The culmination

Our interview ranged from one topic to another. In between out of nowhere the topic of his (hotelier) partner came about who passed away a few months back. I asked the question how it happened. Was it a natural one? He said it was an accident; hit and run to be precise. What! I exclaimed. Yes and the bad part is that it happened in the service lane just outside his house. None knows about who did it.

That was indeed a sad story. I told him that it appears even sadder because there was no reason for that to happen at least in a service lane considering Delhi’s driving sense on main roads. To that he said… well, my friend, death will take place when the time, place and reason all come in a perfect alignment (caressing his finger on his forehead horizontally). That’s why we sometimes say, miraculous escape! Don’t we? In that case, at least one aspect out of three will not be in the alignment with the other two.

His thought forced me to think over the issue again and again throughout the day. I am still thinking and don’t believe, I will ever come to terms with this thought. Yet, I will concede that that is perfectly true in all respect.