฆจ เฆฏเง เฆคเฆพเฆฆเงเฆฐ เฆเฆพเฆฐเงเฆ เฆธเฆพเฆฅเง เฆเฆพเฆฐเงเฆ เฆเฆคเงเฆคเฆฐเง เฆนเงเฆฌเฆนเง เฆเงเฆจเง เฆฎเฆฟเฆฒ เฆเงเฆเง เฆชเฆพเฆฌเงเฆจ เฆจเฆพเฅค เฆฏเฆฆเฆฟเฆ เฆฌเฆพ เฆชเงเฆฐเฆพเฆฅเฆฎเฆฟเฆเฆญเฆพเฆฌเง เฆเฆเฆเฆจเงเฆฐ เฆธเฆพเฆฅเง เฆเฆฐเงเฆเฆเฆจเง เฆเฆคเงเฆคเฆฐเง เฆเฆฟเฆเงเฆเฆพ เฆฎเฆฟเฆฒ เฆชเงเงเงเฆ เฆฏเฆพเฆจ, เฆคเฆฌเง เฆฏเฆฆเฆฟ เฆเฆชเฆจเฆฟ เฆคเฆพเฆฆเงเฆฐ เฆฆเงเฆเฆเฆจเงเฆฐ เฆธเงเฆ เฆเฆเฆ เฆเฆเฆฐ เฆฆเงเงเฆพเฆฐ เฆชเงเฆเฆจเง เฆคเฆพเฆฆเงเฆฐ เฆฌเงเฆฏเฆพเฆเงเฆฏเฆพ เฆถเงเฆจเงเฆจ เฆคเฆพเฆนเฆฒเง เฆฌเงเฆเฆคเง เฆชเฆพเฆฐเฆฌเงเฆจ เฆคเฆพเฆฆเงเฆฐ เฆฆเงเฆเฆเฆจเงเฆฐ เฆเฆคเงเฆคเฆฐเงเฆฐ เฆฌเงเฆฏเฆพเฆเงเฆฏเฆพเฆฐ เฆชเงเฆเฆจเง เฆฏเฆฅเงเฆทเงเฆ เฆญเฆฟเฆจเงเฆจเฆคเฆพ เฆฒเฆเงเฆทเงเฆฏ เฆเฆฐเฆฌเงเฆจเฅค เฆเฆฒเงเฆจ เฆธเฆพเฆงเฆพเฆฐเฆฃ เฆเฆเฆเฆฟ เฆเฆฆเฆพเฆนเฆฐเฆฃเง เฆฎเฆพเฆงเงเฆฏเฆฎเง เฆฌเงเฆฏเฆพเฆชเฆพเฆฐเฆเฆพ เฆฌเงเฆเฆฟเงเง เฆฌเฆฒเฆฟ- เฆงเฆฐเฆฃเงเฆฐ เฆเฆชเฆจเงเฆฐ เฆฆเฆถเฆเฆจ เฆฌเฆจเงเฆงเง เฆฐเงเงเฆเงเฅค เฆเฆเฆฆเฆฟเฆจ เฆเฆชเฆจเฆฟ เฆคเฆพเฆฆเงเฆฐเฆเง เฆชเงเฆฅเฆ เฆชเงเฆฅเฆเฆญเฆพเฆฌเง เฆเฆฟเฆเงเฆเฆพเฆธเฆพ เฆเฆฐเฆฒเงเฆจ "เฆเฆเงเฆเฆพ, เฆฌเฆจเงเฆงเง, เฆคเงเฆฎเฆพเฆฐ เฆเงเฆฌเฆจเง เฆคเงเฆฎเฆฟ เฆเฆคเงเฆฎเฆคเงเฆชเงเฆคเฆฟ เฆเฆฟเฆธเง เฆเงเฆเง เฆชเฆพเฆ?"
