The narrator, a field manager, reluctantly travels to Kathihar, Bihar, despite his son's illness at home. He is worried about his son's frequent health issues and his wife's recent paralysis from an accident. Feeling pressured to maintain his job, he boards a train that is delayed, and once on board, he calls home to check on his son. During the journey, an elderly man sits across from him and they strike up a conversation. The narrator reveals his atheism and the reasons behind it, citing his son's Thalassemia and his wife's condition as reasons for his loss of faith. The elderly man then shares his own story of devotion from childhood, detailing his worship of a Krishna idol and his hopes for his sick mother, which ultimately went unanswered despite his deep faith. He contrasts his experiences with the narrator's struggles, reflecting on the complexities of belief and suffering.

by Abhijit Chakraborty in English Spiritual Stories

Writen by Abhijit Chakraborty

Category Spiritual Stories