An entity in a land of kings got into profession even before
understanding the meaning of food, but what hunger meant was always known to
her.
Being an infant she served the purpose of attracting mercy
in the hands of a symbolic helpless mother. At the age of crawling she was
under fed to prepare her for the job. As a homeless creature without a roof and
footpath as shelter, she took a step releasing the support of her hands from
the ground, for the first time she was standing on her legs. She began to walk
towards the road and stretched her hands to touch and feel the world but
suddenly some passerby left a coin in her palms. . . The first step also became
a step into the occupation mercy was easily attracted towards her innocent
face.
This was instantly noticed by her forbearers and celebrated
as a mark of luck. She became a little star in a dark sky radiating an
invisible light. She earned more than anyone else at that signal; her education
involved only an introduction of the three colors.
She did noticed children of her age but they were very
different from her.
They carried bags on their shoulders and wore clothes of the
same kind but were clean unlike her. Their
bus took them to a building where they spent half the day then returned on the
same route. Often they were accompanied by people who took utmost care of them.
This was dissimilar in comparison to her elders.
She often communicated with them when the bus stops but the
words were never exchanged, she used to go and stare at them and they returned
her look. An amazement of watching something alien was carried in the stares.
She begged elders but never raised her hands in front of
children, something inside her compelled not to. This was not acceptable to the
seniors in her profession.
They left her hungry for a couple of days to teach her a
lesson. But for her, hunger was more of a weapon than a cause of torture. She
had learned earlier in her life how to be calm when not fed at all. She finally
refused to beg!
The little star was now radiating a light which was disturbing
the harmony of a supposedly darker sky. She was threatened to be abandoned, but
this also proved an ineffective measure on an already unsponsored life.
On the third night of her punishment she left that footpath
and started walking towards the building where all children went in a hope to
return with people who will care for her.
She never realized whether she reached there or not. Hunger
struck her but she didn't strike back.
Her birth was not of significance but her departure was set on route of enlightenment.
Her birth was not of significance but her departure was set on route of enlightenment.
