Life at your service
An extremely disturbed Samira was dragging her feet on the footpath as an aimless lady, cluelessly expecting some miracle to happen and change her life overnight. She had never thought that one day she would be left all alone. It's not that something unexpected had occurred, but naturally, her aged parents had left for their heavenly abode within a short gap, which left her alone.It's a regular feature for the last two months that Samira feels reluctant to enter the empty house, so she roams around every evening after her office. One day, she notices a shabby building beside a footpath and 'Motivational Hall' is inscribed on its door. Samira feels an immense willingness to get inside the building. She does so and sees no one present there. It disturbs her a little, and hurriedly, she turns back towards the way out.
'Do not go back, and find your inner peace here.' sounds a loud but mesmerising voice. Samira gets a little nervous and instantly turns back. Still, there is no one, so whose voice was that, thinks Samira. Again, the same voice retorts: 'You won't be able to see me, but I can. He adds that you write down your inner turmoil on a sheet of paper, which you will get beside a collection box, and then drop it in the box.' The voice further conveys Samira to come back to the hall the next day at the same time for the solution to her problem.
Samira takes some time to decide what she should do. Finally, she decides to share her problem with the unknown voice to have some solution to her deep pain and loneliness. She writes about her desperation, drops it in the collection box and walks towards the hall door.
Quite naturally, Samira fails to forget the whole incident and even spends a sleepless night. She remains restless throughout the next day and eagerly waits for the evening when she has to go to the Meditation Hall for the solution to her crisis. The waiting period is over, and Samira enters the hall while her heart is in fast-beating mode. She expects to meet the concealed person whose voice she had heard a day ago. To her surprise, the Meditation Hall is just the same as yesterday and not a single person is there. She becomes sad and has no clue what to expect next. Samira waits there restlessly for some time and then decides to leave the hall. Suddenly, a voice quipped: "Your lack of patience leads to a lack of confidence. Nothing is permanent. Accept the reality, and you will lead a hassle-free life. Spend valuable time with lonely people, and, in return, you will find solace and meaning in your life.
All of a sudden, Samira becomes relaxed. Her inner voice says that she has got a motto in life. She will spend some valuable time with lonely people staying in old homes. The whole idea fills her with zeal. She comes home and starts listing down the shelter homes for aged people. Finally, Samira says goodbye to her loneliness and finds a motto in life to add zing to the lives of lonely people.
Submission for:
Creative Writing Story Contest