once
a king was sad.
his sadness continued for days...
and then months...
the king was a reasonable man
he knew he should pick himself and his spirit up
but somehow he couldn't.
everything and anything he tried
failed.
he grew more sad.
there was no specific reason behind his sadness
but he found no specific reason to be happy as well!
daily routine-laughing and merry-making seemed hollow...
he started slipping into melancholy
and with him
his queens and courtiers and servants went sad...
days started to drag...
till it became unbearable...
one early morning
before the sunrise
the king dressed up like an ordinary man
gave his guards the slip
took his horse
and left his kingdom in search of happiness...
his horse kept running non-stop till the dusk
.....by that time both had come quite far
the sun had gone down the western edge
and night was approaching fast.
king saw a small hut at a distance.
he tied his horse to a tree outside the hut and
called for anybody inside.
a sage came out
he instantly recognised the king despite the disguise
he, at once, understood the entire matter without the king uttering a single word!
the sage fed the kings's horse water and grass
and took the king inside.
he gave king fruit to eat as dinner
for that was the only thing he had...
king had the best dinner of his life!
after the dinner
king became sad again...
and asked the sage for help.
"we will talk about it in the morning, O King!" the sage replied
"lets sleep for now."
the sage went to sleep
but the king's eyes were wide open
looking at the stars outside the hut's window
remembering his queens and children and beloved people!
after some time king slipped into deep sleep
it seemed ages since he had slept like that!
---
when the first earstern wind of the approaching morning caressed his head without the crown
the night was saying goodbye but the morning was yet to whisper in!
the cusp was magical!
the king opened his eyes
it was still dark around
but his inside seemed filled with light...
he kept lying in the bed with his eyes wide open...
it seemed like ages had passed in between.
and then
the king started to smile
big
effortlessly
for no rhyme or reason!
his smile remained intact for several seconds
and then minutes....
he kept on smiling for what seemed like ages
he had no reason to smile
but he kept smiling
without trying to know the reason
without trying to look for logic
without counting his sorrows and difficulties
without thinking anything....
anything...
something inside him wanted to smile
big and selflessly and endlessly
he just smiled and kept enjoying the smile....
gradually, his inside was filled with the radiance
when his inside was full of joy
and was about to brim over
he closed his eyes
but his smile stayed on!
he was feeling so light
and happy!
---
after, what again seemed like ages,
he reopened his eyes
and rested the smile slowly
every pore in his existance was rejouvenated!
---
he sat up
said his prayer
and looked for the sage.
the sage was not there!!!
the king was jolted!!!
---
and this broke his dream!
he found himself still in his royal palace
in his royal bed!
---
he realised that he had been dreaming!
thinking this
he smiled again
big
efforlessly
without trying to know the reason
without trying to look for logic
without counting his sorrows and difficulties
without thinking anything....
anything...!!!
"life is much more..." he whispered!
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