เฆเฆชเฆจเฆฟ เฆฆเงเฆเฆฌเงเฆจ เฆเฆชเฆจเฆพเฆฐ เฆฆเฆถเฆเฆจ เฆฌเฆจเงเฆงเงเฆฐ เฆเฆเฆฐ เฆเฆพเฆฐเงเฆ เฆธเฆพเฆฅเง เฆเฆพเฆฐเงเฆ เฆเฆคเงเฆคเฆฐเง เฆนเงเฆฌเฆนเง เฆเงเฆจเง เฆฎเฆฟเฆฒ เฆเงเฆเง เฆชเฆพเฆฌเงเฆจ เฆจเฆพ, เฆเฆฎเฆฟ เฆเฆฌเงเฆฏเฆพเฆชเฆพเฆฐเง เฆถเฆคเฆญเฆพเฆ เฆจเฆฟเฆถเงเฆเฆฟเฆคเฅค เฆเงเฆ เฆนเฆคเฆฌเฆพ เฆฌเฆฒเฆฌเง, "เฆเฆฎเฆฟ เฆ
เฆจเงเฆฏ เฆฎเฆพเฆจเฆทเฆเง เฆธเฆพเฆนเฆพเฆฏเงเฆฏ เฆเฆฐเฆฒเง เฆเฆคเงเฆฎเฆคเงเฆชเงเฆคเฆฟ เฆเงเฆเง เฆชเฆพเฆเฅค" เฆเงเฆ เฆเฆฌเฆพเฆฐ เฆฌเฆฒเฆฌเง, "เฆเฆฎเฆฟ เฆญเฆพเฆฒเง เฆเฆพเฆ เฆเฆฐเฆพเฆฐ เฆฎเฆพเฆเง เฆเฆคเงเฆฎเฆคเงเฆชเงเฆคเฆฟ เฆเงเฆเง เฆชเฆพเฆเฅค" เฆเฆฌเฆพเฆฐ เฆเงเฆ เฆนเงเฆคเฆฌเฆพ เฆฌเฆฒเฆฌเง, "เฆจเฆฟเฆเงเฆเง เฆจเฆฟเงเง เฆฌเงเฆฏเฆธเงเฆค เฆฅเฆพเฆเฆพเฆฐ เฆฎเฆพเฆเงเฆ เฆเฆคเงเฆฎเฆคเงเฆชเงเฆคเฆฟเฆฐ เฆธเฆจเงเฆงเฆพเฆจ เฆชเฆพเฆเฅค"...
เฆเฆ เฆเฆเฆ เฆเฆฟเฆจเฆฟเฆธเงเฆฐ เฆญเฆฟเฆจเงเฆจ เฆญเฆฟเฆจเงเฆจ เฆเฆคเงเฆคเฆฐ, เฆฌเงเฆเฆฟเฆคเงเฆฐเงเฆฏเฆชเงเฆฐเงเฆฃ เฆเฆฟเฆจเงเฆคเฆพ เฆงเฆฐเฆฃ เฆเฆฌเฆ เฆจเฆคเงเฆจ เฆธเฆฌ เฆฌเงเฆฏเฆพเฆเงเฆฏเฆพ เฆถเงเฆจเฆพเฆฐ เฆชเฆฐ เฆเฆชเฆจเฆฟเฆ เฆเฆคเงเฆฎเงเฆชเฆฒเฆฌเงเฆงเฆฟ เฆชเฆพเฆฐเฆฌเงเฆจ เฆฏเง เฆฎเฆพเฆจเงเฆท เฆเงเฆจ เฆธเงเฆทเงเฆเฆฟเฆฐ เฆธเฆฌเฆเงเงเง เฆฌเงเฆเฆฟเฆคเงเฆฐเงเฆฏเฆชเงเฆฐเงเฆฃ เฆชเงเฆฐเฆพเฆฃเง!
