Learning the ART OF LIVING

Short story of happiness at no cost

It was around 1.30 pm. I was travelling to office from client location in a local train.
Was standing near the door,I saw an middle aged eunuch begging money from passengers(Quite common in Mumbai).

Hardly saw anyone giving her money.

After begging from all the passengers , she came near the door as she want wanted to go to other compartment at next station.She looked hungry.I thought may be she was begging for having food.

I looked at her and asked her "aapka khana hua?"(You had food??)

For some moment she was surprised and then replied "nahi.kyu?"(No.why?)

Me - "Mere pass tiffin hai. khaogay kya?? me dusra kuch khalunga badme "
( I have tiffin. will you eat ?? I will eat something else later).

She(with a broad smile and spark on her face) - Nhi beta. tum kha lo. Me khalungi badme.(No son, You eat your tiffin .I will have my lunch later).

Now Train was about to reach next station.

I was finding my wallet in my bag to give her money.

She said - Nhi beta,kuch nhi chaiye aapse .God bless you. You are very nice(pulled my cheek) ,smiled and got down at station.

Her smile and compliment was surely the moment of happiness for me:)

Purpose of the story .............

First sight love-It still happens

Waiting for  train to reach office for an early morning  review.
while I was constantly looking for train to arrive, saw a beautiful girl just stepping down from bridge to platform.
Eyes were following her,brain was freazed.
I asked to myself "How can she travel in local train??"
"Was she the most beautiful I have seen in my life??"


"Yessssssssss " was the loud answer from all the senses..


Now the train arrived but I wanted to see that face for some more time.


Both got into train...but my mind was still there..I stood near the door and whenever train halted at any station ..I was looking at her compartment just to check where she gets down.(just out of curiosity)nothing else.




Whole day I was just thinking about her ...and finally before going to bed I decided to see her again that means I have to wake up 2 hours early


Nxt morning I rushed to station..nervous and excited..


and stood at the place where I can get into that  compartment of train which is next to hers..as she used to travel in ladies compartment and we are not allowed to go there:(




It was around 8am and train was going to arrive in 2 mins..Thoughts of not seeing that face again was running in my mind just few seconds before train arrived,I saw her running down the steps to catch the train.


I wanted to see her everyday now...so everyday I used to wait for her at platform..i was mad I guess.


This continued for couple of weeks.This was routine..


"My day started waking up early to get her one glimpse and ended up hoping to get her glimpse  next day"


Couple of weeks later, one day it has been over 15 mins but train didn't arrive .Both were at the platform waiting for train.

 "hey do you have any idea why trains are running late today..did you hear any announcement when it will arrive"?? she asked me

This was my expression ,reaction and answer to her.To my rescue ,train arrived.

From the next day, we started smiling every time we look at each other.(atleast once in a day.)

I Knew I am in next stage now..

"My day started waking up early to see her smiling face and ended up hoping to see her smile  next day"

This smile thing was routine for one week now.

After that for two days due to some other important work I couldnt go early.

I missed her smile badly.

Third day when I reached platform, she was already there.We smiled as usual.

She asked in sign language ."what happened??You didn't come yesterday??"

It took a while for me to understand.I looked back just to confirm that the question was for me.

My answer again was the same thing

 
But this time she was confused.
May be she thought I was dumb.


I was worried about what she might think about me because of weird expression.


Next day she planned something I never dreamed it would happen.


as usual I was at platform waiting for her to come.
after 15mins ,I thought she was late today
It was over an  hour waiting but she didn't arrive.
I thought may be because of my stupid reaction she might have got pissed and caught some other train or from other compartment.




bUT why I don't know I still wanted to wait as I had some feeling that she would come.


It was over 2 hours now and I had to leave for office .
I Started thinking may be I should have done that ,done this but now I wont e able to see her again.Totally sad I was..cursing my introvertness.
Train arrived and  I looked around one last time and started walking towards train.


there was a hand on my shoulder from behind ...I looked behind and Voilaa




It was HER.........I was stunned and I could literally hear my hearbeats..I was scared.but my expressions again were

But this time  She smiled and  hugged.




That was moments of heaven for me on earth...




She then placed a white paper in my hand and started walking.


I opened it to find her name and number and had wriiten


"Because of you,i am late and I am not going to office today,You owe me a coffee now":)


I really couldn't  absorb so many things happeningaround. I had to pinch myself to feel it was just real and happening.






Later I msged her and we had coffee and I shared all these stupid things and now after one month, I can say


"My day starts waking up early to meet her, talk to her  and ends hoping to meet her next day"


and it same from her side too..






Later I came to know that She was just standing there in opposite platform from 8am to just check me what I do and she was so so impressed...hahahahhaahah


Present day , I would describe my  story as

Life is strange………Destiny decides everything and happy with it.


when we met, she told a fact that after initial few days she realised that I was there only for her as she saw my company id card once and she asked about the office timings from one of her friends working there.

Scariest DAys

This incident happened with me some few months ago.

I love to read and listen to true ghost and paranormal happenings but never thought I would be writing one.

I was in my village i.e udupi(small town in Karnataka).
After having a small afternoon nap ,i went to our terrace to relax for some time. When I walked into our terrace, I saw a women dressed in sarree with a small kid on her lap sitting on an old wooden chair(which we don't use).

I just looked at them and smiled, but they didn't.
They were behaving as if i wasnt visible for them.
I was shirtless so I thought may be because of that women might be feeling uncomfortable and not looking at me.
I went down to wear shirt and then asked my aunt "who are they??I haven't seen them before at our place.

She said who!!!!..i have been here for last 2 3 hours and noone has come to our house.You might have dreamt about something.

I was totally shocked.Without wasting a second,i ran to terrace again with my mobile phone.( as it was day time I had guts to do that)

and
now there was no one there.
I have seen in some movies that you can see ghosts with camera.
Immediately I took my camera and tried to capture that place and you wont believe I could see them for a fraction of second but as soon as I clicked nothing was there.
(I quickly ran downstairs and told this to everyone.Nobody believed though and suggested to have proper sleep.)

For few days even going to toilet at night was more difficult than going to moon.:)

Untill that day,I really believed there are nothing such as life after death and ghosts and all
 but now I can say they are there somewhere between us may be we cant see them .

Coming to the other point who were they,
After few days, I narrated the incident to my other aunt who stays there and she said that some 2 3 years ago besides our house there used to be another house where one family lived.
Husband was drunkard and used to torture his wife everyday.One day she commited suicide by setting herself and her child on fire.
later her husband sold that house and now some other people stay.

Also
Some 2 days before that tragedy, we borrowed their wooden chair for some purpose and  we couldn't give that back.
Now the chair which I told initially on which that women was sitting is the same old chair borrowed from them.

After that incident I hardly went to terrace and I never leaned near the edges.After a week I returned to Mumbai and now I don't live in fear anymore.

Last thing to mention : They want to throw/destroy that chair but they are in fear whether ghost would trouble them later.
They will soon find a way out.