Continued from Part 2 (scroll below to read).....
As Jeeva looked up, there in front of him, the dove that Nadia had sent with Hirsek, started dispersing and a huge magnificent heart appeared in the sky. One of the most splendid hearts he had ever seen. It was almost as though the heart carried in it a life of it's own.
Hirsek had come closer now and watched as Jeeva's half dead eyes, suddenly gained a new sparkle. Suddenly as though from nowhere, a soft, gentle voice came from the heart up above in the sky -
“Here is the deepest secret nobody knows, here is the root of the root and the bud of the bud and the sky of the sky of a tree called life; which grows higher than soul can hope or mind can hide, and this is the wonder that’s keeping the stars apart, I carry your heart with me, I carry it in my heart.” (*)
Hirsek could not help tears flowing from his eyes as he watched his dear Jeevavriksha coming back to his original glory, the glory of the days long gone. It was the secret to eternity that Nadia had spoken of, it was the secret that kept hearts eternally young.
It surely was time to get back home after a whole exciting day of cloud watching!
As Jeeva looked up, there in front of him, the dove that Nadia had sent with Hirsek, started dispersing and a huge magnificent heart appeared in the sky. One of the most splendid hearts he had ever seen. It was almost as though the heart carried in it a life of it's own.
Hirsek had come closer now and watched as Jeeva's half dead eyes, suddenly gained a new sparkle. Suddenly as though from nowhere, a soft, gentle voice came from the heart up above in the sky -
“Here is the deepest secret nobody knows, here is the root of the root and the bud of the bud and the sky of the sky of a tree called life; which grows higher than soul can hope or mind can hide, and this is the wonder that’s keeping the stars apart, I carry your heart with me, I carry it in my heart.” (*)
As though awakening from a slumber, Jeeva suddenly started to blossom into his original beautiful self.
Raghu rubbed his eyes as a smile dawned on his face. He watched the beautiful Jeevavriksha standing tall in the sky. Jeeva would always be there for anyone who looked up to him in the sky for eternity and beyond. "Isn't that simply beautiful" Raghu called out to Rasiya, his dear snake pal who was lazing near Raghu's feet. "Hmm..." mumbled back Rasiya. "Oh Rasiya, you're too busy sleeping when the sky is telling me such marvelous stories!" It was almost dusk and Rasiya slowly got up and pushed Raghu with his wobbly body - "Raghu you better get back home, don't you have a Math test tomorrow?" "Good old, practical Rasiya! What would I do without you?" laughed Raghu as he started to get up and move towards his bike that he had laid at the side.
(*) taken from e.e. cummings poem I carry your heart with me
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