BOOK WAS CLOSED BUT A PAGE WAS OPEN | a story in English

Written by Atul Milind Pawar

BOOK WAS CLOSED BUT A PAGE WAS OPEN | A story in English by Atul Milind Pawar

About the story: A motivational story written in an intriguing way that will take you through the journey of life.

A town & a old house I visited , as I entered in a room something caught my eyes. There was a book on the desk but the strange thing about it was that it was closed but a page was open. With a curiosity to know what it was, I rushed towards the desk , took the book , it’s name was ‘what really life is all about’ & took that page out & started reading. It had a small title on the top which was ‘IT’S MY LIFE’ further story written in page was ‘ As a first kid of my family when I was born , I got love & care from my family & everything which I wanted to have as a child, from starting when my schooling years started I was a bright student, good in studies and good in sports, good friends & had everything which a small kid desires.

At that time my life was so simple & easy. I was content, As I acquired the capacity of thinking what is life, what are dreams. I always wanted my every year story to have a perfect end. If not perfect then it should have a good end, at some point of life everything was perfect & I was growing up with happiness & life went through smoothly. Without knowing something was waiting for me, every page of life was filling with happiness & moments to cherish & till then every year, my story had a perfect end. Sometimes, even I got things that were over and beyond my expectations. As a kid I used to think life is moving so slow. I used to watch it go by looking out the window on my bus ride, life was so easy that I never struggled for anything. But everything never remains same & there was something different waiting outside the door. Later, that something came in front of me & left me broken for a longtime.

After few years, a dark phase of my life came where I was full of disappointment, I saw relations breaking, I was fighting with my thoughts, losing self belief. A dark side of me & the dark past chased me everyday. This was extraordinary because as a kid I never expected this to happen. It was difficult to be handled by a teenager & left me with lifelong scars. When I lost trust on people, I started distancing from others , kept secrets so that no one could break me again. No one would know what was happening in my life. In a way, my life & me got twisted. In my room of life, the light of happiness from candle ceased to burn again, all that was left was only darkness.

As my everyday story was filled with sadness, problems – my days ended with questions what will happen tomorrow? I used to think if it was time for me to give up ? Passing from the roads like a lost ghost who was never seen by anyone nor anyone would know what his regrets were. Fighting with such situations for long time, one day when I lost everything. I found myself burdened by negativity & darkness of past. I took a moment to see my smiling picture on the wall again. I remembered how my life was, in a moment of silence finally I took a deep breath & took the decision. I wrote & kept a letter for my family on the bed & I……

With these words the page ended. With fear & sadness, I thought what had happened. I looked for more clues. I turned page back but nothing could be found. But suddenly, my focus went to the book in which this page was kept. I rushed towards the book and took it in my hand. While checking the book, I suddenly felt something falling on the floor. It was a small note ,I started reading the words,

“EVERY STORY OR PAGE DOESN’T NEED TO BE PERFECT OR COMPLETED , SOMETIMES IT JUST NEEDS TO BE EMPTY”

At the bottom of the page a name was written – N.C.ALLYSON, I got the clue that it could be Allyson’s story. After reading the note I could feel the pain. I thought again what decision did Allyson take in the end? The mystery could be solved later with more clues but Allyson’s note left me with question that

“Did we really need to expect our story’s & life pages to be perfect or completed. I thought at which point will I leave the pages of my life story empty?”

(A fictional story , names used are fictional too.)


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