Ben left his bed and opened the window. The golden and creamy rays of the sun seemed to him creamier than the other days. The day brought a message of ecstasy for him. A cuckoo is singing her sweetest song. He called up Wordsworths poem, "To The Cuckoo". He recited two lines from the poem-
"O Cuckoo! Shall I call thee Bird,
Or but a wandering voice?"
The song sounded so sweet to him and he was listening to it with a rapt attention. He came outside from his house and tiptoed to the peach tree where the cuckoo was sitting. He found with a great surprise that it was not a cuckoo. He did not see this kind of bird ever. Suddenly it moved its head and looked at him with its blue eyes. The amazing bird gazed at Ben for a few seconds and then it started to talk in human-voice.
"Whats your name?", it asked him.
With a great surprise and joy Ben replied, "Im Ben. What kind of bird are you?"
The bird replied, "I'm not a bird. Would you like to listen my story?"
"Sure, why not! But you must not tell a cock-and-bull story".
"Do you think so? Well. Ive nothing to tell you".
"I'm sorry. Please tell me it".
"'Then listen. I was an assistant of a famous scientist, named Mr. Thomas Chekhov. His researches were on genes. One day I told him, 'Sir, you are experimenting with genes but why dont you think of humanity? Corruption has become a part of human society, why dont you think to eliminate it? You should do it first'. He became very much angry with me and shouted angrily, 'Are you trying to teach me my own business? Excellent!! From now on you will be a bird. Youll have the ability of speaking and youll have the power of singing. Youll try to make people a human by your songs!! When youll be successful youll get your true shape again'. Then he forcibly made me a bird with his transferring machine. And now..."
He started to weep. Then he continued, 'you please help me.'
"How can I help you?"
"You realised my song?"
"I did", said Ben.
"Then be my companion. From now on you do start to make everyone happy. You make people aware of it that we need a true human society. We need humanity; we need sympathy, kindness and human-feelings. Science gave us life of comfort but it didnt give our mind peace and tranquillity. Ben, cant you hear that humanity is weeping? Cant you hear Ben that pigeons are cooing sadly? You do it Ben; you please help me. Now I have to go..."
"Wait a while please. Your name?"
"I'm Humanity. I've no other name".
He flew away.
Ben understood something. The new sun told him some words that are quite memorable. It was short times experience but it made Ben's thought different. He discovered him truly. The noble heart of the Godliness in him, made him sing the remarkable song: - "I'll be there, before the next tear drop falls".
Tuesday, March 13, 2007
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