เฆเฆฎเฆฐเฆพ เฆฏเฆเฆจ เฆธเฆพเฆฐเฆพเฆฆเฆฟเฆจ เฆ เฆเงเฆฒเฆพเฆจเงเฆค เฆชเฆฐเฆฟเฆถเงเฆฐเฆฎ เฆเฆฐเฆพเฆฐ เฆชเฆฐ เฆฌเฆฟเฆถเงเฆฐเฆพเฆฎ เฆจเงเฆ เฆฌเฆพ เฆฐเฆพเฆคเง เฆเงเฆฎเฆพเฆคเง เฆฏเฆพเฆ เฆคเฆเฆจ เฆเฆฎเฆพเฆฆเงเฆฐ เฆถเฆฐเงเฆฐเงเฆฐ เฆชเงเฆฐเฆคเฆฟเฆเฆฟ เฆ เฆเงเฆ-เฆชเงเฆฐเฆคเงเฆฏเฆเงเฆ เฆฌเฆฟเฆถเงเฆฐเฆพเฆฎ เฆจเฆฟเฆฒเงเฆ เฆฌเฆฟเฆถเงเฆฐเฆพเฆฎ เฆจเงเง เฆจเฆพ เฆเฆเฆเฆฟ เฆเฆฟเฆจเฆฟเฆธ เฆเฆฌเฆ เฆคเฆพ เฆนเฆฒเง เฆเฆฎเฆพเฆฆเงเฆฐ เฆฎเฆธเงเฆคเฆฟเฆทเงเฆเฅค เฆเฆฎเฆฐเฆพ เฆฏเฆเฆจ เฆเงเฆฎเฆฟเงเง เฆฅเฆพเฆเฆฟ เฆคเฆเฆจเฆ เฆเฆเฆฟ เฆ เฆฌเฆฟเฆฐเฆพเฆฎเฆญเฆพเฆฌเง เฆเฆพเฆเง เฆเฆฐเง เฆฏเงเฆคเง เฆฅเฆพเฆเง, เฆเฆฟเฆจเงเฆคเฆพ เฆเฆฐเฆคเง เฆฅเฆพเฆเง เฆฌเฆฟเฆญเฆฟเฆจเงเฆจ เฆเฆฟเฆจเฆฟเฆธ เฆจเฆฟเงเง, เฆเฆเฆเฆคเง เฆฅเฆพเฆเง เฆจเฆคเงเฆจ เฆจเฆคเงเฆจ เฆเฆฟเฆจเฆฟเฆธ เฆเฆฒเงเฆชเฆจเฆพเฆฐ เฆฌเงเฆฒเฆฟ เฆฆเฆฟเงเงเฅค เฆนเงเฆคเฆฌเฆพ เฆเฆฎเฆพเฆฆเงเฆฐ เฆฎเฆธเงเฆคเฆฟเฆทเงเฆเงเฆฐ เฆเฆ เฆฌเฆฟเฆฐเฆพเฆฎเฆนเงเฆจเฆญเฆพเฆฌเง เฆเฆฟเฆจเงเฆคเฆพ เฆเฆฐเง เฆฏเฆพเฆเงเฆพเฆฐ เฆเฆพเฆฐเฆจเงเฆ เฆเฆฎเฆฐเฆพ เฆฌเงเฆเฆฟเฆคเงเฆฐเงเฆฏเฆชเงเฆฐเงเฆฃ เฆเฆฟเฆจเฆฟเฆธ เฆเฆฟเฆจเงเฆคเฆพ เฆเฆฐเฆคเง เฆชเฆพเฆฐเฆฟ, เฆเฆฐ เฆเฆฆเงเฆญเฆพเฆฌเฆจ เฆเฆฐเฆคเง เฆชเฆพเฆฐเฆฟ เฆจเฆคเงเฆจ เฆธเฆฌ เฆเฆฟเฆเงเฅค เฆเฆฐ เฆเฆ เฆจเฆคเงเฆจ เฆจเฆคเงเฆจ เฆเฆฟเฆจเฆฟเฆธ เฆเฆฟเฆจเงเฆคเฆพเฆฐ เฆฎเฆพเฆงเงเฆฏเฆฎเง เฆชเงเฆฅเฆฟเฆฌเงเฆคเง เฆชเงเฆฐเฆคเฆฟเฆจเฆฟเงเฆค เฆจเฆคเงเฆจเฆธเฆฌ เฆเฆฟเฆจเฆฟเฆธเงเฆฐ เฆเฆฆเงเฆญเฆฌ เฆนเฆเงเฆเงเฅค เฆชเงเฆฅเฆฟเฆฌเง เฆชเงเฆฐเฆคเฆฟเฆจเฆฟเงเฆค เฆจเฆฟเฆเงเฆเง เฆเฆพเงเฆฟเงเง เฆชเงเฆเง เฆฏเฆพเฆเงเฆเง เฆ เฆจเงเฆฏ เฆเฆ เฆเฆเงเฆเฆคเฆพเง, เฆเฆฐ เฆเฆฎเฆฐเฆพเฆ เฆฌเงเฆเฆฟเฆคเงเฆฐเงเฆฏเฆชเงเฆฐเงเฆฃ เฆชเงเฆฐเฆพเฆฃเง เฆนเฆฟเฆธเงเฆฌเง เฆชเงเฆฐเฆคเฆฟเฆจเฆฟเงเฆค เฆเฆพเงเฆฟเงเง เฆฏเฆพเฆเงเฆเฆฟ เฆเฆฎเฆพเฆฆเงเฆฐ เฆจเฆฟเฆเงเฆฆเงเฆฐเฆเงเฆเฅค
โMommy, why do you have this portrait in the operating room? All the new born baby pictures suit here, this picture looks off! This painting has nothing to do with babies! Mommy, are you listening?โ
"Amantha, I'll be right back my darling, it is an emergency. How about you sit here and guard all the babies but do not go inside. Mommy will take some good time, pray for the new born."
