" A Glimmer of Hope"

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" If the sun rises from the East a prayer said is simply a miracle that one needs to believe, if only we bind it with the light we seek"

Watching the glistening Blue Bells rest on his table Sanskaar couldn't help but smile...The evening before had made him feel somewhat relaxed and with it, it had bought new hope for the young lad... As Sanskaar had gone to bed that evening with a new bounce in his step, for the chat with Mariah had acted like a balm he never knew he missed.... He knew today was a special day for him indeed, for he had been working on a deal which would open up new opportunities to avenues that where previously closed to him....

As Sanskaar moved towards the windowsill he delicately touched the petals while closing his eyes...He was not a man that believed in god,  but anyone that looked at him at that instant would say otherwise...For he  looked like a man, as if he were offering them a silent prayer, seeking for the hope he had been believing in all along.....

A few minutes later Sanskaar picked up his car keys, closed his cufflinks and smiled at the security guard stationed outside his home.... However before he could even move towards his favourite vehicle Sanskaar was called by the guard "Sir these arrived for you this morning even before the early hues of the sun had risen...." he smiled in acknowledgement as he took the parcel from the old man....

Sanskaar took one look at the card and shook his head gently, sighing as he read the beautifully penned italic message

"Sun we believe in you..
Remember we write our own destiny....
Go and write yours my boy...."
love you always
Howard & Mariah
...×...

Reading as he walked with a smile, he looked up at the heavens, as if acknowledging that it was time for him to bring the miracle home... For Sanskaar knew it was time for action, for his prayer had been answered by the simple token that he had received... And in that instant he knew exactly where to make that happen as he moved towards his car at last....

Karma Inc.- Upper Eastside Seattle

Later that morning as Sanskaar maneuvered his black BMW into the car park of Karma, he ensured that he stepped out delicately from the station vehicle for he held the bouquet of flowers close to himself as if fearing they may fade away... They were the same flowers Mariah had given him the previous evening, but what was so special about these was that these had been sent to his home before sunrise had even risen.... They where a good luck charm that had been sent by Mariah that very morning,  a prayer he needed for he had been working closely  on a government project that would probably provide him with the biggest opportunities of his working career  not just for himself but his employees also ..... Sanskaar stepped into the towering 12 story building that was shining brightly in the capital.. Karma Inc was a division that he had created with the most talented of people... A dream that Sanskaar had taken on when he first landed in the capital ...It was a firm that specialised in latest Tech related  opportunities especially within the navel industry....

Having specialised in electrical engineering in Delhi and majored within IT he had soon mastered a flare for computer programming and everything that came with it...From mind mapping to programming to product design you name it he was a man that knew it all.....No matter how big or small the project was, Sanskaar would love to challenge himself with any task given and thus would work alongside his employees to ensure that each contract was completed with the upmost sincerity and in the process ensure that the quality of delivery was not compromised.....

Today as he stood on the 12th floor of Karma Inc, Sanskaar felt this unknown pride in his heart whilst overlooking the city landscape of Seattle.... Watching the hustle and bustle of the city transform alive each day reminded him that they light was always there too touch...The same light that had shone on him when he had first stepped foot in the firm....Sanskaar had taken on the failing company and changed its direction to make it one of the most sought of after firms in the city.....

Sanskaar had aptly renamed the firm as Karma for he was a man that believed in science where people acted on condition free decisions, which made them determine both there existence today and tomorrow for Sanskaar believed that every action was met with a reaction thus determining once own destination just like he had done in the form of his company that very day....

He therfore felt that Karma was indeed a befitting name for his firm, for Sanskaar deemed it had allowed him  to follow his passion and also shown his skeptics that he would be fighting to win, he may have had to struggle with several battles of his existence but one thing he was sure of was that he was one shrewed businessman and there was knowone alike him about.....And anyone that dared to claim otherwise would see what his skeptics knew all along, he was one dark shadow that knew how to answer all his prayers may they have arisen from the east or ended landing on the south.....

