A Broken Heart

The heat was very intolerable due to the hard and scorching rays of the sun. All existent and magnolia seemed half a life. All the old people in the old age home were snoring loudly except the youngest among them. He was newly admitted in to this last resort. All the articles including the fans flattered older like helpless old people who were thrown out of their sons whom they complained creating ' annoyance and their fifty percent salary had been misutilised for their medical expenses.

      The newly entered old man Ritesh , suffered the worst. He was kicked out mercilessly by his sons and daughter -in- laws. It was a winter night.  He was trembling like a palm leaf. To wards the later part of the night he discovered himself in a railway stàtion. A train was on the platform. He did not know its destination but boarded in it. He sat beside an old man who seemed to him possessing no-one. Probably, his only support was his tears. By way of talking he was aware of the fact that he was driven out of his from his home not being able to take home earnings for the benefit of the home 

     He queried ,,"where are you going to ?"

      " To another supporting place in search of daily work.".

 "By the way where is your landing place ?"

     He desparately answered ,"

     " You are weaker and older than myself you can not do any manual work. He suggested"look for a old age home _ they can help you. It is nearer to this station"

  " But of yourself?"

 "It is just a shelter _ no other facilities. I want freedom from bond.  I will try for a registered railway labour and roam from station to station and comix with a lot many passengers. Your stipulated terminus arrived. Get down here. Ask anybody he can help you reach old age boarding. Be happy. Don't remember the melancholic past. 

Live in the present."

    Ritesh moved down from the cabin and looked here and there in Search of a particular person who can direct him to the old age protection. An aged man was going past him. 

    He halted him and wanted to know from him which was the way to the help less old people home where the I'll -destinned old àge abode.

He gave the idea," Go straight.  Then right turn and to the left. The lane is finished there. Mark the blade of grass where càttle are grazing freely not like the ones inside the hall who are imprisoned to diseases and shedding tears."

     The long description about the place made him half hearted. When he entered the hàll nobody showed interest.  On him. Almost all were prey to some sort of diseases : coughing and sneezing. 

    He asked one of them,,"Brother, I want to see the owner."

    With a look of surprise he opened a gust of gas and inquired," Have you deposited a year's money in advance'"

    "I have been discarded by my family. As per I know some kind hearted men has set up this for the benefit of the feebles"

    He laughed openly and pointed his fingers out side and said harshly ," Are you my God son ?" 

   Being scared he asked ," sir, I guess you are the benefactor and all in all of the old age shade.!"

    "Please be kind to me. Having everything I have nothing. I think you receive a large aid from the government to run the abodes like this." 

       Anger found its place in his words," Go away. Get out."

     Ritesh prostratated."Be kind to me. I will do whatever work you trust me."

       His anger seethed. He thought for a while and instructed to take care of the cows and milch the cows. the milk will be sold out to the tea stalls. With the bottles in hand early in the morning you visit those shops. There are other departments and each of the boarders are in charge of them"

    Is this the life he aspired for ? Nonetheless, it is far better than the life at Home

   What did not he do for his family? He was posted as a dealing assistant in a T.R.W. high school. He had some extra money from accountancy in a private firm from evening till late night 

. He did spend a pie for his own.  pocketing the the whole sum he returned home. His only obsession was that his wife he loved most died after bringing forth two guys. He was broken hearted. Inspite of pursuance , he did not marry for the second time.He kept a snapshot of his bygone wife in his pocket às a source of inspiration in his eternal weal. He gave his children parental love excessively and tried his best to to educate them and both of them grew up as two jewels. They were in high government profile. In course of time they made love marriage. Soon after they became couple they had a personal abhorrence towards their father who brought up them at the cost of his perspiration. Then the tussle began who would rear up the ailing old man. Both of the sons sat on a debate along with their steering wheels; wives, who directed them to do things in a justifying manner. Eg.Rama the eldest son would shut up his door after donating him fooding for one month and Shyam a like. The month which ends in thirty- first , in the un divided day nobody will receive him. Ritesh thought he had been well rewarded for his sweat- thrashed life

       On the verge of his retirement , Ritesh was suspended from his job being caught by the vigilance for the fault of others for misappropriation of Government money.and deprived of his pension. His sons spontaneously loved him for his money.

