Lychgate
With Malice Towards None...............
Once upon a time there lived in a certain land a man who was very intelligent, highly educated and was placed on a very high rank in the society of famous people and academicians. They were to be known to the top crust of the people of that land.
This man was very sensitive, very popular among the crowd and very famous for his wit and sarcasm. He knew all the 'Mantras' of how to keep people happy. He knew how to win their hearts with his sweet tongue. Anybody who met this man would feel that he is very convincing and a literati of those times. He knew the people appreciated him and he loved to give long speeches about the the superegos and all. He thought that he always superseded others in every thing that he did. He was a socialite of his times. He was a suaver and thought that he had the Talisman to give his people. But behind the mask that he wore was a very adamant snob. He loved to hear people applaud whenever he did something. If they didn't he would feel hurt and angry with them. He would try to convince them with his long speeches. If they didn't agree he would label them.
One day this man met with such a crisis in his life that neither his humor nor his sarcasm or wit could save the situation. He was responsible for what he said and that inevitable, his own words proved to be detrimental to him. It boomeranged and that was his end. His egos were hurt and he had to bury his pride. He had to put it in a coffin which lay by the lychgate,after that the people of that land did not hear about that Egotist but they found a man in him who was really down to earth and humble and genuine. He was a changed man.
Notes:
- The man in the passage represents the human mind.
- Lychgate is the arch gate in the church place where the ego is shut in the coffin which is again the mind.
- Burying is getting rid of our minus points like ego etc.
© -By Anjana. Pai.
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