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Holden

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Atma(A Story)
« on: June 19, 2017, 10:28:48 am »
As I entered the house ,after coming back from the office I was pensive as usual.Though I worked very hard-all I ever got in the office was abuses.Every day ,the moment I entered the house,my two year old dog Atma,jumped at me and  licked my hands.Atma was the only creature in the whole wide world who cared for me.

Yesterday,as I was particularly sad,I hugged Atma as cried into its silky fur.Atma tried to lick away my tears.
However,today when I entered the house there was no Atma to greet me at the door.It was strange was Atma always came running the me the moment he heard my footsteps.

I shouted"Atma,I have got choco biscuits for you".But there was no response.As I entered the bed room I came across I a ghastly  sight-Atma's white fur had turned red-due to blood.
I was stunned and could not move from my place.In the opposite wall in big red letters was written"Your Dog is Dead,it was weeping when we crushed its skull,Loser".

So,they hated me so much that they could not let even Atma be with me.I closed my friends eyes and dissolved into tears.
I took an old blanket& wrapped it around his body.
I said Atma today they have turned my heart into stone.
I put the blanket on my bike & drove towards the nearby moor which was next to the cemetery. I decided that once I bury my dear old friend,I d drive off the bridge.Then,the two of us can be together again.I knew that Atma was destined for heaven because of his innocence but he will tell Saint Pet. he cannot come in without his best friend.

I can barely see the road as my eyes were blurry due to tears.
I could not bear the thought of burying my friend.I decided to drive off the bridge with him straight away.



La Tristesse Durera Toujours                                  (The Sadness Lasts Forever ...)
-van Gogh.

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raul

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Re: Atma(A Story)
« Reply #1 on: June 19, 2017, 02:36:04 pm »
Herr Holden,
What you wrote is very powerful. I hope you keep a copy of all the stories you write. I know this has nothing to do with your story; however, this reminds me of my late mother. You see, she did not like particularly cats. So one day, tired of seeing cats coming into the house she said she was going to leave food mixed with broken glass on the floor for them. Well, nothing happened because the cats did not come anymore. As we are cruel to our fellow human beings, we are also cruel to animals. “What a wonderful life” said one jazz singer.

P.S. Please confirm if this was written by the Romanian author Emile Cioran:
“ I´m not part of mankind, I live in another world. And it requires an extraordinary will to not succumb to the temptation of suicide.”

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Re: Atma(A Story)
« Reply #2 on: June 19, 2017, 05:11:34 pm »
It does sound like Cioran. Cioran is certainly someone I can greatly identify with. There maybe some lucky people around the world but I certainly am not one of those.

This is a heartless world.Most people are only worried about money and yet from time to time we do come across acecdotes about great self sacrifice.
Schopenhauer speaks about self denial.No will ,No world.
I do get it sometimes.But I must admit there are times when I fear that this idea,while it brings me a great deal of peace,is also turning me very cold hearted.

One cannot be warm hearted and yet distant from the suffering.It is an either/ or thing.
La Tristesse Durera Toujours                                  (The Sadness Lasts Forever ...)
-van Gogh.

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Re: Atma(A Story)
« Reply #3 on: June 19, 2017, 06:07:59 pm »
Herr Holden,
Once again thank you for your response. Yes, this is a heartless world. Money and money is the issue in this sick world. The only thing I remember reading in the Gospels is when Jesus turned violent against the money changers in the temple. I suppose this conflict between money changers (bankers, financiers, brokers nowadays) and mankind continues until now. Money has become a tool for social control. Money is a religion in itself. From what I have been reading in your comments, you are not cold hearted because you realize you are not a zombie but there are zombies around you.   

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« Reply #4 on: June 19, 2017, 06:14:17 pm »
Senor Raul,
It is life's great tragedy that one is supposed to care about the well being of the other and yet be somehow detached from them.I appreciate your sentiments towards your sister.
Is that not what drives men insane? Catch-22. Damned if you do & damned if you don't. I don't believe that even the mighty Schopenhauer was entirely at peace. He suffered from frequent bouts of melancholy and panic attacks.

How many nights did he spend without falling asleep properly.Sleep is no cure. The nightmares themselves are enough to keep me awake for as long as possible. And yet eventually I must succumb to them like everyone else.
So,here is what my life entails:waking up into a nightmare,falling asleep into another one.
La Tristesse Durera Toujours                                  (The Sadness Lasts Forever ...)
-van Gogh.