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Sunday, May 10, 2009

In Pursuit of Happiness !

Prompted @ Tell a Tale.

As he opened his eyes in his lavishly-adorned,palitial bedroom on an early Sunday morning,he was startled to notice her unfamiliar absence by his side.


With half-opened eyes,he jumped out of his bed,and advanced towards the living room.Not finding here there,he got overpowered by a sense of anxiety.He called out for,in an audibly upsetting tone, "Madeline,where the hell are you,love?",as he made his way towards the guest room.His call was left unanswered.ating t



He was almost jolted out of his senses,when he did not find her there too. Feeling an adrenaline rush,he stood there for a moment,taking support from the bed-side table before retreating to their beloved bedroom.



Without giving a second thought,he hurriedly entered the room and approached her study table,as if driven by some divine intervention. Skimming through the contents of her expensive, sandalwood reading-table,his eyes fell upon a small note,addressed to him.Without wasting a second,he caught hold of it and opened the leaflet,that contained the following message written in her impressive handwriting:



"Happy Anniversary,William!

You've been a wonderful husband throughout.It was priviledge being your better-half.

But I guess,its time that I succumb to my inner voice.

I am leaving for my divine sojourn in the Himalayas,this morning!

You gave me everything,but I believe,that I now need a little more.I am leaving behind everything (that's you),in search of 'Moksha',my childhood desire and aspiration (as you already know.)

Hope,you would understand my quest for this spiritual accomplishment!



Yours in regret,

Madline"



He choked back silent tears as he finished her letter.Perhaps,these were the last words for him,from his beloved wife of 40 years!

10 comments:

George S Batty said...

Wow, she really took a u turn in pursuit of her dreams. Sounds much like middle aged men dumping their wives for younger women. Interesting twist
Old Grizz

Sameera said...

She could have taged him along with her!!Both would have discovered "Moksha". Just as companions and not as husband and wife. Better alternative isn't it..??
So, the note would have read:

" I order you to pack your bags and meet me at the Airport!" :d

Amit said...

nice post....well written :)

n happy birthday ..enjoy ur day !

Cheers,
Amit

All Is Whole said...

So its like....a volcanic eruption.....Volcano itself gets satisfied by pouring out everything and making others suffer .....
But reason behind everything is always something good.

Smiles :)
Prashant

Unknown said...

I wonder if it was an escape from the life she had or was it really a pursuit of freedom/moksha in its literal sense!


Cheers,
Sharad
Medley

Toon Indian said...

really nice story and yeah I guess for eternal salvation , one has to forge alone.
Very well written!!

pisku said...

Nice story

p.s- can u plz remove the word verification.

Anonymous said...

maybe redemption has stories to tell...but just maybe forgiveness is right whr you fell....
where can you escape when you run from your self? maybe salvation is right here...

dont you think ? :)

cheers

Ivy.

Story Teller said...

I will not comment anything here - Thanks for participating... bring your friends too... :)

BrownPhantom said...

That was deep. Showed sadness and pursuit of happiness together.
Nicely written :).