A Tale :: Four levels

Summary-

 A Tale is a story which tries to sketch the clear image of relation between the creatures and creation. Similarly it also proves the domination of women in the male dominated society. The story begins with a man realizing that supreme knowledge could not found in cities and villages. Among men, he fell the path to god hood was blocked by social obligations and by the love of family and friends. So, to win supreme knowledge and godhood, he went to a well alone in a remote jungle. Years and years passed by, the man was totally driven in meditation when the sages penance started to threaten the seat of heaven and while he was still immersed in his long trance, Indra, the king of the gods, sent the comellest and adroltest nymph of his court to the hermitages. The nymph stripped off her clothes and stepped into the river, playfully sprinkling it’s water. The sounds of rivers slowly started breaking his meditation. The sage couldn’t bear his anxiouty and moved forward to nymph and finally decided to marry. The man who was once totally divan into a spiritual life turned into a common man. Despite of being helpful to society but their neighbors could never forgive his fall. The girl was being always suspected for turning the sage into a man.

Interpretation-

This story tries to reveal the clear facts and relations between the creation and the creature. Similarly it has also shown the status of women in male supremacy society. Similarly it has tried to state that natural beauties can break ones meditation and concentration. Likewise in the story too, the god send the nymph to break the meditation of the man and the man wake up from his meditation. The peace that he got on meditation was found on the body of the nymph. Similarly this story has also tried to state that gods are greedy creature. They always have the pressure of with drawing, their position by someone’s other. Similarly our physical desire cannot be hidden.

Critical thinking-

This story provided us a good moral of creature and creation however i am not satisfied with some phrases mentioned in it. If gods are so greedy creature then why did they created men? Do nymphs really come in front of others in a naked position? Does meditation and concentration takes a man to gain the position of god? If the man was in deep meditation how could he wake up just by the sound of river splash and nymphs.

It is possible for the reader like me to raise such types of question.

Assimilation-

As I finished reading story, I knew that passion is great and never dies. Some people look indifference to family life and even leave home to get peace but ultimately they return home. In my village too, there was a man who was busy in his business and intended not to marry. But after some years he changed his idea and married a girl. Thus the man can never win the nature and it’s system.