Out of the Woods Yet

Re: # 12
Who`s Marlon Brando? That drunken lout who cost MGM all that money because he split so many of his trousers in Mutiny on the Bounty. Was he in the story?

Re: # 11

so how does that relate to the narrator`s wishywashy worldweariness with regards to wifey?

Dina`s got a point-too many unattended pots on the stove. Plus the Marlon Brando dude didnt come off as believable.

Re: # 10

swarrier - I was making a general statement that those who choose to tread an off-beaten track should not be looking for approval.

Dina - the point of story (sorry it is so obscure:-) is that though his marriage was crumbling, he learnt that ``Neither escape nor exile looks pretty. It is best to stand your ground and fight. The road was still foggy and treacherous. But when you have been over it once, it is not so difficult.``

Re: # 7

More like one nowadays with advancing age.-))

More seriously I have met people who are actually into some ventures like this who do try to make a little difference to the locals. I remember years ago in Kodaikanal a lady who ran a shop where she and her brother sold breads they had baked in their own ovens. She also had very interesting little objects d`art made of clay (like ganapatis etc..) by local artisans. She would give a small plant free with every one of these pieces that were bought. The proceeds went entirely to the people who made these objects. She made no profit from it but the local artists got free advertising and money. The people who bought these were folks like us who came from outside and had a little disposable income. My wife wrote an article on it for her newspaper. All free advertising for some people who could do with money and some who could do with even more of it.

Maybe Anjali was just bugged because she couldn`t get in on the organic bit first. -)
As Subroto said 15 years too late.

Another good story Rajesh - of course another 15 years and Anjali will be starting an organic farm of her own.

The story is UNfinished. It lacks proper point or even satisfactory ending. It just floats in there, though i liked the way author expressed certain melancholic motions of trying to ask ``What is the point of life?``.

The story needs to have an ending or some kind of conclusion.

#6 by swarrier

Yes. I liked this one too...``“Hmmm, Lets examine your point. You are just three of you here and you occupy 22 acres of land.```` This Anjali is quite something:-)

Anyway, here`s a nice quotation for your daily three brain cells (was it three?)

``The rain fell alike upon the just and upon the unjust, and for nothing was there a why and a wherefore``
(W. Somerset Maugham)

Re: # 4

Hello zee
Yes one man`s meat .......etc.
Been too busy to come often to chowk of late. I liked the story especially the bits wandering off into their own cul-de-sacs.
I liked this bit ....“You owe no explanations. But the world too owes you no empathy``,

Author:

Introspective and excellent. Thanks.

#3 by swarrier

I knew you`ld be on THIS board :-)

So ... the the myth of sisyphus eh?

Nice story Rajesh,
Organic farming is more back breaking than IT work. Definitely takes a bit more strength than keyboard gymnastics. -)

Does selling cheap gmo foods constitute respect for fellow human beings?

You can argue both ways, but tis better to enjoy the drink and the chilli fritters and ooze along.

um...this is trippy

Nice. A lot of good little things in your story.

Experience is very essential, but too much of the same thing is what makes life boring.