One fine morning the paths of two avid seekers happened to have crossed; both were accustomed to such strange encounters where none could avoid the other by just stepping across…
They found themselves stuck amid a classic situation where the disobeyed was to be understood as disrobed; so, each one had to hold his ground firm against his hostile foe…
“Someday, I will be the ruler of this jungle, you hairy moron, while you will still be the same ‘shy & lonesome beast’; how can I not acknowledge your ignorance of not showing any respect to me!”, the Tiger started it all by dictating his authority in affirmative.
Even though of words, a slap so strong—stings; the black bear naturally thus couldn’t ignore the misplaced arrogance of one ‘wannabe king’…
“Yes, I am lonesome but I don’t feel lonely when I am alone; yes I am shy, but by virtue of my versatility, I’ve built my niche in this zone of unknown…
I don’t generally bother for what I ought to possess or what I already own; but when it comes to being in the game, your future majesty, I don’t shy away from contesting the ‘game of thrones!”
With that declaration, the Black Bear had acquitted himself of a debt which had long lain heavy on his conscience; and he sank back into the repose with this formidable stint with his common sense.
The words of the Tiger were ill-timed, so he assured no such future mistaking; he himself had to leave wondering: Such beasts could also talk some sense into the ‘Kings in the making’. And he leaves exclaiming,”Alas, I am just a king in the making!”Image Credit: Naman Agrawal
praveen Katiyar 11-3-22
U have weaved the furiousness of tiger and shyness of a bear. Truly, one can write about own emotions because one is well acquainted about it but writing about situation encountered by two beautiful creatures and exemplifying that situation from their point of views is a marvellous work.
Thanks a lot Dr. Navdeep Kaur. It truly means a lot to me that you cared to read me and gave me such a motivating compliment.