Alter Ego: I am narrating a borrowed story of sacrifice of a modern middle aged man to his loved one in the context of Tejpal saga. A middle aged senior officer in a MNC, started loving one of his juniors. He expressed his desire to the girl without imposing any authority to accept his proposal. The girl politely refused. But the officer could not but stop his love for the girl. However, one day, he called the girl and assured her categorically that though he was still in love with her, she should not worry for her refusal and he would help her if she would need it, both at personal and professional life. After few months, the girl got a better opportunity and required a certificate to the effect that she had been a good worker in the post she was holding. She approached her boss quite hesitantly, as she was not sure how the spurned boss would react. But to her surprise, without a slightest hesitation, the officer gave her a certificate which can only be given by a father figure to a junior officer. The girl left the company and joined the other office located in a different city. After two years, the man got an invitation letter for the marriage of the girl. In between, there was no written or verbal communication between them. The man could not attend the marriage due to his preoccupation, but he did not forget to send a gift and a bouquet of flower on the day of marriage. Another one year passed, without any contact with the girl. The man had to visit the city where the girl used to stay on an official visit. It is a cheer coincidence, while coming out from a restaurant, he met the girl and her husband, who were about to enter the restaurant. After, initial introduction, the couple invited the man for a cup of coffee. Though he was in a hurry for another meeting with a client, he obliged. Before they could finish the coffee, terrorist struck at the restaurant and the man died on the spot while shielding the couple from barrage of bullets. The middle aged man sacrificed his life for the girl whom he loved and spurned by the girl. The story did not end there. The girl got shock of her life, when she was informed that, she was going to inherit a property of few crore as per the Will of the man. Incidentally, the man was unmarried at the time his death ( as he had to sacrifice his marriage for the parents and younger siblings who were initially dependent on him and left him in lurch, once settled). Apparently, the middle aged person was a saintly person. But it was not exactly that. He was all along thinking to have that girl for his own comfort only. He had a desire that, the girl should not be happy with her husband, so that, she would come back to him. He even thought, if her husband would die, he would have a realistic chance to marry that girl. Therefore, he all along wished that, either her husband should leave the girl voluntarily or he should die. But when there was a realistic chance to get rid of her husband, he saved him by sacrificing his own life. Why he did that? Can he be condemned for his ill thoughts? As per our religious books, only thinking a bad thing, unless you execute, does not invite punishment from God. Almost similar line of thinking prevails in our judicial system. ( The story is based on Panchatantra and Tal Betal where the merchant is replaced by a Senior MNC officer , Paricharika is replaced by subordinate officer and Dasyu by terrorist And finally on some unconfirmed facts). Please compare the two men, one behind the bar( I don’t want to say anything about him) and the man who despite of desire to have that girl, left everything for the loved one (in this case ,the girl), without application of force, expecting love from the young girl, who happened to be his subordinate. Dedicated to all the persons who love some one from whom he/she expects nothing earthly.
Posted on: Tue, 03 Dec 2013 09:31:40 +0000
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