A LETTER TO RUSKIN BOND ON HIS BIRTH DAY! #BlogchatterBlogHop

My daughter is an avid reader and Ruskin Bond ranks among her favourite authors.  Her letter to Ruskin Bond on his 92nd Birthday is brought out by me thru' my blog for my Readers to read and comment..  

Dear Mr. Bond,

I am writing to share how much your work means to me, especially your wonderful handling of suspense. When I sat down to write this letter, I found it impossible to pick just one favourite story, so I chose two that have left a lasting impression on me.

My two greatest loves in life have always been the Himalayas and trains, which is precisely why your writing resonates with me on such a deep level. Reading your books as a child kindled a dream of travelling to the mountains. I am happy to say that I have finally visited Dehradun, Shimla, and Mussoorie as an adult. Seeing the very places featured so prominently in your stories was the fulfilment of a cherished childhood dream.

What fascinates me most about your writing is how you take ordinary experiences, such as a train journey through the foothills or a solitary walk through a pine forest, and give them an atmosphere of quiet mystery. You beautifully illustrate that the mountains are not merely scenic, but that they possess a lonely, enigmatic quality of their own.

In "The Eyes Have It," the suspense is wonderfully subtle. I love how two passengers can share a train compartment, both pretending they can see the world outside, only for the reader to realise at the very end that they were both blind. It is such a clever, moving twist, and it beautifully captures the unique atmosphere of a train journey.

By contrast, "A Face in the Dark" delivers suspense of a much more chilling nature. It is so brilliantly unexpected how a crying student, someone who inherently needs the protection and guidance of a schoolmaster, ends up becoming the very entity that terrifies him. The masterstroke, however, is the second twist with the watchman. By stripping away any sense of sanctuary, the ending leaves us entirely in suspense, desperately wondering about the ultimate fate of Mr. Oliver in those dark woods. It still gives me goosebumps every time I think about it.

Thank you for crafting stories that capture the true essence of the mountains and train journeys, and for giving us mysteries that stay with us for a lifetime.

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WHY SHOULD I BE DUTY BOUND IN MY LIFE?

"Sir!  What are untruth and Truth?"

"Dear! What my mind says is untruth; what my Consciousness says is Truth!"

"Then why not every one listen to his/her Consciousness and remain Truthful?"

"Yes.. If one really could do that, that's all life is.  But my mind comes in the way to do that!"

"Then let me not listen to my mind; that's it!"

"It's not that easy!"

"Why?"

My mind never keeps me peaceful unless I listen to it!"

"Ok.. I want to be Truthful.. Hell with my mind.. I don't want to listen to it!"

"If you really start doing that soon you will see that you are nothing in front of your mind!"

"How?"

"Yes.. If I don't listen to my mind, it never keeps quiet and

Coaxing me gently and 

Luring me with peanuts in no time

Unleashes its wrath on me

Terrorizing me beyond and

Catching me thus and

Holding me under its tight grip soon

Establishes its firm rule on me making me

Surrender to its decisions eternally keeping me under its

CLUTCHES!

Will you be happy facing this turmoil non stop in your life or better make agreement with your mind?"

"?????"

"No ordinary human being can face that type of conflict with him/her. So each settles at a level that is feasible for him/her, neither less nor more and it is equally wisdom to do that..

That what is feasible for me to do is defined by our elders as 

Relative truth wrt me or my duty 

And it is ever wisdom with me, I be living at that relative truth level 

Sincerely doing my Duty!"

"Beyond?"

"Beyond, it is blank with me today and I Rise in my life only thru' 

Grace of Cosmos

Myself living thru'

Prayer if I am a Believer

Or

Experimentation if I am a Non Believer!"

Keywords: Truth, untruth, Duty

DO YOU KNOW THE TRUTHFUL STORY?

• A lie may be a well cooked tasty recipe but ever served with hatred whereas Truth may be Nature's raw recipe but ever served with love!

• Truth is unique and lies are varied in content and quantum!

• Truth responds instantly as all stories around human being speak only that; lie takes time to respond as suitable story is to be necessarily built around there!

