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Saturday 15 November 2014

Next stop, destiny

Image Courtesy: Charuhas Acharya @ A glimpse of paradise
He received the news. His beloved was giving birth to a baby, his baby.
Standing at the crossroads in life, he thought about his destiny; his country’s fight against injustice.
He’d escaped jaws of death, time and again.
Death couldn't stop his destiny.Would life succeed where death had failed?

      Word count: 50
 

Linking this to the Fiction Challenge ‘From 15 to 50′ November 2014


14 comments:

  1. Yes! One can never give up hope.

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    1. Yes, hope sustains life. Thanks for stopping by.

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  2. His baby will be his representative.
    Great that he has escaped the jaws of death & will get reunited with his family.
    Wish we can gift our children a world where there are no fights over borders or injustice...
    Nicely expressed that too in exactly 50 words, Kiran :)

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    1. Thanks Anita. I wish for peace too. Someday maybe it will happen.

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    2. Amen! Hope that someday is soon, Kiran...

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  3. We know life because of death. We can only define life from the reference point of death. In fact life is thread having two ends as birth and death. Birth & death are two sides of a coin. A baby is born because someone has died somewhere. If there will be no death, there will be no birth.

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    1. We always look at life in respect to death, but life is what matters. Thanks for stopping by.

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  4. Definitely life will succeed.
    Nice story in few powerful words.

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    1. :) Yes. Thanks Indrani. Have a great week ahead.

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  5. Few words expressing the eternal flow of life...triumph of life over destiny...nicely done :-)

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    1. Thanks Maniparna. Life and time, they always remain the winners.

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  6. There is always hope. Life goes on. Nice!

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    1. Thanks Kathy. Yes, hope is what keeps life going.
      Keep visiting.

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  7. Life must always succeed. Death can never be the solution to one's problems. Glad you ended on the right note. Thanks for linking it up :)

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