Lost in woods


Strangely I Stopped worrying
Strangely she stopped worrying but began to think whether
she should wait for someone to pass by or she should leave the car and walk
around to look for help. She was not sure whether there were wild animals in
these jungles, though some of the stories would confirm leopards and bears that
would descend sometimes from high altitude dense areas.

She thought “this is a Honda City, latest model. I am not sure whether this person has ever seen this car before, leave apart touch it. If he is not a mechanic I don’t think he can do anything about it. But let him try. Anyways I am already stuck and it cannot be worse. Moreover I will be sitting in the car only while he sees it. So let him try.” Moreover the man seemed genuine to her. She had heard people in hills were usually simple and gracious beings and right now she wanted to trust that. She opened the bonnet of car and sat on driver’s seat. It took almost ten minutes when the man finally emerged from behind the bonnet and stood on the side. She turned her key few times and with a jerk the engine finally started. She felt like dancing with joy. Though usually she was not very dedicated in her prayers but she thanked God several times that moment. She came out of the car, thanked the man and offered some money for his help but he gladly refused it. She asked him “how did you do this miracle?” he just smiled and looked at the sky. She couldn’t understand it. The man replied “I can see today you have to reach somewhere, but whenever you come back here there is a beautiful ashram six kilometers from here. Please visit that and I will be sure that you have paid me enough in kind.”
She sat in the car, started it and looked back to wave a
final goodbye to the man. The road behind was lit in the back light but she
could not spot the man anywhere. She was confused and looked here and there but
there was no sign of the man. She thought “he was quick to leave. People here
are really agile. ”. She drove ahead but the man’s last words were ringing in
her mind. “What is the ashram the man referred to?” she thought.
Near by Ashram
After driving for about four kilometers she saw beautiful
lightening in distance. As she approached nearer she could see a white marble
structure in the form of a temple. It was exactly in valley between hills and sound
of prayers was vibrating from there. She felt herself driven to it. She
wondered if it was the same ashram the man had referred to. She parked her car
and decided to go inside.

Though she reached Ramnagar that day but the incidents of
that evening are still a mystery to her. It is one of those instances where
here logical brain completely defies the experience of her heart.
Divine
ReplyDeleteI am really happy that you liked it!
DeleteBreathless narrative.! Wonderful story!
ReplyDeleteBaba, every time you like a story, it leaves me wondering how to start the next one...and whether it will turn out as good as the last one!!
DeleteI have personally visited the Ashram mentioned, believe every word of the story. There are few things which defy logic. Mesmerising.
ReplyDeleteI have personally visited the Ashram mentioned, believe every word of the story. There are few things which defy logic. Mesmerising.
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