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NIRVAN

 The wicked human instinct comes in the way of the sanest minds who otherwise  would come up in the illusions of winning the race of life. 

She looked up at  the book open  in front of him, her head was aching and she couldn't concentrate, but as per his schedule , which  she had set , she was to finish  fifty pages of the book each day.  It  was a huge book , she once again checked the remaining pages, still five hundred were left ,she  paused and tried to recall what she had read so far,  ...it was a seamless narration in a stream of consciousness  vein  with no  adherence  to the rules of grammar. She closed the book and consulted the google to find more about the author  in order to get dissuaded , but the critics there had   glorified  the author for his unique style which  was inimitable. She  went through the book  very slowly as to not amiss a word and waited for the spark  to kindle her sensibilities. It is the story of a man  who relates it through different devices either to engage the reader or to relieve himself of his  past memories which cramp his mind and shackle his entire being. She fussed  over it more because it was written by Noble Laureate ,Jon Fosse. It was the translated version of the original , and very brilliant at that. She very often regretted  that  the Indian writers who too  may be  as brilliant as the western writers , couldn't garner any global recognition  because there are  no translators ! The humungous population of India  couldn't  inspire  a few who could get on to translations  of our great fiction writers. Was  it the extreme  solipsism or the indifference towards putting  the other  in exalted position  or may be the ultimate philosophy of our scriptures  which  say that mind and matter are elusive and what matters is the ultimate Nirvan which is absolute freedom from the earthly attachments.

And perhaps what the writer seeks ultimately is this Nirvan.


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