But now things have changed : he is pocket less therefore, no love. He came to the conclusion : money money money brighter than sun shine sweeter than honey. Dispute arose between them due to the old man. (They say ,oh, old fellow) 

      They forgot the old fellow was their father at the time of throwing him out of his home.

   He came to reality of the situation on the calling of the care taker.

      He charged ," Have you not cleaned the cow shed ? It is also your work. Go , do it immediately." His voice was like thunder.

     In leisurely hours , the old people assembled in a place and share among them selves regarding their ill-fate.

    One of them pronounced in tearful eyes ," What will be my five- year grand - son doing now ? Is he asking his mother when DADU will return to our home.  Do you know he plays with me, eats and sleeps with me. He goes to the market on my cycle. since the time he has left his mother he recognises noone except his DADU."

      He cried like a child. and went out side.

     Another one described how sorrowful his life had been at home when he was for a friend of his edicted to drugs and he was under its clutch. His sons could not bear it and they were poverty stricken for this. That's why they abandoned him from his little house. At length he became a refugee.

      Another old man lamented ," owning this refugee life was not for my fault. My sons did not like to live in their native places and demanded selling it as they owned citizenship in foreign countries. When the house was sold against my will I collected some soil from the room,_ I took birth and left my kith and kin for ever as my wife had left me permanently."

      During the period of his participation with them he remembers his own sorrowful life.

     In his adolescent he met a girl who came to her maternal uncle's in his village and happened to come to his house as they were her distant relatives.

    On their first meeting Ritesh offered her a PULSE chocolate which she put it into her mouth with pleasure. But she paid him in dividends.

     Every month she sends him a packet of Cadbury chocolate writing below it a line ,"It is a token of sweet and pure love not like the PULSE which is sweet and bitter."

   In course of time , they become so A broken heart

The heat was very intolerable due to the hard and scorching rays of the sun. All existent and magnolia seemd half a life. All the old people in the old age home were snoring loudly except the youngest among them. He was newly admitted in to this last resort. All the articles including the fans flattered older like helpless old people who were thrown out of their sons whom they complained creating ' annoyance and their fifty percent salary had been misutilised for their medical expenses.

      The newly entered old man Ritesh , suffered the worst. He was kicked out mercilessly by his sons and daughter -in- laws. It was a winter night.  He was trembling like a palm leaf. To wards the later part of the night he discovered himself in a railway station. A train was on the platform. He did not know its destination but boarded in it. He sat beside an old man who seemed to him possessing no-one. Probably, his only support was his tears. By way of talking he was aware of the fact that he was driven out of his from his home not being able to take home earnings for the benefit of the home 

     He queried ,,"where are you going to ?"

      "To another supporting place in search of daily work.".

 "By the way where is your landing place ?"

    "I don't know". He despairingly answered.

     " You are weaker and older than myself you can not do any manual work'.". He suggested "look for a old age home _ they can help you. It is nearer to this station"

  " But of yourself?"

 "It is just a shelter _ no other facilities. I want freedom from bond.  I will try for a registered railway labour and roam from station to station and comix with a lot many passengers. Your stipulated terminus arrived. Get down here. Ask anybody he can help you reach old age boarding. Be happy. Don't remember the melancholic past. 

Live in the present."

    Ritesh moved down from the cabin and looked here and there in Search of a particular person who can direct him to the old age protection. An aged man was going past him. 

    He halted him and wanted to know from him which was the way to the help less old people home where the I'll -destined old age people abode.

He gave the idea," Go straight.  Then right turn and to the left. The lane is finished there. Mark the blade of grass where cattle are grazing freely not like the ones inside the hall who are imprisoned to diseases and shedding tears."

