Bring the change

Ravi was a boy born with unique interests and abilities, which led him into trouble as he grew to adulthood. He was unique because he looked at philosophical side of things- he had gone beyond successes and failures, victories and defeats, money, nation...everything, which often worried his mother. He was just an average student and had no ambitions of choosing a genuine career. His sense of humour was absurd, since he was very foolish. Once he was found sitting on the branch of a tree which he was busy cutting. Needless to say, he was a laughing stock among everyone who knew him, and therefore had only a few friends, but he was never dissatisfied with anything.

In India, people maintain that it is highly essential to slog immensely and score infinitely in the Boards to scrape through admissions in the best institutions- for real success in life. However, Ravi never worked hard and found it hard to cope up with the pressure of performing well for examinations. He had nervous breakdowns and the world was very unkind to him- he gave vent to his frustrations by writing his heart out while pretending to be busy studying. He failed in the Boards and became disinterested in the worldly life. He was looked as a downcast. Often he would peep into the hearts of people to really analyse how our feelings work. Waves of emotions is what fascinated him the most, and kept on writing short stories..then, novels.
He wondered what wrong he had done, for which he was made to punish so severely- never accepted in society. Was he a criminal or a sinner? He couldn't find answers. All the injustices that he had had to face made him a stronger personality and gave him more food for thought. He analysed the strange behaviour of people, and kept on crying, keeping to himself, and writing his heart out. He lived a life of poverty.

After his death, his compositions were published. His name became famous- in fact, he was looked upon as a godly figure.

He redefined life and the purpose of it. The race for profit making, successes and victories, deemed so essential in modern life, was rightly said to be the cause of injustices, pain and negativity in this age. In fact, a life without any kind of success was said to be better, since it involved humility, a virtue so pure. Striving for success, however, is our duty. After our death, only our deeds, good or bad, shall remain with us. Life on earth is a chance for us to make or destroy our soul.

After going through Ravi's work, people said to themselves, " There is nothing new in it. We know all of this."

Inspite of it the mad race continues, the negativity continues, the discrimination among people continues, falsehood continues to dominate society, the world goes on....is there a change?