God

Rancho lifted his eyes from the book he was writing and looked outside the window. He could see cold mountains and river enjoying soft sunshine. It is beautiful to stand in sun for some time, he thought. He stood up, took his jacket and moved out of his room, a smile on his face. Under the sun he felt like a warm hug. It felt good. His rimless spectacles sparkled and he had a grin on his face. This was only last month, he remembered, that his friends, Raju and Farhan asked him to write a book on his life. A life that was filled with experiments. 

He turned to left and saw that a girl and a boy were taking a walk under the blissful sun. They were not more than ten years. They looked cheerful, chatting with innocence in their eyes. Rancho looked up in the sky. It has been almost a year when Pia, his wife, died. He has been alone since then. It is hard to make even himself happy. He has lived like a helpless man. He again looked at the two young friends. They were laughing now. This brought a smile on Rancho's face. Pia was 3 months pregnant when she died. They were expecting a child. Two lives that mattered most to Rancho died in a single day in a car accident. Only he survived. He was unfortunate to live a crippled life without anyone. Like a lame man who drags his life for no reason. How happy he was to know that he would be a father. He would teach his son about his experiences of life and would let him live his life in his own ways. But dreams build on future road are weak. They are uncertain and leave you handicapped forever.

The boy and the girl came near Rancho. "There is no God, sir?" the little boy said with large innocent eyes. Rancho thought it's true but why does this boy who laughs and plays so joyful said so. "Why do you say this?" The boy hesitated for a moment, looked towards the girl, the girl looked back repoarchfully. "Our family was crushed by a car and only we two were left. He is my cousin brother" the girl said quickly. Rancho for the first time noticed their old and tattered clothes. They were undernourished. Yet their faces reflected an optimistic shine in the soft sun. Rancho talked to them a lot that day and later promised to meet them again.

In days Rancho become too fond of the two kids. They always waited for him out of his house. They talked a lot of stupid things with Rancho. They frequently had food together. They started loving him. He told the two kids about his life and they heard him earnestly. One day Rancho asked the two kids "Would you two like to live with me?" The two kids looked at each other with great happiness. The two kids said "Rancho bhaiya, the God do exists" I smiled and said "Yes He do exists".