---------------------------------------------------------          " Changing ones destination doesn't happen overnight, yet determing once destination does..." - John Rohn

That very afternoon as Sanskaar had settled down to work through the final project ammendments within in his cabin he was joined by a very cheery Aman....Aman was one of the first employees that he had hired when he had decided to establish Karma... He was a friend that he had made while working in London as part of his internship training.....The boys had hit it off right at the offset, for both where focused on achieving there ultimate dream of creating there very own software patent...

Five years on and Sanskaar still remembered that moment like it had been yesterday where Aman had walked up to him and  hugged him as if he had known him for years... For he was a brother that he never had and always dreamt of having when younger, in other words a  true friend come what may....  He was brought out of his reverie by the sudden loud tapping on his desk... As he looked up he was greeted by a very annoyed Aman whom caught him again being all lost in his thoughts, but before Sanskaar could even try and justify what he was thinking, he was stopped in his tracks by a wave of Amans hands in his face....

"Sun not again!..." Aman spoke sarcastically as he carried on speaking further "Don't tell me buddy that you had been daydreaming as I was talking....let me guess lost again in memory lane...." He spoke while beaming away....."What where you thinking of buddy...? Let me guess you where worried about  the project....Am I right? Or am I right?"  As he pointed towards him rolling his eyes in the process....

Sanskaar simply smiled and nodded..."you know me too well....I was just thinking of how far we have come....I know it has not happened overnight yet  I fear that if we fail today then all our hard work will have  been of no avail....I feel like I would have not only failed you but the people that believe in us too....Our team...."

Aman looked at his friend and knew of the weight he carried and the battles Sanskaar mentally fought within everyday of which today was just another prime example of where those old demon's were resurfacing unnecessarily....He knew Sanskaar had been working day and night towards this moment for the last five years and he was sure that his struggle would final bear fruit today.... Aman thus simply walked up to his friend, held his shoulder showing him in that very moment that all would be okay.... But not departing before uttering some final words " Sun I see your girlfriend sent you flowers again today....The injustice of it all and there I thought I had final won her around...." he chuckled as he simmered away towards the exit....Sanskaar not being able to resist the urge simple smirked in response as if telling Aman she belongs to me and settled his attention back to matters at hand without paying any further attention to the actions of his friend.....

But as Aman turned to walk away letting Sanskaar finesh of the final details he spotted a blank canvas hanging on the east side of Sanskaar office.... Not being able to resist the urge to ask why it was there in the first place he turned around and quietly headed straight towards it....Sanskaar watch him return and walk towards the window looking at him with questioning eyes... He knew at that precise moment that it was futile to even argue with him and accepted it was better to answer his question then leave his friend hanging with these unknown clouds....For Sanskaar knew far to well the length that his friend could go too, to get him to reveal the truth....

He thus slowly walked towards hanging frame and gently placed his hand onto the canvas......As Sanskaar stroked the frame ever so lightly
" Aman I know  what you must be thinking why this blank canvas?  ... Well let me tell you I am yet to determine my destination for I am a man with a soul that is yet to be coloured...A story that is yet to be told and the day  I discover it, it will be told right here for it shall be my most priced possession the hope I have finally welcomed home..."

Being rendered speechless that very moment Aman looked up at the heavens outside the window and prayed that the clouds  finally grant his friend his wish for he had at that moment determined to make that happen, and he knew exactly what he had to do, to get the ball rolling at last....

Leaving Sanskaar behind in his lingering thoughts, he walked away to make a call that Aman knew would change the course of all their destinies either for better or worse.....

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"Open the window to your soul, fly to success for stones will be thrown, for we fail only to succeed"

Seattle-Tamac Airport

Later that evening as Sanskaar stood at the terminal of Seattle airport waiting to catch his flight he was surprised to be greeted by a smirking Howard..... He watched to old man approach him with his luggage that he had requested for Aman to drop by as he had left the office in a rush....

