Pea Pod - A taste of everyday life

Once upon a time, there was a man named Ramu. He lived in a small little house, did not have any riches but was happy with what he had. His only prized possession was his dear plant. It was a plant that gave such lovely flowers. Ramu took great care of this plant. He would water it everyday, gave it ample sunlight, trimmed and pruned it and even sang to it. But this plant was very hard to please. It flowered only when it felt like it. Sometimes, Ramu would wait for a week for it to flower and yet sometimes it gave flowers everyday. Ramu used to ask the plant in his songs to tell him what used to worry it so much. Then one day, the plant spoke. "Ramu, I don't like the clothes you wear. I don't want to flower." Ramu went and bought himself two new pairs of clothes in spite of not having any extra money. The plant flowered everyday then for weeks together. After a month or so, it stopped flowering again. Ramu questioned the plant. The plant replied, "Ramu, I don...

As soon as I get back home from work, I put down my bag, freshen up and leave for my walk on the beach with C. A brisk and refreshing walk. The beach looks beautiful at this time. The breeze is cool and the sky is decorated with small little stars. There is one star that is particularly brighter than the rest. Our first thought - it was Venus sparkling with all its might. But we were wrong. There can't be two Venuses, can there? I claim myself to be very observant, then how is it that I didn't see the real Venus? During one of our walks, C and I kept staring at that bright star. We thought we saw it move. In a few minutes we saw it becoming dimmer and dimmer and then it was gone! How could this be possible? This can't be a star! No way! And the unnoticed Venus was still shining bright in the sky. What was that star then? Was it a star, anyway? The next evening we saw it again and we'd see it everyday after that. Shining bright, moving away and finally disappearing. We w...

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