That Stone
By jaishankar
@Shivram59 (52181)
India
November 3, 2026 1:26pm CST
I remember the time when I had visited a city that was the birth place of my elder brother's wife.
We were welcomed their by her family. The city was located near a big river, Narmada,".
The next day we were taken to visit the river bank where there were many temples. I was just 9 then. Playing on the river bank I found a smooth, white stone. It was so beautiful that I decided to take it with me.
We returned home after a couple of days. The stone was with me. I kept it in a cardbord box with a piece of silk cloth around it.
One or two years later I suddenly felt I had separated the poor stone from his parents , from it's kith and kin.
That day on I began filling guilty.
A few years later I travelled to the same city with my elder brother. Again we went to the river bank.
With a heavy heart I put the stone there.
The burden on my heart was removed and I was feeling free again.
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@sarik1 (7905)
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5 Nov
@Shivram59 i understand your feelings. I miss too much with parents with memories.
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@Shivram59 (52181)
• India
4 Nov
Thank you. I brought the stone home, but one day suddenly felt that it must be missing its parents. And it must be missing its parents. I felt very sorry for what I did and then one day,when I went to the city again, I threw it there on the sand.
It was a childish feeling. I was just a child then.
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@Shivram59 (52181)
• India
4 Nov
Thank you. I was just 8 or 9 then. A child. I loved my parents and couldn't even imagine of living away from them.. As a child I felt the small stone must be loving its parents. A chidish feeling. I want to keep this child in me alive till my last breath.
My English may be wrong, but I hope you have understood my feelings.
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@Shivram59 (52181)
• India
6 Nov
Thank you, my friend. I was a just a child then. I loved my parents. Therefore I felt the stone, too, must be missing his parents and family. I felt I was guilty of separating her from his loved ones.
@Shivram59 (52181)
• India
4 Nov
Thank you, my friend. I was just a child then. And I want to keep this child in me alive.I love my parents and my wife. I can't live away from them. So I felt the little stone must be loving his parents.
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