By Jerin Jacob (Author of Your Epic Year)
His name was Tommy he was short-tempered but a very curious boy - who loves to ask even #1000s of stupid yet sometimes thought provoking questions. He had a friend named Janet. Even though both had the same interests, Janet was more matured and was very thoughtful.
One day, as always, they suddenly planned and set out for a bicycle ride to the beautiful valley near to their place. They rode enjoying the beautiful nature of their village. The village was known as Gratylo, by the way history of this mysterious name was unknown.
The road they travelled was't that wide and smooth. But the beauty on its two sides were spectacular. On one side of the road was lush green plants spreading down to the horizon, on the other side of the road was an almost balded green hill.
It took an hour of cycling to reach them to the destination. But they never felt the time and was riding in a meditative mood as the nature around Gratylo was so enticing.
His name was Tommy he was short-tempered but a very curious boy - who loves to ask even #1000s of stupid yet sometimes thought provoking questions. He had a friend named Janet. Even though both had the same interests, Janet was more matured and was very thoughtful.
One day, as always, they suddenly planned and set out for a bicycle ride to the beautiful valley near to their place. They rode enjoying the beautiful nature of their village. The village was known as Gratylo, by the way history of this mysterious name was unknown.
The road they travelled was't that wide and smooth. But the beauty on its two sides were spectacular. On one side of the road was lush green plants spreading down to the horizon, on the other side of the road was an almost balded green hill.
It took an hour of cycling to reach them to the destination. But they never felt the time and was riding in a meditative mood as the nature around Gratylo was so enticing.
Tommy and Janet usually travel to such beautiful places, and their visit mostly end up with questions and answers on life and universe around them. Here in this Gratylo valley, we can surely expect such discussions from this kids, as this valley is so tempting to be philosophical and to be amused about the nature.
Tommy started: “Look Janet, how awesome is this valley, still what is the point of its existence?”.
Janet said: “To bring peace into our minds and souls”.
Tommy: “ha ha... that's funny, so you are saying God has put all this effort to create this beautiful valley just to make humans like us to be at peace?, it would have been easy for him to give 'peace' as an in-built feature to mankind rather than creating this detailed yet stunning valley”.
Janet: “See Tommy, this beautiful scenery indeed was meant to make us feel joyous and peaceful but God hasn't created it”.
Tommy: “Then whom?”.
Janet: “Whatever we see and experience is nothing but our perceptions. How we interpret what we see, is important. In case someone thinks it’s created by God, so be it, in case someone thinks it’s an illusion, so be it”.
Tommy: (with sarcastic smile) “Really? ... that doesn't make any sense to me, let’s leave the topic”.
Janet didn't reply, Then the obvious happened. Silence. Janet seems to enjoy it.
But Tommy wasn't, so he had to interrupt her: “You are sometimes so boring!”.
Janet: (with a smile) “Let me jump into the valley to make you feel better, hah?”.
Tommy: “Is that a joke?”.
The time went on, they enjoyed the awesomely crafted sunset in Gratylo. As the sun descended, they rode back to their homes feeling rejuvenated. As always with lots of unanswered questions and some memorable fights between them.
After jotting down the experiences she had had in the journey, on her dairy, Janet jumped on to her bed. Before she slips into her dream she thought: "God! Am I the God, so as Tommy!"
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