All that ends well..
He hated festivals. And this was Diwali - the mother of all festivals in India. He was grumpy all day. He hated the lonely feeling, the empty office, the view of happy people on the roads, the noise of crackers - almost everything about it. He was miffed by the exuberating TV presenters, the news channels showing the happy people from different cities, the radio jockeys who just couldn't stop playing Diwali songs - the feeling kept coming back that no one cares for him!
It was another lonely day at office. None of his friends or people around his cubicle were present, they had all gone home. Lead-footed, he entered the empty lift. Two security personnel entered the lift one floor below. One of them, visibly the senior, was looking as if he wanted to say something - he was too depressed to notice, of course. As the lift hit the ground floor, he exited first. Just then the security guy spoke, "Happy Diwali, sir" and offered a warm handshake. The other security guy did the same, a little less warmly though.
He was feeling better as he entered the parking lot. His day had ended with a smile.
5 comments:
hmm.. a moving story.. !!
Indeed what is life in a home away from home, when we are thinking of the exciting past, but dreaming of a brighter future and an accomplished dream that we had dreamt in the past. The dreams that we offer ourselves endures, and the life it sustains goes on into the eternity.
Thats life.
Lets see what future has in store for him.
Har gulab ke saath kaate mile,
Har toofan ke baad gul khile,
Dekhen tumhe naseeb se ab, aage kya mile.
- by Hemal
First time around here via a link provided by Jeet, and shall try to visit often. Keep writing.
I am so confused.. is this not Dussehra time..with Diwali 20 days later.. unless I am missing something.
Think abt missing Diwali when you are not legally allowed to possess firecrackers.. like here in LA.. not even a simple phuljhari :-(.
Nice blogs, BTW, all 3 of them.
-A
Thanks Jeetu da!
Hemal bhai, dekhte hain.
Animesh - Dusshera was day before yesterday. Diwali still has some time. Atleast you aren't feeling left alone there in LA. Ignorance is indeed a bliss at times :)
[off topic]
Hey...did you notice that almost your name was used in the post in desipundit regarding the latest controversy that had hit blogosphere ?
http://www.desipundit.com/2005/10/08/lies-damned-lies-and-fake-blogs/
-Ravikiran
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