Meena Mangalathil:

"Rafael, today I met my best friend, while we went shopping and he too had come for shopping,  the whole family was there, but when I saw his sister,  I had the shock of my life." "Why what happened? Did she meet with an accident? " "Well, I didn't get much time to speak about her, but I surely asked him, is something wrong with his sister and he became silent for sometime and then he pulled me to a corner and  whispered, "My sister wishes to die. The first thing that she says to God in prayer is, "Oh No not again, why do you not take me. You know I do not want to live. What will I do living here. You do not give me what I wish and you do not appreciate my service too. Then what use do you have of me other than burden?" "But Mark, how did he hear this prayer?" "Even I too exactly asked the same question and he said, they share the same bedroom and she usually prays loudly, thinking that he is asleep, but in fact, he wa...

"Rafael, today a man smiled at me." "Ajay, what's so big deal about that? " "I know there is nothing, but I was totally alone on the road and he had no need to smile at me, but still he smiled, and I felt like I was valued, respected and more than that I felt special" All smiled and nodded. "Wow!!!!! That's simply awesome. I have not thought about it in that sense Rafael.  But it's simply a good feeling isn't it Rafael? " "Hmmm. Smile holds lots of things. But do you know when you smile? " "When we are happy?" "Yes, when we are happy and when our heart is filled with love. Smile is the first expression of love and its the best too." "Why do you say that Rafael,  the best? " "Its inexpensive, no flowers or gifts can excel in its beauty. No cards or letters can overcome the depth of words spoken through the smile. " "But Rafael, why do you say all these?"...

"Thinking of you on a sunny afternoon." "Really! That's a privileged, Rebecca." "Oh!!!! What an idiot you are, Mark." "Why? Did I say something wrong?" "Rafael, I think he is the dumbest friend I've ever had. The only reason, when one thinks of us during sweating summer is When they are irritated and would it be good? I don't think so." "Rebecca, don't say that, you know all human being are good at something." "Yes Rafael,  you're right,  nobody can beat Mark in  Mathematics. He is the best. But when he speaks outside the class room, he is the dumbest friend I could ever have. Every time I say to him, either talk sense or just smile and let it pass." "Hmmmm. That's a sensible thing. Yes its true, the best way to make us seen is through our words. But all are not that much good with words, try, you can and try a hundred times, but there is always that backward pull, making u...

"Rafael, my friend lost his identity." "What does that mean Mark, 'Lost hs identity?" "Well, he lost his memory, he was only 53. But now he doesn't remember anything, not even me. He only remembers, how to play carroms, but that too he forgets in the middle and just walks off. They say he is suffering from Alzheimers Disease." "Oh that's sad. Who is there to look after him?" "Though his children are there, they have put him in a hospital." "Hmmmm, for safety, that is the better place, if all the family has jobs to go, anything can happen." "But he was so energetic, how did this happen? Why does this happen?" "Well scientifically, because of non use of brain, the brain, gets plaque and tangles resulting in that part of the brain to die. But there is one thing you will have to know, if you had not let your brain idle, then, I can gurantee, that no Alzheimers could touch your brain."...

"Rafael, you spoke about one source of unhappiness, is there any more?" "Raj, you are a baby, in fact you children has not yet seen even the tip of the iceberg." "What does that mean Rafael?" "Man is always unhappy, unhappy because he doesn't have food, dress, home, sickness, bad neighbour, home leaking, too much cold, too much hot, no electricity, etc.....There is no end to unhappiness." "So in fact we do not have an exact answer for another cause of unhappiness." "Well I wouldn't say that, we can give the answer in a word." "Oh Really!!!!!!!!!  What would that word be Rafael?" "Want." "Want?" "Yes, want, when you need something and if you do not get it, you feel unhappy. Am I right?" "Yes you are perfectly right. How come I did not think of it in such a way. Its really simple isn't it?" "Yes it is, but no one is aware of it." ...

"Rafael, if we find the right job and if we are happy, then why are these people not happy? Why are they cheaters and are not comitteed or dedicated?" "Yes Rebecca, you itself told the answer, they have not found the right job. Its that simple." "But how come they didn't choose the right job?" "Usually, there are many reasons for not finding the right job, th first and foremost is circumstance and the next is destiny. In both the cases, no one can do anything." "But Rafael, that's really unfair, if we do not have any say in our matters, then how can we choose the right job?" "Its all our fault, children, we are the people who make destiny, So what we got from destiny or circumstance is our own making" "But Rafael, how did we got these?" You had blocked somebody else's circumstance or the good fortune  and that returned to you. " "But, how did we block all these,...

Chapter - 46 "Rafael, so they started school, now what?" "They were given the best building,  one could imagine" "Why what's the speciality, Rafael?" "It was fit for a college, with all the amenities and the students were far better than the teacher had expected." "Oh!!!! That' s a relief, isn't it Rafael?" "Children, there is one thing you should know, when you love what you do, there is not a problem of difficulty or tiredness or relief, the more complicated the work, the more enjoyment you'd have with the work." "But I have thought that work is a bore because most of the people go for holidays to cool the system because of hard work." "If you love the work you do then there is no difference between enjoyment and work." "But Rafael, how do we find that type of job?" "Its simple, try to find, which subject you enjoy more." "Can I tell you...