"Is it a boy or girl?", "I do not know my child. I'll be right back."
As Amantha sat along, in the hallway, she could not stop but get mesmerized by the aura the painting resonates. She started to observe and find meaning of each aspect of the painting but was failing miserably while her mother, Doctor Hina was in the operation theatre, an Obstetrician-Gynecologist, delivering a baby in Mohammad Abdul Rahman Hospital.
Few hours later...
"Hurry, hurry" said two nurses to each-other distracting Amantha. Amantha could see a towel which resembled a sack bag, but two cute little baby feet were protruding out making her realize it was a baby inside the towel. As she rushed over to see, the nurses were gone into the operating room. She stood there fascinated by the image which lay in front of her eyes.
โCongratulations! Your wife is out of danger, even the baby is safe and soundโ confirmed Doctor Hina while she rushed to the operating room. While she was at it, once again the portrait crossed her eyes and glimpses of flashback occupied her mind.
โAmantha, baby can you please wait a little longer, I need to attend the new bornโ, Hina asks gently while Amantha is overjoyed at the sight and demands, "Yes mommy but first say is it a baby boy or girl?", excitedly gestures Amantha.
"A baby girl."
10 years ago...
"MOVE, MOVE, MOVE!! CALL HINA!!! I SAID CALL DOCTOR HINA!!โ
"But, Doctor, you are bleeding!! Please come with me, the others will take care of the lady.โ
"SHE IS MY WIFE! CALL DOCTOR HINA, IMMEDIATELY!!โ
Hina rushing through the hallway, brushing through the crowd, halts at the image in front of her eyes. Abdul, her best friend was standing devasted, bleeding, leaving trails of blood along the floor, exasperated, ajar.
โAbdul, you are bleeding heavily, what happened, come with me, fast!โ hurried Hina towards him.
Grabbing Hina's hand, "Hina! Please save Amantha and the baby. Please save both of them! I will die without..."
"Abdul! Abdul! Don't faint Abdul!, Azad take him to Doctor Elm and be quick he lost too much of blood. His situation is critical. Where is Amantha?โ
"Doctor, the lady with the man is immediately taken to the operation theatre, she is pregnant and has lost too much of blood already."
Before Hina could grasp on what was happening she had to move fast rather than accumulating all her emotions and react now. "Now is not the time Hina", cried Hina to herself.
"Mommy?" Shook Amantha. "Why are you crying? You look so lost? Is the baby, okay?"
Hina grasped Amantha and hugged her tightly while the painting was a witness to the scene alike that day.
"Abdul what are you doing, this is the operating room. This image doesn't suit here does it Hina? Tell something to him. I don't understand this man, always doing what he likes!"
"Oh! My dear queen! Look, this painting is the witness to the immense drama you create in my life. In this worldly life where only materialistic feelings last, I will hold on to you until forever lasts. This image is witness to the love I was bestowed upon when I was all alone and devastated while you came into my life changing my desert into a garden, flourishing your love and immense happiness in me. In this turmoil of life as long as you stay with me nothing else matters. From heaven to Earth, even if the most devastating situations fall, if you are with me, I can stand. Let it be this painting that stands witness to the love we share in the life of all the newborns and newlyweds."
