One night, like any other night, stars were twinkling
high up in the sky. Suddenly a new star up there
caught sight of a star that was glowing low down on
Earth. He was baffled. He wondered what kind of a star
that could be that can fly here, there and everywhere?
The new star inquired from one of his fellow star,
about this star on Earth. He was told that this star
on Earth was also a star like them in the sky, but
then one fine day he escaped and became a firefly.
"Escaped? How and Why?¡¨, the star quizzed. He was
informed that the firefly had lost his mind to have
chosen the low down Earth while discarding the
majestic realm of the sky.
He probably did not realize his own importance. In the
sky he was visible to millions while on the Earth he
was visible only to a handful of people. The star
pondered on this piece of information. He reflected on
the pleasures and sorrows of remaining up in the sky,
visible to all. For a moment he felt distinguished. He
was new as a star and had only just begun to shimmer
in the sky; still he gradually tried to maintain his
glow in the sky.
Slowly but surely the days passed by and he discovered
a secret that each star while enjoying the pleasure of
glowing in the sky forever, also harbored a hidden
desire of escaping to Earth.
The new star was perplexed at this revelation. Once
again he closely observed a firefly that was freely
flying around here, there and everywhere his little
wings could carry him.
Seeing him fly, the new star desperately felt like
flying too. He tried his best but in vain. It was a
rule in the sky that restricted shining stars from
flying.
The new star¡¦s heart squirmed. It suddenly dawned on
him on why the other stars run away. That very nighthe too left the sky to escape to Earth and became a
firefly.
Translation from Hindi by Ajai Chawla.
Copyright;Author
high up in the sky. Suddenly a new star up there
caught sight of a star that was glowing low down on
Earth. He was baffled. He wondered what kind of a star
that could be that can fly here, there and everywhere?
The new star inquired from one of his fellow star,
about this star on Earth. He was told that this star
on Earth was also a star like them in the sky, but
then one fine day he escaped and became a firefly.
"Escaped? How and Why?¡¨, the star quizzed. He was
informed that the firefly had lost his mind to have
chosen the low down Earth while discarding the
majestic realm of the sky.
He probably did not realize his own importance. In the
sky he was visible to millions while on the Earth he
was visible only to a handful of people. The star
pondered on this piece of information. He reflected on
the pleasures and sorrows of remaining up in the sky,
visible to all. For a moment he felt distinguished. He
was new as a star and had only just begun to shimmer
in the sky; still he gradually tried to maintain his
glow in the sky.
Slowly but surely the days passed by and he discovered
a secret that each star while enjoying the pleasure of
glowing in the sky forever, also harbored a hidden
desire of escaping to Earth.
The new star was perplexed at this revelation. Once
again he closely observed a firefly that was freely
flying around here, there and everywhere his little
wings could carry him.
Seeing him fly, the new star desperately felt like
flying too. He tried his best but in vain. It was a
rule in the sky that restricted shining stars from
flying.
The new star¡¦s heart squirmed. It suddenly dawned on
him on why the other stars run away. That very nighthe too left the sky to escape to Earth and became a
firefly.
Translation from Hindi by Ajai Chawla.
Copyright;Author
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