His lost 'Why'!

                                         

                                         His lost ‘Why’!

Once Om asked the teacher while writing something about why the author left his country. It was in fact related to the chapter. But the teacher kept him quiet by saying that he had to complete the writing first. On the same day, he again questioned the social science teacher,

“Why did Hitler become violent during the second world war?”

“Sit down, don’t ask such silly question.”

Retorted by the teacher. That day Om didn’t get answer of his ‘why’. However he asked that question to his neighbour‘s boy who was studying at the college level. Again he was scolded by that boy and warned him not to ask such question.

 He was totally confused by these people. He tried to get the answer, but he hadn’t. Then he played with the friends in the evening and got back home. At that time he completed his homework while watching television, inquired his father about the government response to the advisement of tobacco and cigarette. ,

“Why does not the government take action against the tobacco company if it is harmful to us?”

  The father looked at him and got furious. He started scolding him by saying,

“Don’t ask such silly question. I don’t know why and how.”  

At a time the mother also signed the child to maintain silence and not disturb his father.

Om became silent and didn’t dare to ask his father. He decided that he would not ask any more. Since that time, he forgot asking others about ‘why’. Along that why, his mission, vision, and dream were washed away. He lost in the world of sarcasm and materialistic. He just kept silent throughout the life. Later on, he was asked by the family and others when he was grown up,

 “Why that happened?”

But he didn’t respond properly and satisfactorily. The family and others were surprised at his demeanour. All of them asked one another,

“Why did not he answer us properly?”

But his ‘why’ was already lost its way in the course of time.