This site is as about the inspiration I get, as I am designed to get, where faith and conviction are my two flowers, which receive light when asked to God.
Few days back, I was having some peanuts at a bus stand when the man asked me for a peanut.
I said-“What?!”
He said-“
Can I have some peanuts?”
I was taken
aback.
He said that
hadn’t had peanuts for more than thirty years, so suddenly he felt the need to
eat some.
I told him-“There’s
a peanut seller, selling peanuts just around the corner. You can buy the peanuts
over there.”
“I know I
can, but I want to you give me the peanuts.”
Hearing him
speak these words I moved away from him, and started walking.Maybe he was nuts.
Then
someone called my name and I turned around to see who it was.
It was the
same man, who had asked me for peanuts.
I-“How do
you know my name?”
Him-“I knew
it!”
I-“Knew
what?”
Him-“That you
won’t recognize me.”
I-“Why
should I recognize you?”
Him-“I am
your old school friend. We studied in the same school for two years and you
would have peanuts which I used to bring in my tiffin box.”
I-“And you
wouldn’t give it to me. Just a mere two or three peanuts and the rest you would
simply gobble up.”
Him-“You
recognized me?”
I-“Oh! Yes.The
moment you said can I have some peanuts, that scrawny voice of yours tingled
the brain cells in my mind. I immediately thought –“Where had I heard this
voice before?” I looked around and though you have grown up be a grumpy looking man, your eyes and smile
hasn’t changed much.”
Him-“So you
recognized me and were playing a prank on me?”
I-“Meeting
me after so many years, if you can play a prank on me, then I too can do so.”
His face
fell down.
I-“Don’t
worry old friend. I shall buy you a new pack of peanuts from the peanut seller.”
And thus,
he cheered up a bit.
We had tea and
peanuts, chatted for a while and then we got up on the bus, which we were
supposed to do much earlier.
In long
spaces of time, people don’t change much. Do they?
Mr.Big Tree had told Mr.Rat that a group of “pirate” mice were planning to attack his town.
Few days
back, their leader had held a meeting at the ground near Mr. Big Tree’s foot
and discussed his plans.
This was the secret upon hearing which Mr.Rat had shivered up.
In a scared
voice Mr.Rat asked Mr.Big Tree “What shall we do now old friend?”
Mr.Big tree
replied-“Lets call upon my friend Sir Elephant. He is intelligent and can give
you some good advice.”
Soon Sir Elephant came to meet his old friend Mr.Big Tree, and was apprised of the problem.
Hearing it
all Sir Elephant said-“It’s very simple. You all are simply worrying.”
Mr.Rat-“Sir
Elephant, is it. I am very scared.”
Sir
Elephant-“Oh! Those pirate mice have been caught before.”
Mr.Big
Tree-“How my old friend?”
Sir
Elephant-“There are two ways.”
Mr.
Rat-“What are the ways?”
Sir
Elephant-“Let them come and we shall teach them a lesson.”
Saying so
Sir Elephant went away to make some preparations.
In the
meantime, the news spreaded that a group of pirate mice were planning to
attack, the rat town and everyone remained vigilant.
They had
locked down their houses.
Sir
Elephant came with the preparations.
He said to
all –“No need to worry.Everything has been taken care off.”
The rats
weren’t assured.
Seeing
their grumpy and doubtful faces, Sir Elephant said-“Come and see”.
He asked
them to follow him.
Mr.Big
Tree, Sir Elephant, Mr.Rat took the lead and other rat villagers followed them.
Upon
walking nearly half kilometer, they found a group of pirate mice tied up, by
the animal police force.
All the
villagers were astonished. They gathered around Sir Elephant and said-“Sir, how
did this happen. How could you make it possible?”
Sir
Elephant-“It was very simple. Mice are very scared of lights. In the dead of
the night, they were coming to attack your village, so the moment they
approached our location we threw water on them and when they were looking here
and there for source of the water, we turned on the halogen lights, while the
rat cops had the protective sunglasses on. The pirate mice started running here
and there, as they were blinded with the white lights, and we caught and tied
them up with iron chains so that they don’t break free of it.”
Sir
Elephant said-“Do not bow before me. It could all happen due to Mr. Big
Tree efforts and quick thinking.”
The villagers then profoundly thanked Mr.Big Tree.