Monday, July 19, 2010

A true story of a boy from bir

Being a human being is the hardest thing a man could ever imagine. We are filled with anger, hatred, jealousy and ignorance which caused destruction to others and most importantly to ourselves. He is 25. He possesses everything that every girl sees in a boyfriend and husband. He had it all yet he had nothing. Ever since he was a kid he had a hard time controlling his temper. He tried everything to lessen his temper but failed to do so. By the time he grew older and older his temper never seemed to be in control which made his friends all seemed to drift away and he was left all alone on the empty stage of his life. The situations of his family especially his old coughing mother proved no help to him to control his temper perhaps creates more frustration inside his mind. His temper grew, grew and grew. He starts to isolate himself from people. His older sister is the sole bread earner in the family. She looks strong from outside but her swollen eyes tell the untold worries and endless tears she cried every other night. Her heart was as weak as a betrayed lover's heart. His mother needs a surgery but they can't afford it. His family faced immense obstacles surviving every single day on the tip of a needle. After finishing his high school, he went to Delhi to do a course in management. After one year, he heard the sudden death of his old father shocked his family. He was frustrated, angry yet helpless. Every time he sees his old mother coughing in the hot afternoon outside the house under the old pine tree with the sound of bees revolving around the tree, his heart is already dead and shed no more tears. For all these years he had hold the volcano inside. Four months back from now, he took a huge decision of his life. Now, he is a monk at Sherabling monastery in India which is forty five minutes drive from our town. He also teaches English to other monks who came from Tibet. Maybe, the monastery is the only place where he felt safe and controlled. May he conquer all the negative energy and attain enlightenment.

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