Submitted to: Contest #37

زندگی LIFE

Written in response to: "Write a story that starts with the reveal of a long-kept secret."

Mystery

His wish to transmit a unlimited vision to whole world, make him a different personality.He loves to share, he enjoys his habit to make vision partners.


He is Rashid, 49 years aged.He lives a simple life of a middle class family.His activities revolves around to think, to write, to be get corrections from others and after all to share with each and every person.


His life has only one aim i.e "If I thinks positive, it must be forever". From a pen to computer, from mobile to laptop, from social websites/apps to printed and electronic media.....Rashid have only one point agenda, one point aim.


Rashid thinks about future generations. He have a background of history student. He gatherd a random knowledge of different aspects of history including religious based history. Then he concluded that life is about to share for maximum benefits. If we will share more the world becomes more beautiful.


It was like a war for Rashid having no opponent. He is in a war with himself. He have to think, write, have corrections and a concluded vision to be transfered to whole world, including last man on earth before the day of judgment.


In this war he was alone. He was exhausted but still he wants to fight, he wants to continue a strugle, he needs an end but with satisfaction. And unfotunatly satisfaction was not available to complete his mission.


Rashid wants to defeat himself with his own vision. He wants to erase himself. why? because he need a conclusion that if I am erased then who is alive within me. He wish to taste a taste.less life.

One day he met Junaid, 62 years aged personality. He felt his condition without a word, without a single argument. Junaid said come near me with a paper and pen. "I am giving you a way, a mission."


Rashid was with Junaid for 5 days. Before and after that 5 days they both never met each other.Rashid started his life as Junaid guided him.


Rashid moving ahead in life. He was alone. No one accompnied him. No one to discuss the issues. No one to resolve his visionery complications. He have to move forward with endless efforts.


He was unaware of danger and damage. And he have to continue the mission, to complete himself in his own way, with his vision.


A long time passed, years and years. One day Rashid felt him very fresh, a calmness in his heart. He sense a feeling within him. He thought time has come. His mission near to complete. He left his pen,paper,computer,mobile,laptop,social websites etc everything he left and he was still happy. He was enjoying his inner peace.


Rashid feels that his vision is completly transfered safely. His vision is everlasting. He feels no more work. He needs just relax. He have done a job that was complete in his own way.


Rashid is here but with no identy. You are Rashid if you may live like Rashid. I am Rashid if I will live like him.


what he did? what was his life? It was not a complex equation. He was 13 years old when he started his mission. In winter, on a sunny day he was in his garden, relaxing on a chair. He looked a empty toffee wraper. He picked up and started thinking. He concluded that even a child knows that wraper have no value. Child knows toffee is actual valueable thing.


It was a start of his life. In coming years pen and paper was his identity. Everytime, everywhere he may found with these things.


Time elapsed, in college life he published some articles. After that he have a married life, job, kids and a middle class life but mission was on way.


Junaid taught him what he deserves.He kept his lessons with him. He have to write same ideas, same words for 10 to 15 years. He completes the tenure with hard work.


Something changed, it was his way of thinking. It was his vision. He was not agree to accept any incompletness. He needs same completness in others.


His wife felt this change. She tried to adjust with this changed behavier. Actually she decided to learn this attitue. She practically observed that no way to oppose or make a hurdle. In the result, she was a partner in his vision. Now Rashid was not alone. He started discussions with his wife. Oftenly, he started a topic and then oppose the same. But his wive tried to learn the both point of views. She mostly added a lot but very accurate. It makes Rashid happy. He thought that at least there's a person who understand him.

Rashid kids were school going. When they saw parents discussion on different topics, it was impressive for them. Sometimes they interfere and make the situation funny. And ofcourse destroy the whole situation but it have a taste for Rashid.

After some years, kids were not kids. Now they started arguments. It makes discussions more beneficial. A family togather, on a way of learning...A happy family, because they all knows how to manage with other family members.

Rashid and family, now in a phase to deliver something. The whole family at the same time working hard to transmit there vision to whole world. They were using blogs, websites, social media and youtube channels. The whole was actually a one man show, all family members now be like Rashid. And it was a open secret of Rashid life.


Rashid becomes successful because he was succeeded to erase himself. He was living in a world without him. Nothing was as he needs. Nothing he was able to change. But his vision worked. Now Rashid was able to face a judge, a teacher and every relation. He was ready to accept every truth but rejected any false vision. He now is living a life with truthfulness. In his life there is only one relationship i.e truth and truthfulness.


Rashid thought that it is now meaningless that I am living or died. The important thing is only one that I am on truth or not...?


Rashid on truth, sharing truth, loves truth. Are you be like Rashid,ask yourself now.

Posted Apr 17, 2020
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21:45 Apr 22, 2020

Farooq I liked the message of your story, it's a very powerful one. There are mistakes throughout the story. But overall I enjoyed what you wrote. I thought it was funny how the kids wanted to jump into the conversation. I think it's great that Rashid found a wife who understood him. Living a life is very important and that is why I loved the last line you wrote. Keep up the good work!

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Farooq Rashid
14:34 Apr 25, 2020

I really feel very happy, it was my first attempt to write in english. Thanks alot for giving me courage to write more in near future.Thanks sir.

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04:50 Apr 26, 2020

Aww Farooq I am so happy that I was able to encourage you to write more in the future! Also I'm a girl hahaha so I think you meant thanks ma'am. But that's ok. I look forward to reading more of your stories in the future!

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Farooq Rashid
18:23 Apr 26, 2020

Sorry ma'am.....actually I am from Pakistan. And not familier with names as yours. But in future I will MUST be very concious about it :)

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15:32 Apr 27, 2020

It's ok no worries :)

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Farooq Rashid
02:47 Apr 28, 2020

Thanks alot for your kindness.

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