Abdul kneels down and caresses Amantha's belly, "Amantha, let this be the first painting our baby sees, let her understand that I'll love her as much as I've loved her mommy. Let us never be parted, my Queen, in heaven or Earth, you are only mine!"
โMommy, why are you treating me to sweets today?โ
"When you hear good news, it is worth a celebration darling. Amantha, you know, the painting you were asking about earlier, it was a very colorful painting, did you notice?โ
"Yess!! Mommy, it was colorful, it had two deer but mommy, why is it in the hallway of the operation theater?"
Hina took a deep breath and stood up in the hallway, alone where only Amantha sat in front of her, so she enacted, "Oh! My dear queen! Look, this painting is the witness to the immense drama you create in my life. In this worldly life where only materialistic feelings last, I will hold on to you until forever lasts. This image is witness to the love I was bestowed upon when I was all alone and devastated while you came into my life changing my desert into a garden, flourishing your love and immense happiness in me. In this turmoil of life as long as you stay with me nothing else matters. From heaven to Earth, even if the most devastating situations fall, if you are with me, I can stand. Let it be this painting that stands witness to the love we share in the life of all the newborns and newlyweds. Let us never be parted."
"But, Amantha, they parted." Hina started shaking badly, "they parted giving birth to a beautiful baby girl, they parted darling."
Amantha ran towards her mother and hugged her tightly and longed at the painting.
"Uwah, Uwah, Uwah"
"Please immediately take the baby and her cleaned."
"No! Hina! I want to see her", longingly breathlessly yearns Amantha.
"You are too weak Amantha... Here see!"
With her pale hands, Amantha holds the baby and kisses the forehead, as if it was meant forever. Watching the embrace Hina wasn't able to keep her act, she would break any moment longer. Amantha passed the child over to Hina.
โHina, will I not be able to see Abdul? I feel short of breath.โ squeezing her hands whispers Amantha, "Abdul."
While panting Amantha whispers "Say, Abdul I am always with him, we will never part away, in heaven or Earth, he is...โ
"ti-ti-ti-ti-ti-ti-ti-ti-ti-ti-ti-ti"
"Uwah, Uwah, Uwah"
Hina rushed with the baby to the operating room while crossing this painting which stood as a witness as Abdul claimed.
"Azad? Where is Abdul?"
"Uwah, Uwah, Uwah"
"Doctor, is this baby his? Did his wife survive?"
"Uwah, Uwah, Uwah"
"Azad where is Abdul?"
"Doctor, this way. He is not doing good."
Hina was rushing into the dim lit hallway where not a tint of soul resided except the painting stood as a witness.
"Uwah, Uwah, Uwah "
"Hina", Abdul could not talk, tears started to roll down his eyes. He embraced the baby and caresses and suddenly looks at me.
โHinaโ his voice breaks, "Where is Amantha? Did she see the baby? How is she? Can you take me to her?"
"Uwah, Uwah, Uwah "
"Why are you silent? Azad take me to her. You still didn't show her the baby? She would be so delighted, what a fool Hina!!!"
Azad takes the bed to the room dark room, where Amanthasโ body laid in silent and covered by a veil, kept Abdulsโ bed right next to it.
Entering into the room Abdul could smell the odor, he could sense her absence, emptiness started to accumulate once again while he could feel numbness surrounding him.
"Uwah, Uwah, Uwah "
Abdul kept the baby in between himself and the veiled body, while asked, "did she say something?", almost no words escaped his mouth, only his lips moved.
Statured Hina uttered, โSay, Abdul I am always with him, we will never part away, in heaven or Earth, he is...โ
"Mine", completes Abdul while unveiling Amantha and caresses on her forehead muttering, " Let us never be parted, my Queen, in heaven or Earth, you are only mine!"
Silence filed the air; none uttered a word. Hina turned towards Abdul and held his left hand but before she could look at him her legs gave away. She could not feel his pulse.
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