Sanskaar remembered the call that he had received earlier that evening from Dida... For the old maiden had called out of the blue asking him to come home.......As he had tried to dwell into the matter further she had simply tried to hangup the phone not before parting with some final words " Sanskaar catch the earliest flight home...I shall be waiting it's urgent!..." Dida listen to me...Dida!" Is everything alright? " as he shouted all flustered pointlessly.....

Leaving him in a state of panic Sanskaar had rushed into Aman cabin and asked him to book the earliest flight to India in the mist of running to call Mariah to get his suitcase brought over from there's for such emergencies....In his hurry to get all things sorted Sanskaar had failed to notice the smirk that Aman carried,  knowing full well that his plan had been set in motion and all it had taken was one phone call if only he had done it sooner.....

Now as he stood in front of Howard he watch the old man look at the passengers passing by....Sanskaar wonder what the old man had been thinking as he watch the travellers come and go......As if reading his mind Howard answered his lingering questions....

"Sun you see these passers by just like them one cannot determine what tomorrow holds.... I told you already  destinations find you just like we need them too, as our actions are really never for us to control, you see for you woke up this morning planning to make one dream happen and was stopped in the process to deal with other matters instead..." Howard gently moved his hand towards his pocket and took out a delicate looking brooch... The 24 caret gold shimmering brooch was designed in the shape of the Sun which had been delicately embedded with a green emerald in its center... He gently took the brooch and pinned it too Sanskaar suit "Sun...You see this brooch....It was my father's and today I give it to you my boy....go find your light....It's been in my family for over two generations and today I give it to you...It gave me hope when I had lost all faith...remember stones shall be thrown but how we succeed is what makes us stronger..."

"But Howard how can I...?" As Sanskaar tried to protest but Howard just shook his head as if saying it's a blessing from me a Mariah take it for it was meant to be yours all along....Gently patting the suit in place like any proud well wisher would have had they been in his place.... "Be safe my boy! Remember believe you can for no earth waits for no man, fly as high as you desire but be careful for the clouds never sleep".... with these parting words Howard left Sanskaar soul to ponder what hope was trying to peek through the closed windows of his past.....Sanskaar only hoped they were meant well for he could not be dealing with anymore demons then he already had....Hoping that clouds did actually sleep just like his heart had done all those years ago....

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" Hope shines the brightest in darkest of hours....For tomorrow shall bring a new hope and with a new set of miracles"

Howard had just managed to station his vehicle in the drive when he was greeted by a frantic looking Mariah...His darling wife never failed to amaze him and this night was like no other...She had been toying with her pendant a gesture she had picked up after the entry of Sanskaar...He knew she cared for the boy far too much then she would admit, and this had been a  reason why she had refused to see him off at the airport....

As he walked up to her he held her palm in reassurance " He shall be okay love...He has your wishes like always...He has been granted his boon for finally he will travel on the path he always seeked...He got the project love just like you  hoped and said Sun would"....Mariah simply closed her eyes as she listened " But why does it then feel like as if  we are saying  goodbye Howard?" As she spoke all teary eyed...

He wanted to give her hope at the moment but no words would come for he had feared what she felt too....Howard  had hugged her close as if trying to tell his frantic heart that he would be home soon...After all they had parted ways through the eyes of the smiling sun.....

Meanwhile back at Karma Aman texted Dida to let her know that he was on his way....The old maiden watched her phone buzz into life and knew that her darkest hour was final going to end for finally her miracle was going to come home tommorow bringing forth with him a new set of miracles at last...She hence set out getting ready to lay the foundation of her welcome, brightly apping away with her right hand man Nakul....

One the other side as Sanskaar  flight took off he could not help but smile wondering for what lay ahead for him in India.... The call from Dida had only increased his worries and as he watched the city fade away into the darkness of the misty night.... It was raining as usual, but today Sanskaar didn't find it soul breaking for it acted as a balm that soon soothed all his apprehension into a mystical slumber, thus laying out a set of new miracles forth that he may have to tackle in the morning.....

For he knew if he had only walked on this path on a sunnier day he would reach his desired destination  sooner....

To be continued

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