• Lies may appear all colorful but ever filled with selfishness; Truth is all powerful and ever filled with only selflessness!

• Stories filled with lies are varied; stories filled with Truth are unique!

• Truth fills all gaps patiently which lies leave behind hastily!

• The all pervading Truth smiled when lie screamed aloud saying, "None can beat me in spreading around the fastest!"

• Lies instigate one to be forceful and revengeful all round;Truth makes one to be resourceful and useful around!

Keywords: Truth, lie

BOYCOTT Vs SILENCE IN HUMAN INTERACTIONS!

On a day:

"I kept away from interacting with this person as he exceeded his limits last Saturday!"

Said one person..

"I too kept away from interacting with this person as he exceeded his limits last Saturday!"

Said the other..

"For me, those my interactions include

• Thinking about him,
• Talking to him on phone,
• Meeting him evenings on weekdays,
• Joining him for outing on weekends and
• Eating together on Sunday, lunch or dinner!"

Said the 1st one..

"For me too, those interactions include

• Thinking about him,
• Talking to him on phone,
• Meeting him evenings on weekdays,
• Joining him for outing on weekends and
• Eating together on Sunday lunch or dinner!"

Said the 2nd one..

2 weeks passed..

"My tempo of keeping him off goes on steadily non stop. He would have learnt a life time lesson here thru' my this

BOYCOTT!"

Said the 1st one proudly..

"My plan of keeping away from him is over last Sunday. I've learnt a valuable lesson here thru' my this

SILENCE!"

Said the 2nd one humbly!

Keywords: HUMAN, INTERACTIONS

THE 'NAVARATNA JEWELRY' NEXT TO ME!

In life,

• Work hard; stop not being creative,
• Earn good monies; stop not doing charity,
• Manage well; stop not being straight forward,
• Lead everywhere; stop not remaining kind,
• Care for basics; stop not caring for others,
• Remain obedient; stop not asserting the right,
• Fight for the required; stop not being considerate,
• Remain strict all along; stop not smiling broad

 And

• Pray to God all the life; stop not questioning even for a second!

Keywords: NAVARATNA, JEWELRY

THERE IS SURE A BETTER WAY IN ALL HUMAN INTERACTIONS!

• "This person is bad. I came to know thru' someone that.... How can he think about me like that? I am waiting to give him back. Too much..

I dislike him!"

• "That person is that person. I too came to know thru' some one that.... Ok, he thought about me too like that. I took the required care there. That's it..

Nothing more to say!"

• "This person is worse. How can he talk to me like that? I am waiting to give him back. Too much..

I curse him!"

• "That person is that person. Ok, he talked to me too like that. I took double the required care there. That's it..

Nothing more to say!"

• "This person is the worst. How can he act like that towards me? I am waiting to give him back. Too much..

I hate him!"

• "That person is that person. Ok, he acted towards me too like that. I took triple the required care there. That's it..

Nothing more to say!"

Keywords: HUMAN, INTERACTIONS

WHATEVER IT BE.. 'I AM IMPORTANT!'

"I want to care for the other person!"

"Can I know, why you want to do that?"

"Caring for others generates peace in me!"

"Not caring for yourself, takes away that peace from you!"

"So?"

And that caring for others beyond otherwise called tearing yourself too, takes away peace from you!"

"Then, what is the right way of living?"

"Care for your basic welfare and living 

Beyond only

Care for the other!"

"Ok.. What is that level?"

"You, yourself have to fix that level and you should alter that level upwards at whatever pace you wish to do..

Here, the freedom is always yours to choose the pace

Except never making that pace zero..

As 

Doing less, amounts to becoming selfish with a feeling.. 

'I AM IMPORTANT

So let me care for myself more and let me remain wise in my life!',

Doing more amounts to becoming selfish with a feeling.. 

'I AM IMPORTANT

So, let me care for the other more and let me rise in my life!'

And

Continue doing the fixed too, amounts to becoming selfish with feeling..

'I AM IMPORTANT 

So, let me finish this care for the other quickly and beyond let me be nice to myself!'"

Keywords: I, AM