Go further to get closer....

Latika looked with unseeing eyes through her office window that opened out to the sprawling gardens of "Kuteer" - the guests were basking in the winter sun as they relished the resort's acclaimed "English Breakfast".  She chuckled every time a travelogue mentioned her eatery as "Best In The Town" - the truth is though "Kuteer" is just a stone's throw away from the famed Khajuraho Caves there is no decent eatery or hotel for miles together!

Even today - after decades - she could recollect the dread that filled her at the thought of spending her boarding school breaks at "Kuteer" -  in the midst of this wilderness far far away from urban luxuries! Latika could never understand what made her parents chuck their well paying advertising jobs in Mumbai and make this resort their home! How she plotted from when she was a mere ten year old to fly far far away from "Kuteer".....

Maybe she was too late -  It took her years before she realized she had to "Go further to get closer" - The distance away from "Kuteer"  bought her all the more closer to it! Today in the sunset of her life -  this was her sanctuary where she recuperated from the scars life had inflicted on her. The wilderness filled her with  peace, the absolute quite calmed her, the stone walls secured her.... Indeed she was grateful for "Kuteer" that as always nurtured her.....

Linking this to WT Prompt of  "She was too late" as well as British Airways hosted IB contest "Go further to get closer". Have you seen the new ad of BA - such a heartwarming one!


17 comments:

  1. wow! That was amazing Meens..
    Beautifully written and all the best for the competition :)

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  2. That was indeed a beautiful one Meenamms :)
    I love how you come up with the strangest things and join them together.
    I think I know where that English breakfast came from. Am I guessing right?

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  3. Sweet story Meena and lovely ad there. Sometimes it takes a lifetime to figure out how our parents felt and thought. Best of luck for the contest.

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  4. Lovely! Sometimes it takes distance and a new perspective to appreciate what we have all along.

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  5. Nice take on the prompt...
    Good luck with the competition! :)

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  6. Go further to get closer!! Agree with this completely!! Such a lovely story you shared, Meena! All the best for the contest! ♥

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  7. Indeed one has to go further to realise how close they get to their home... Beautiful write.

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  8. I love the thought - "go further to get closer"! :D And I love your post too :)
    You can check mine here - http://wp.me/p2Aqoq-oS

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  9. Beautiful story, Meena. A wonderful take on the prompt, wish you luck for the competition.

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  10. That was so sweet! and I completely agree! All the best for the contest :)

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  11. I guess it's never too late to come to a good realization!

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  12. That's a nice story, Meena.

    Good luck with the contest!

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  13. It's a nice and interesting take on the prompt. Cheerz, Meena:)
    http://vishalbheeroo.wordpress.com/2014/02/21/wednesday-prompt-2014-7-hshe-was-too-late

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  14. I loved how this story came full circle...how she realized after she left looking for the best place to be that the best place was where she started! Awesome! ♥

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  15. Kept me wondering what 'scars'?
    The video - the BA ad was just so amazing - and sadly this is a story that is a reality to a lot of Indian wives. And families expect that couples should not be given private moments at all. The ad hit the right nerve.

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  16. Ahh the writet in you strung wonderful words sweets <3 loved it!

    Richa

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