Bhavadharini Murali

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“The Truth of Life” by Bhavadharini Murali

Submitted to Contest #90

I planted you with my own two hands. I still remember the day. I remember the youth that I was, who ripped up the plants in my mother's garden. I remember getting caught by the old lady. She was old and frail - but something about her made me want to stand and listen to her. "Son," she said. Her voice was nothing like you imagined. It was firm. Her frail frame belied the steel in her. "You, in your ignorance, are ripping up these plants. Why?" "It makes me feel like God, having power over these plants. Knowing that I can rip them and do as I...

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