     The long description about the place made him half hearted. When he entered the hall nobody showed interest.  On him. Almost all were prey to some sort of diseases : coughing and sneezing. 

    He asked one of them, "Brother, I want to see the owner."

    With a look of surprise he opened a gust of gas and inquired," Have you deposited a year's money in advance'"

    "I have been discarded by my family. As per I know some kind hearted men has set up this for the benefit of the feeblest"

    He laughed openly and pointed his fingers out side and said harshly ," Are you my God son ?" 

   Being scared he asked ," sir, I guess you are the benefactor and all in all of the old age shàde.!"

    "Please be kind to me. Having everything I have nothing. I think you receive a large aid from the government to run the abodes like this." 

       Anger found its place in his words," Go away. Get out."

     Ritesh prostrated."Be kind to me. I will do whatever work you trust me."

       His anger seethed. He thought for a while and instructed to take care of the cows and milch the cows. the milk will be sold out to the tea stalls. With the bottles in hañd early in the morning you visit those shops. There are other departments and each of the boarders are in charge of them"

    Is this the life he aspired for ? Nonetheless, it is far better than the life at Home

   What did not he do for his family? He was posted as a dealing assistant in a T.R.W. high school. He had some extra money from accountancy in a private firm from evening till late night 

. He did spend a pie for his own.  pocketing the the whole sum he returned home. His only obsession was that his wife he loved most died after bringing forth two guys. He was broken hearted. Inspite of pursuance , he did not marry for the second time. He kept a snapshot of his bygone wife in his pocket às a source of inspiration in his eternal weal. He gave his children parental love excessively and tried his best to to educate them and both of them grew up as two jewels. They were in high government profiles. In course of time they made love marriage. Soon after they became couple they had a personal abhorrence towards their father who brought up them at the cost of his perspiration. Then the tussle began who would rear up the ailing old man. Both of the sons sat on a debate along with their steering wheels; wives, who directed them to do things in a justifying manner. Eg.Rama, the eldest son would shut up his door after donating him fooding for one month and Shyam a like. The month which ends in thirty- first , in the un divided day nobody will receive him. Ritesh thought he had been well rewarded for his sweat- thrashed life

       On the verge of his retirement , Ritesh was suspended from his job being caught by the vigilance for the fault of others for misappropriation of Government money. And deprived of his pension. His sons spontaneously loved him for his money.

But now things have changed : he is pocket less therefore, no love. He came to the conclusion : money money money brighter than sun shine sweeter than honey. Dispute arose between them due to the old man. (They say ,oh, old fellow) 

      They forgot the old fellow was their father at the time of throwing him out of his home.

   He came to reality of the situation on the calling of the care taker.

      He charged ," Have you not cleaned the cow shed ? It is also your work. Go , do it immediately." His voice was like thunder.

     In leisurely hours , the old people assembled in a place and share among them selves regarding their ill-fate.

    One of them pronounced in tearful eyes ," What will be my five- year grand - son doing now ? Is he asking his mother when DADU will return to our home.  Do you know he plays with me, eats and sleeps with me. He goes to the market on my cycle. since the time he has left his mother he recognises noone except his DADU."

      He cried like a child. and went out side.

     Another one described how sorrowful his life had been at home when he was for a friend of his edicted to drugs and he was under its clutch. His sons could not bear it and they were poverty stricken for this. That's why they abandoned him from his little house. At length he became a refugee.

      Another oldman lamented ," owning this refugee life was not for my fault. My sons did not like to live in their native places and demanded selling it as they owned citizenship in foreign countries. When the house was sold against my will I collected some soil from the room,_ I took birth and left my kith and kin for ever as my wife had left me permanently."

      During the period of his participation with them he remembers his own sorrowful life.

     In his adolescent he met a girl who came to her maternal uncle's in his village and happened to come to his house as they were her distant relatives.

