The Relief
Maxim India|February 2018

In a world in hurry, this story speaks of raw emotion without interruption. It was originally chosen by the legendary Khushwant Singh for its fluid promise.

Suneet Paul
The Relief

It was well past 12:30 in the night. The discussion for tomorrow lay completed in front of Jacob who removed his spectacles, put them in the case and then placed the case on the table. His fatigue showed in the reddish shade of his otherwise clear eyes. Yes, the day had been tiring! He had got up at six in the morning and fetched water from the well, a couple of furloughs away from his two-roomed mud-house. Having finished with the daily chores by eight, he had left for the school to return late in the evening. This way of life was now a routine for him. Personal convenience had never come in the way of his service for others.

Being a bachelor and having had practically no family life since the time he has started thinking for himself, his relationships with people were based on a spirit of compassion and kinship.

Jacob had come to this village near Aurangabad ten years ago to take charge of the only school in the village. And it was really a very old school, built during the early period of the British Raj. Many a principal had spent his life here, trying to propagate the message of education and literacy. Jacob was one of those men who did not dream, but took pains to see that his mission was understood and felt by his fellow men in their everyday living. And, indeed, he had achieved his purpose to a very large extent. People loved him and said that they were going to visit Jacob when they planned to visit the village. Although unaware of this, he enjoyed a very important position in the village because of the love and trust that the villagers had for him.

Tomorrow’s discussion, which lay written on the table, dealt with human relationship in contrast to that of animals. Jacob had tried to highlight the significance of the innocent and simple love of the animals, showing how humans are so hypocritical in contrast. No matter how simply he wrote, it was a task for him to penetrate the fixed daze of the villagers.

هذه القصة مأخوذة من طبعة February 2018 من Maxim India.

ابدأ النسخة التجريبية المجانية من Magzter GOLD لمدة 7 أيام للوصول إلى آلاف القصص المتميزة المنسقة وأكثر من 9,000 مجلة وصحيفة.

هذه القصة مأخوذة من طبعة February 2018 من Maxim India.

ابدأ النسخة التجريبية المجانية من Magzter GOLD لمدة 7 أيام للوصول إلى آلاف القصص المتميزة المنسقة وأكثر من 9,000 مجلة وصحيفة.

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