A MYSTIC MAN

The next day the morning sky is filled with the dominion of birds, with bright and colorful feathers which are shining in the light of sunlight. The early morning comes as an invitation to become the agents of a new dreamland reality - one we can make each day with careful loving actions. There is awakening magic each day in the early morning, a sense of an old earth spirit rekindled that seeks to knit together all that is good. Daylight unwraps the hues of the world.

I awake to the steady patter of snowfall that happened yesterday upon my window; droplets are yet to scatter the nascent rays of the rising sun. The sound brings a calmness to the mind, a soothing melody, and a natural lullaby. With eyes at rest, I feel my center and live happily within myself for these blessed moments of solitude. I drift on calm seas, aimless as a child feels during the summer vacation, paddling, at ease with the fluidity of time.

Soon I return to the moment, the song of the snow falling on rooftops becomes a fusion, birds bringing sweet high notes. In my mind's eye, I am with them, singing upon the rooftops, filling my lungs with fresh air, and watching the world come into focus. People is opening their shops, and farmers went to the paddy fields, the rays of sun touching the paddy fields, making them shine as the yellow light of the sun fall on them.

I went to walk in the flower garden, Ramesh is still working with us, I saw he is planting some more beautiful flowers which make our garden looks better. After a walk, I directly went to my dad's room and saw he is awake and having a morning tea with another beautiful storybook in his hand.

Nowadays, he is developing a habit of reading books, and novels, this makes his heart comfortable and he had a great thing of relief. I bowed and greeted him and said, "How are you dad, are you fine, are you taking medicine properly? He said, "My son you and your family are here so it makes my heart powerful.

I said, "Yes Dad but still you have to take care of yourself. He then asked," How is your business going, I told It is fine Dad but the thing is it is not going as expected. I also said about the mystical man who came yesterday. My dad said," Do as he says, my son. This kind of belief exists in the Hindu religion and they get good prosperity and happiness.

After talking with him I left the room and had freshen up and had my breakfast went to the shop. I reached the back side of the shop but he left leaving a Lord Shiva idol, and a note for me under the idol.

The note goes like this," My dear friend, thank you for the shelter and tea yesterday night, I will repay your favor whenever we meet next time. I am keeping the idol with you it will protect you from all the evil power and keep it as a memory of mine. Contact me if you need any help he signed and gave his contact number in the note.

I have done as he said, I opened the shop and arranged everything, and kept the idol in the showcase on the wall and as he said, the business prospered and I started getting new customers and party orders.

Two years passed after I settled in Kashmir. In these two years, Jammu Kashmir is restructured and the state was reorganized as a union territory. These changes lead to the elimination of all the legal political and social obstacles, and as expected it happened over a while.

These changes and development have taken place not in a short period but at the grassroots level. These are phenomenal and safe. Other than this so many new things happened in a pandemic period. The most important event that happened in Jammu Kashmir is the demolishing of feudal property owned by the lords.

This removal led to demolishing of misdeeds of a monopoly of the lords is demolished and the citizen of Kashmir enjoying this unforeseen freedom of FIFEDOM. This is a great breakthrough in the development of Kashmir.

Another breakthrough is the Devolution of power from the capital city of Srinagar to Panchayats in rural areas and Urban Local Bodies is another expressively visible aspect. Though this process of decentralization of decision-making and People's active participation is going to take time to stabilize and yield results, the movement on the ground is noticeable.

In the year 2019 three-tier system of governance in place change in the attitudes of the stakeholders including administration, politicians, and people at large has been set in motion. We, citizens, breathed peacefully when Articles 370 and 35 A came into existence. This led to a great breakthrough of seventy years of monopolism.

Sometimes life is like this. We get unexpected things at the time we don't expect anything. Sometimes we expect so many things but we never get it. This is a life that always gives things unexpectedly. In this way, so many political changes have taken place in Kashmir and we also enjoying the freedom of independence.

After a week one Sunday, I felt like walking through the woods and going to the school where I studied. Today the get-together party of our batch is also organized. I reached my school where I studied till tenth. The party is organized for a whole day.

I reached 10 minutes early. I sat on a rock and continued watching it. The school has changed a lot. Previously it was from 8th standard to 10th only there. Today they extended the building from 1st to 12th. Recently they started the playschool and construction was going on. A small park is also been constructed. At this moment I thought about the days I spend with my friends. They all are well settled. The three dots were going to meet today. Three dots mean Me, my friend, Manoj, and Stephen we are called dots because we always support each other. If one person is not there another person takes that person and speaks on behalf of the missing person.

As one dot takes another person's place when there is a need. Sometimes we are called the three monkeys because we always jump here and there like monkeys in a tree. Our monkey gang team has one beautiful friend also her name is Fathima. She is our neighborhood uncle's daughter. She is always with us. She is the girl who always completes our homework. I don't know where she is now. My other friends had married and got good jobs, they were NRI's only.

They returned to Kashmir and did business like me. But I have no idea where is Fathima now. Is she married or not? After fifteen minutes all my batch mate started coming and we had a good time. Hi, my friends hope you like the story. Stay tuned for more updates.