THE SCHOOL OF LOVE
I seriously feel, this world would have been a much, much better place to live in… and, our hearts would have been much lighter and our lives would have been so much happier – Yes, had we all assumed in our minds less. Most of our assumptions are baseless… and, they are the root cause of our worry and, thereby, our sorrow and unhappiness. My young son lives in a hostel in Pune where he studies Animation. Last evening, I had a very strong urge in my heart to talk to him and I called him up on his cell. It was ringing… but, he was not picking up. “This is not college hours, he can pick up… He should,” I reasoned in my mind. I tried a couple of times without any success. Finally, I sent a message enquiring about him and expressing my love… My strong urge to say “Hi’ to him… and how I missed him. But, till this morning, he did not get back to me! The strong urge to say “I love you, son… I miss you,” by now, had turned into a strong bitterness, a pain...