The Thief

Anil opened the little parcel he had taken from the store. I use ‘taken’ instead of ‘stolen’ because I mean to. His small town had not seen much turbulence but the recent ruling party had encroached on their land for benefits. As a result, protests, police, lathi charges had become common. This was the time when parents asked their children to stay inside from imminent danger. To venture out only when town would be calm again.

For Anil, the world was different, and without parents. He would definitely not miss the violent hours of the day. The lesser privileged had started indulging in looting and destroying shops also. Anil would quietly stand behind the shops and pick up something from here and there. Learning to live on his own his collection of items had grown systematically.

He looked around with sparkling eyes. On his left was a toaster, which was brand new. He had trouble lifting the big square box to his shelter. He did not know why it had a window. But the pictures on it seemed like food. He had many flower vases, crockery, glasses. It would appear to be a shop, his shelter.

Today’s prize was peculiar though. It was small but the wrapping is what caught his eyes. He did not want to open it or spoil the beauty, he just stared at it.

Just then his door blew open.

“You thief you steal from us! That gift you hold now was for my daughter”

“I am not a thief, I am small and I collect from what is already plundered.”

“You maybe small but you are a devil, look at this place, Oh my God even I don’t own a microwave oven”

He slapped him but the boy didn’t shake.

“You don’t have micro because you don’t have the brains to get one. ”

He grew red. “You little rascal I do not steal like you do”

He slapped him again.

The boy sat upright, his hands in tension.

“Even a dozen other people who actually loot the place, do you have the balls to hit them? And I know why you have come here. To take the stuff I took from the market. And all this drama you are doing is to subdue your own conscience. You are more lowly than a thief because you steal from the small and the weak. You don’t even have the guts to steal first hand. You are a parasite”
He returned to his normal colour. He had not expected such a rebuttal from this small kid.
Suddenly a small girl came running. “Papa thanks for the gift”

The man stared shocked. He was accusing the small boy of something which he had not done.


The time had come and the boy had gone
What remained was nothing much
Little fragments of memory
Battered childhood territory

God Played Game with Me- A NOVEL

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Door bell rings, the same old hard rock music which scares those who are unknown of it. I am Raj, I live in here.

‘Hey Raj anything urgent, you called me in so hurry?’ said Tanya as she entered in his apartment.

‘Yeah something like that, where are the other two, our twin friends, I² Inesh and Ipsa?’

Both I² are on way Raj, I came on time today and you are counting on them instead?’

‘Sorry Tanya, I have very exciting thing to tell’.

‘Raj again you are wearing Cap at home?’

‘It’s trendy’ said Raj.

Tanya made surprised face as Raj never liked to wear a cap.

Raj is a lucky guy who got a place to live in posh Mumbai, i.e. because of his uncle who is an NRI. Raj got a place and his uncle got someone known to take care of his things.

Bell rung, it was Inesh and Ipsa. Inesh is somewhat slim, looks more like a girl but his sister Ipsa looks extremely beautiful. Both are twins but seem they have no energy.

Tanya on other side is a bit plump; she often starts her diet plan of fruits for a week, which increased her weight in first week. Later she lost a lot weight too. Now she eats all junk food and do diet plan in every three months.

‘No time, gotta go soon to work Raj. What’s so urgent?’

‘Listen guys, I have a story to tell. Where is Sunny, the funny?’

‘Raj you called him too?’ said Tanya who was once in love with Sunny but now hates him due to his careless nature.

Bell rung and Sunny was at the door.

‘Hey Sunny, come in’ I said and got him in.

Tanya had a bad impression on her face.

I took everyone in my room and started.

‘Listen Raj its two right now, I need to be back at work by three thirty’ said Tanya.

‘Me too, I need to get back to gym dude’ said Sunny showing his importance of time felt to Tanya.

I smiled and asked them to get comfortable. The twins were still jobless and it was Republic day today.

‘I need to tell a story’.

‘Are you mad? On Republic day, you called up to tell a story?’

‘Listen Tanya, I need to tell the story. You people are close to me so I called you people. Today is a holiday, I can understand Gym but Tanya all offices are closed today’.

Tanya a bit sort of foolish girl says things and later search for valid reason. She said ‘Start story soon, else I will leave’.

‘But before starting I want to tell you all one thing’.

‘What?’

‘It’s a real story, and no one will interrupt me in between’.

‘Get me some coffee first’ said Ipsa. She had a flunked a lot many times in exam. Both twins hated each other because they looked alike. They liked each other long back but when they grew everyone started to compare each other for every reason. Obviously one would be superior to other.

Raj got coffee and gave to Ipsa.

‘So fast Raj, great’ said Tanya.

Destiny- As in my way

Is it the fact or myth when people say “It happened because it was supposed to happen?” Relations are by god’s grace, is it destiny or something else? It’s been hard for me to believe few things, but later felt all was supposed to happen.

I read in newspaper about a guy who jumped in front of train to test God power, people say he was jerk. Right now he has his limb cut and a visitor said “Its destiny, it was supposed to happen and it did”.

I thought if he would have not jumped it won’t have happened???

Though hard but fact is still the same, we say whatever happened was destined. We live in a very conservative world and can’t change past but can live in reality and plan for future. Only thing in our hand is to plan things as we like, whether it happens accordingly is all hardship mixed with luck. People call it destiny when things are over and it becomes history.

If I talk about marriage, people say pairs are made in heaven. People meet talk and marry, all called destiny, but still I feel a lot thoughtful on it. People marry and many divorces too, were they married to wrong person and wrongly destined?

All given names of fate and destiny by us only. If death is called nature so is destiny? We all believe in God, never seen only heard by ancestors. Is God myth or truth, right now I don’t want to argue over the issue but I believe in God as I get inner power and support whenever I am low and alone.

An atheist says that it’s our brain who instructs us to pursue things, whether right or wrong.

While god’s disciple says that it’s the supreme power who guides us through to do things, whether right or wrong. Sometimes I feel a lot disheartened when things are not going in my favor, that also after my best efforts. When I discussed with a friend he told that’s destiny dear. It was supposed to happen. I think and say to all that if things were supposed to happen then why we all put our efforts to change the things in our favor. We can sit quietly and let things happen.

Finally I disagreed to destiny by luck and believe in destiny by efforts and whatever fails to happen in favor I will think nothing.

Pabulum

I see a water tanker or a tractor full of soil moving from one place to another. We transfer oil by pipes, trains etc. and generate monetary. We are earning profit on things whose cost price is null. Soon a time is going to come when we will start buying/selling air too. Presently, we need air for breathing and also for communication at least from receiver to ear. We are talking about 3G or 4G communication. We are progressing in technology but, at the same time tearing our nature apart.

Is this the progress in technology or only a work around?

Our scientists are busy in finding the inception of universe or developing a high end mobile phone.

Did we really made any advancement in technology? If so, why are we not having any thing parallel to water, soil or oil?

In fact we are too lazy to put off any unused electrical appliances.

"Where is the love?"

"I don't miss friendship.I miss love though."

I loved this line I picked up from a random blog ( The Grey confessions by Dev)

Its so true..and this line just made me realise my morals that have gone with the wind..I mean, literally..!
I could honestly relate myself to this. I remember a time when I was a people person. I used to find my fix in people, loved being around with them.
But in time I realised that I trusted people but not the devil inside them. They came as such disappointment to me.The more surprising fact is, you cant really blame them, coz someone right now maybe saying this same thing in reference to us.
So does that mean people are unintentionally selfish and downtrodden without even realising it, just like us at the end of the day..?!