    On their first meeting Ritesh offered her a PULSE chocolate which she put it into her mouth with pleasure. But she paid him in dividends.

     Every month she sends him a packet of Cadbury chocolate writing below it a line ,"It is a token of sweet and pure love not like the PULSE which is sweet and bitter."

   In course of time , they become so close that Anisha pursed him to send proposal of marriage to her father.

    Being a Village girl, she had an adequate knowledge to lead a family in diversity as she belonged to a un divided family. 

   The Project was sent and it was accepted.

      In the honeymoon night Anisha and Ritesh promised to each other never to create a situation of mis understanding between them. Anisha waited anxiously for Ritesh and called in to him many a times and distributed him. So eternal their tenderness was that they were mad after one another. Had she not died so soon his life would not have been so despairing.

    In the night of he was tormented to leave his paternal house he didn't forget to bring with him the snapshot of Manisha. It was the silver lining in the darkest cloud.  When he felt so much mental affliction he brought it out of his purse and talked to her as if she descended into the snapshot.

      He came to actuality when the proposer appeared before him.   

    Not only did Ritesh but others also stopped from their activities and stood up to respond him with woo.

     The un compromising proprietor raised his voice and said ," I see you all while away your time in talking. But keep it in mind without doing your duties properly you will be deprived of your amenities." He rushed away across the hall.

    After his departure Ritesh called forth the boarders for a meeting.

    He elevated them," Here most of you are paying inhabitants , except few of us who have not paid a penny. We are obliged to obey him.  But why don't you raise up your voice against his injustice. Let's revolt non violently. We will neither pin up our duties nor eat lunch or dinner. In the mean time we will conjur at to the government as regards to the monopoly of the proprietor. I hope we will get justice." 

    Majority of them dis agreed upon it stating reasons that they were incapable people. If they were expelled from the boarding they had no way left.   

      Nevertheless, he was bold enough to a head the revolution himself. He did not eat or drink.  He conjurated to the concerned authorities to draw their attention against the governing board of their napotism and  corruption. But no action was taken as the whole system was under the cult.  

    He was in trouble when the proprietor came to know that Ritesh attempted to stir up the boarders against him and conjurated to the higher authority. He issued final warning to evacuate the abode immediately.  

    In a high pitch sound he said," I knew the ultimate. As long as I alive I will fight for justice. But time will come you will be obliged to these helpless old men. God is there you will be answerable to Him. Good bye."

     Ritesh came to the open. It was spring. Breeze was blowing slowly. Flowers of different. kinds were playing and dancing not caring the red eyes of the wrong doings of the chief. He directed to the station. Fortunately, he got the same old man who helped him to reaçh a filthy and un healthy home where he suffered beyond he could imagine.

    He submitted to him self,"Brother , are you fine ? Now I think your life is quite better than myself in the rambling atmosphere. It is time I will join you and enjoy freedom like you what it costs to me." 

   "It is not so easy to get a piece of work as you think. Is it true that old age homes are so un helpful ? Okay I shall try for you. Have you any money with you?"

    "I am helpless. I have not seen the face of a coin since I have expelled from my home" He said feebly.

   "Keep this amount with you. We will meet here in the evening. I think I will be able to arrange a job for you." 

      In the evening when he returned the place with an work order for him. But to his surprise he did not find him there. He searched for him here and there asked the passengers but couldn't get any information. He was in a hurry ànd going past the waiting hall. He saw some passengers gathered round some thing.  

  He asked to himself ," What is that?"

   He pulled out the passengers and saw some one had been shrouded. Hastily he un covered it .  

    He gave out a loud cry," Rjse up Ritesh the work order is for you."

     He rolled on the ground as if a baby with volumes of tears.

     He cremated him and celebrated his funeral ceremony with his labourer friends. Before his cremation he collected the snapshot  of a woman. He thought probably it was his wife's whom he loved most and a true friend of his worst whose pyre he bad witnessed before he was kicked out of his thatched roof.