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The Philosopher-Short Story-9


The Philosopher

The philosopher was a great orator too. He was very famous for public speaking. Listeners did look like a stone when he started to say something on any topic. The audience did pay so much attention that they didn’t have any movement while listening to him. His speeches were highly appreciated all over the world. He used to say, “There is no life or death. There is a soul and it is immortal. Only the soul transfers from one body to another. When the soul comes in a certain material the material gets a shape of a living thing. Death means only changing the soul from one body to another.”
Once the philosopher’s follower asked, “Guru, why people cry when their loved ones die?”
“It is their ignorance,” Guru replied. Guru further said, “They don’t have knowledge about the soul. They don’t know what is life and death. General people only know that death is end of the life. That is not true. Death kills only the body not the soul. Since the soul never dies there is no meaning of crying.”
The follower seemed fully satisfied with his Guru’s answer. He felt his Guru is great. His Guru has clear vision about the soul, life, and death. That is why he never seemed in sock after hearing about some one’s death. The follower remembered his Guru’s firm position in any unfavorable circumstances and no any death-news could make him upset and unstable.
Guru once got back from his abroad visit unexpectedly. The follower came to know that his Guru had made his visit shorter. Guru’s such sudden return put his follower in a greater surprise. The follower went to see his Guru. He found his Guru much more upset than ever. He never had seen his Guru that much upset. He wanted to ask the Guru about the cause of his worry. He tried to ask some questions to know about his Guru’s problem, but he couldn’t ask his Guru. 
The follower regretted for not asking his Guru any question while heading to his home. He even felt himself guilty for this. When he got home he turned the TV to listen to the current news and distracts his mind somewhere else. One of the headlines of the current news attracted his attention surprisingly. The headline was, “The world famous Guru’s mother has passed away, yesterday morning.”
The follower came to know the cause of his Guru’s upset and his views about the soul, life, and death.

Bishwa Raj Adhikari







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