Thoughts In A Wandering Mind

When you are drowning in financial troubles, the lifeline isn’t a rescue boat. It is a stranger who sees you when you think you have disappeared and offers your rightful share of  money or aid . Let me tell a short story on the importance of getting back the rightful money which is due. Rajiv, a humble schoolteacher, once lent his life savings to a childhood friend who vanished without repaying him and with him vanished Rajiv’s dreams of buying a home, supporting his aging parents, and starting a family. Years later, Rajiv was diagnosed with a rare heart condition requiring urgent, costly surgery. With no insurance or savings, he faced a grim reality—until a nurse handed him an envelope. Inside was a cashier’s check for the exact amount he had once lent, plus interest, and a note from the friend: “ I’ve lived with guilt for years. I hope this helps you rebuild your life.” The money arrived just in time, saving Rajiv’s life. After recovering, he returned to teaching and foun...

I already mentioned about this mistake but need to be reminded time and again for the guilt is not small. In April 2022, a person flew from India to US and stayed there ever since. It should be a happy occasion for most as the person has drifted  to optimism, traveled to better land with a promise of better life and progress . Definitely it should be a happy occasion worth celebrating and the times should be happy times. But still, if we need to measure this journey, transition and stay in foreign nation then it would also be seen as a ‘ mistake ’ on the par t of the person. For instance, what is the impact this ‘horror’ movie enacted will have on the psyche of the little, averag e I n dia n . I fear and assume it would be emotional for being rendered suffocative, disabled and to a state of shock. This must be biggest act or deed against freedom, oppression and suppression India must have faced after British colonialism. Thi s is more in subconscious, under the carpet and ...