A Thought - A Short Story

A Thought

 "I will die". Karim always muttered it. Nothing happened, but he did not feel well. Then suddenly he muttered "I will die". Karim also felt astonished. What was the matter? He often asked himself but found no answer. Korim was a man of 30 years. He lived in Maharajpur village, not well-developed but also not least developed. He lived with his parents, a sister and a grandmother. They were happy.

                 There was no economic crisis or food shortage in Karim's family. They belonged to middle class. After his college education, Karim got a government job in an office. Everything was fine. Life became easy, but one day Karim's g kmrandmother felt uneasy and  was transferred to the city hospital. She was diagnosed a problem in her heart. Doctors suggested an operation and told them to take her to a nursing home, because they did not have the facility.  But Korim had to bring her home due to lack of money. That day Karim felt very sad and become very angry with himself. He asked himself, "What is the use of this job if I cannot treat my family?" 

                 Karim started searching  ways to increase his income. He found various means, applied many, but his income did not increase. He did not look so sad, but he was not happy. Often he muttered "I will die". He thought lack of money was the root of it. He worked and searched for ways to increase income. He tried but his income did not increase. He made busy schedule. Everything that he could he tried. But the result was neither positive or negative. Karim's condition remained the same. No change.

               One day, while walking he solved a complex matter. Then an Idea clicked in his mind. He found that his mind was capable of much more that he never thought. He only believed in hard work and practised that. Karim never thought of smart work. Now he understood that he ignored his mind and did not give it time to generate great ideas which could transform his life. So, he rescheduled his busy life, gave time to thought. It acted as a miracle. His present Idea was that if he could combine his knowledge with technology, that he could generate great income. As was the thought so was his action. Within one year, he became so rich that he did not feel the money problem again. Now, he realised that the thought, "I will die", wanted to tell him that he was capable of much more.

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