Pitam Singh

Mysterious Envelope: a Hidden Destiny Pitam Singh

Let us talk about destiny, the stranger began to speak confidently; "the word destiny is one of the most misunderstood concept and people like you have apprehension about its implied meaning to the point of fear. Such fear is a natural reaction to the philosophical insinuation that our lives are predestined to a specific outcome." Sudhir closed his eyes trying to listen to Baba who was chanting some mantras, but instead of the mantras heard something different in his voice that echoed ears. The experience was wondrous; when he opened eyes and looked at Baba, Baba was chanting mantras, which was clear. But the moment he closed eyes, Baba was saying something into his ears that was quite different unrelated to the hymn ." The book is the recount of meeting of Sudhir with the stranger and unfolds consequent upon his tryst with the mystic. "Sanjana said, marrying outside the caste is a sin in our society. They would never accept our relationship, even at the cost of our lives." "If that was so then why did we do it?" Sudhir asked. She smiled, running her hand over the back of his head she said, "this was our vengeful act against them and the society. If the society could impose on us the rules that are against our will and affect our lives then we are entitled to break the rules and that is what we did." Without a single word further on the subject he understood what she was trying to tell him