Time : 4th Semester of Engineering
Lost, shattered, heart broken, were few words that defined me after my First Rejection. It was not that easy to overcome. I got out of my room and decided to go for a walk. Something was different in the air. It didn’t make me feel uneasy, but, was making me restless. I continued walking. After I bypassed a Church, I came to a straight lane. A white hooded figure was approaching towards my direction, at a normal pace. His image grew slowly. He stalled beside me. I was taken aback, when he said, "Why are you thinking about it so much? Even after knowing the fact that you committed a mistake!". 'How the hell did he know?' , immediately another thought came to mind, 'Maybe some random guess’. I simply stared him. Trying to recognize his face, but wasn’t able to. He spoke, "I know the two thoughts that just came to your mind right now" and it felt he was smiling. 'What is is happening? Who is he? And how is he able to read my mind?', I thought. "I can read your mind my friend, don't think too much and come with me. I’ll show you something, of which you'll certainly learn something". After saying so, he started walking, I followed, not even knowing, who he was and where he's taking me... He stopped near a garden. He asked me, "Did you really like her?". Enraged...I felt like punching him. "If you complete my one task, I swear she will come to you. But if not, you’ll have to listen me". I calmed after what he said and nodded. He said, "You see that rose, right?", pointing towards the rose. "You have ten seconds to bring that flower to me, if you do so, I’ll keep my word ". 'Is it really possible? Can he really bring her to me? I’ll try'. "Go!", he shouted. I swiftly reached out for the rose and grabbed it hard. But the thorns, they were big enough it seems. I took my hand off it, and shook it as hard as possible. I saw the blood seeping slowly out of those newly built pores. " Time’s up! ", he said, "You lost, now you’ll have to bear me for a while". I tried to look at his face, but, was not able to. 'Is he nuts? I hurt myself, due to his silly challenge’. He spoke without caring, "Simple things teach us many values of life my friend". He continued, "Did you even think for a while, when I told you to grab that flower for me?". I shook my head. "Are you unaware of such a simple thing? That there are thorns beneath every rose?". Thinking for a while, I shook my head again. He took a deep breath and released it after a while, then he spoke," I’m gonna tell you a simple theory. The relation between the Love And Rose. Consider this rose plant as your city, consider every rose as an individual living in this city, consider the thorns beneath them as an individual’s emotions. You don’t know every rose here. You don’t know the size and the emotions that they hide beneath them. You tried to grab one of them hastily, without even acknowledging the size and the number of thorns it has. That’s not a correct way to approach, whether to an individual or a rose. To have one of them, approach it slowly, dealing with each and every thorn. You will find the correct way to bind them down. At time you may even realize which flower to choose and which flower to not. Hope so I’m clear with my words, am I? ". I understood and nodded in response. I was speechless after listening to his impeccable words. He pointed towards that rose again and said, "Will you try to grab that rose again?". I turned my gaze towards that flower and thought, 'Why would I try once more even after knowing, how bad it hurts back! ‘. I turned back to ask him something, but he was gone. I kept staring at the rose. Still trying to think, why did it hurt me back? I tried to link it with my life and my recent experience and found the answer. I got the relation between the Love and Rose...
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