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Originally posted by: preet_ic
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I am writing about a day in my life. Enjoy it😊
A day in my life that was long, lazy, tyring, boring plus hot and humid.🤢 A day when I felt absolutely uncomfortable and some kind of disturbing feeling was annoying me😕. It was 11 o'clock in the night, I decided to take a walk and headed towards the terrrace. I was feeling better. Clear sky attracted my attention. After a long,long time I was staring at the sky, the moon and the beautiful tiny, thousands and thousands of stars. I felt better or may be happy😊. I was completely immersed and mesmerised by this beautiful scene. Air started blowing hard. It was a feeling that I experienced many times but observed how beautiful it was, for the first time😛. I was walking very slowly, I can say that even a snail would have won the race if it were a contest.😛😉😃
Constantly admiring the sky, I was walking without looking at the ground. Suddenly, I heard something under my slipper getting crushed😕. Immediately I looked down and alas!! I have crushed a cockroach half alive and struggling for life😕. I felt sorry, bad and guilty for hurting a life. I dont like cockroaches but I still felt bad.
I could hear religious songs played in Mata Rani's temple near our home. I prayed to Mata Rani for the well being of cockroach and apologised for hurting it and prayed for its speedy recovery.😆😃
Clouds were moving slowly, "it might rain" I told to myself. I came down.
Next morning I got up and was brushing my teeth, just then I overheard two pigeons talking about me!!! Yes they were talking about me, they said "Look she is the same girl who has hurt chunnu bhai, our friend. Chunnu bhai's two legs, left side ribs and a hand are badly wounded."
I was surprised, shocked and scared. I couldnt believe my ears. They continued "We all shall punish her, by sh*ting on her head, dress and put her through awkward situations wherever she goes."🤢 I was completely numb. I was scared. I didnt feel like going out. After my breakfast I talked some sense to myself. Talking to my reflection inn the mirror I said," Stop being so stupid, how can you hear birds taking, stop making a fool of yourself!" I talked many other things and convinced myself that everything is alright😊.
Convinced that it was my imagination I was prepared to take up a new day. The moment I stepped out of my home I heard somebody calling my name! I looked around for people but no one was calling me. I dismissed it to be my over active brain. I again heard the same voice "Look down, here I am, calling you! look down Preeti". I looked down and to my surprise I found a white rat speaking to me and smiling at me. I screamed at the very sight of it.!!! It said, "Dont worry I am not going to harm you, I am here as a messenger intending to help you and save you!!" I couldnt believe my eyes and ears. My building is a neat and clean place, I never found insects,bugs, worms or animals here, but yesterday night I saw a cockroach aka chunnu bhai and now a rat. I am not only seeing them but also hearing them!! Worried, I asked the rat "who are you? why do you want to help me and save me? what is going to happen to me? Am I dreaming? How can I hear you all? The rat answered me patiently "I am Chaman Lal, the king of rats. I am here because yesterday night you have hurt "Chunnu bhai" and it has approached its community head for justice. Not only the cockroaches but also the lizards, the pigeons, the pigs, the donkeys, the cows, the oxes, the buffaloes, the crows and a variety of birds have joined hands against you. They all wasnt to shit on you and avenge the wounds." It blew my mind, it was somthing that no sensible person would believe, so did I do. I laughed out loud. Chaman Lal added " Preeti, listen dear, only a few of us are with you like we, the rats, the horses, the elephants, the dogs, the cats. Rest are against you. Take this matter seriously, I am not here to crack jokes with you. We all will support you and try our best to save you. Trees, Air, Sky, Moon,Stars,Clouds, Earth,Rain, Lightening, Rainbow, Sun are also in support of you." Chaman Lal was waiting for my response. I asked "why are y;ou supporting me and why are they all trying to put me through this shit.?" Chaman Lal said "we are helping you because directly or indirectly you were nice to us, and not so good to them!!!"
I was totally confused😕, I said "but I never hurt any bird or cow! why are they doing this". Chaman Lal explained "It is a fight not against you but against the human race itself. It so happened that you are the first one! We dont believe in revenge,but they do. But ,it is justified to a great extent. God created us all and has treated us equal, but humans have claimed superiority over others and this is not quite right.!!!" It continued "we want to hold talks with human beings and others want to take action."
"I came here because I could gain easy entry, if a horse or an elephant were to be here , you would harm them!😃 so kindly listen to me and be careful!"
I was seriously ponderingf over Chaman Lal's explaination. I thought of walking to my work place. I started walking, with a very heavy debate in my mind. As I stepped out of my building I saw a lizard staring at me, I ws totally scared, and I ran for my life!!😃😆😆 and alas! I was standing in cow's dung. I was convinced that I am on the hit list of these creatures"
I washed my feet and decided to drive my bike to the work place. Driving on my way to office, I noticed that many of these creatures staring at me with a killer look in the eyes.
Safely, I drove half of the distance. From no where a herd of buffaloes started running toward me😆. Standing at the signal I didnt know what to do!!!!. Amidst the traffic I was terrified. Air started blowing very hard and a whirlpool of wind started and dispersed the herd👍🏼. The buffaloes had to change their way. I realized that Air saved me😉!! Chaman Lal was so true😛. On my way I need to travel through a small,dirty road where 8-10 pigs🐷 were waiting for me😆.!!!! Again petrified, I was not sure whether to move ahead or return back. Flowing along the traffic, I moved ahead, but suddenly the fast moving traffic came to a standstill right in front of the pigs😡. I heard them, they were saying "Let's attack her, and show that we are no less than humans"😃😆. As the leader started leading its gang of pigs😆😆 towards me, some dogs started barking at them👏 and scared the pigs away. Dogs saved me😊!!!. Like this there were many instances on my journey(yes a very long and adventourous journey).😊😛😉
I found some solace in my office. During my lunch break I opened my lunch box and a cockroach landed on my food🤢. I jumped out of my chair. The cockroach said in a threatening voice😆😆 "you didnt do the right thing, but you wont be saved for long". Saying this the cockroach was about to fly on my face, and once again a strong wind blew the cockroach out of the window.😊 I couldnt thank the Air enough for saving my life!!
On my way back to home the road was full of ox,cow,buffalo,donkey dung🤢🤢🤢. Everyone was suffering from the stinking smell. Just then heavy rains lashed the city 😊and the dung was washed away👏👏.I took shelter under a tree. Rain and Tree saved me.
ON the way to home I stopped at Mata Rani's temple and prayed. I was confused I didnt knew what to say or ask for? I apologised for the 😊wounds of Chunnu bhai. To my utter horror I could hear Mata Rani. She was speaking to me, with a beautiful smile.
She said "Dear Preeti you are a very good person, and that is why you are apologising for hurting an insect. How many people does this? You did it. I chose you to go through this trouble because I am sure you will spread the message that "you all are equal". Dont worry go home and relax, I will be with you always, you wont be troubled any further." she smiled. I was horrified. Following rituals, visiting temple is something I do out of compulsion or fear or to ask for help, but when I saw Mata Rani in real I could not react.
While escaping the attacks all the day I reaalized the importance of other living, non-living beings in our lives.😊 To live in peace we have to be at peace with ourselves ,other living beings and the nature.😊
what say people. how was my story. do share your views.
Preeti
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