(Order - Act I)
Sitting down on the floor
Fresh and filled with energy, as the clock struck six,
Not a trace of exhaustion from the tedious school hours visible
The 7 year old poured out the contents -
Building blocks they were, from the pouch..
Slowly segregating the smaller and the larger pieces
She started joining them..
As the pieces attached themselves
Suddenly her mind wavered
Like a wind wandering undecided
And she removed the attached pieces
Only to join them differently
Stacking them one above the other in an order
Slowly building her own home!
The woman/WATER
As she finished folding the dresses
That had till then been tortured by the sun's heat
She entered the kitchen
Her mind calculating the hours left for the day
And the tasks to be completed..
Being a skilled one at household chores
Taught by 8 years of marriage
Her thoughts seemed clear
Clearer than the undisturbed lake..
Happy with herself, she opened the tap
And scrubbing the utensils one by one
She started washing them, delighted
Her plans were getting executed one by one as usual!
The ant/EARTH
Having finished feasting on the cockroach
That was dead and turned upright
The colony started making its way
Toward the ant-hill that lay at the corner of the garden..
Marching slowly forward
One behind the other
Like a well-organized republic day parade
Little doubt in why they were called super-organisms
Having learned to share their labors among themselves
The most planned of all species, the ants..
9 in number they were
And they covered every inch, not fumbling but solid and stable
As solid as the ground below them
To keep marching towards the ant-hill
In a straight line, completely ordered!
The man/FIRE
Getting down from the bus
He walked slowly towards his home
His lunch-bag in one hand, umbrella in the other
And the executive-bag on his shoulder..
A few meters away, hiding behind an abandoned old van
Stood the villain, holding a knife in his hand
The face of his victim flashing again on his mind
Having seen the man walking on the road, gotten down from the bus
The hatred in his heart started burning
Like the fire that was set to the garbage heap at a corner
Which was the only source that lit up the street..
He had been waiting for this, 10 long months
Since he had been sent to prison
By that very same man walking towards him
Not accepting a bribe offered by this villain
And showing the law his good side
Making the villain bad and his family detested..
And now was his chance
In that empty street, lit only by a single flame
And as he saw the man at a few feet's distance
He jumped out of his hiding place
And held out the knife towards the man
Waiting to execute his well laid out plan!
(Order - Act II)
God/SKY
Waving his hand, God cleared the sky
That was being filled with large black rain clouds
Looking below at the world, he smirked
Fully filled with buildings
It seemed to have adopted its own design and order
Unlike the one that God had designed..
'What have they done?' he asked his attendant
'Probably the result of your own statement' the attendant replied
And God looked at him, his eyebrows raised
"I am God almighty. Be fruitful and multiply.
A nation and a company of nations shall come of thee." the attendant quoted
Verse number 11 from Genesis of the Bible..
The number 11 caught God's attention and he laughed
'They have created a lot of fables with this one - 11' he said
And the attendant agreed
'In 11, the 1 stands for the greater force, the Lord,
And the sum, 2, suggests the duality or the balance quotient of the Lord
- This is how Hinduism signifies it' the attendant completed..
The God remained silent
Anger building up within him
Like the clouds that were building up ready to burst
'How dare they set me a balance quotient?
These humans set themselves order and balance
And they now are trying to include me in this petty game of theirs.
I will show them what imbalance and chaos and disorder is!'
He said and stared angrily at the world below him!
(Disorder - an act within the 'Order' act II)
Life/ENTROPY
The child placed the last block at the top
The woman washed her last plate, waiting to add it to the shelf
The ants were nearing the ant-hill, their line undisturbed
The man stood shocked at the sight before him
The villain was readying his mind to plunge the knife
God was waiting to unleash his anger upon the ordered world
And in a second it all happened!
(Disorder - Act I)
A very strong wind blew its way through the window
And the 'building-block' home came falling down..
Tears flowing out of her little eyes at the fallen home
The girl rushed towards her mom at the kitchen
Screaming and crying, surprising her mom
Who having washed the last plate, rotated the tap to close it
During which it broke out loose, water spraying and splashing all around..
Shocked, the mom tried filling the hole with her hand
During which the water sprayed in an inclined angle
Falling out the window, over the colony of ants..
The line shattered as the huge droplets started falling like atomic bombs
And the ants scattered all around, a few rushing toward the ant-hill..
As the fastest ant reached the ant-hill, the ground started shaking
And the mom in the kitchen, trying to stop the water flowing
While consoling her crying daughter, realized it too..
She grabbed her daughter and leaving the kitchen,
She hurried towards the door
As she crossed the hall, she saw their family photo-frame fallen down
And as she glanced at it for a moment while hurrying out,
She wondered where her husband was..
(Disorder - Act II)
The man, as he stared at the knife held before him
Felt the ground trembling beneath his feet..
As he looked below, the villain standing before him also bent
And in that fraction, the man pounced on the villain
Hitting him with the umbrella
Unexpected by the villain, making the knife slip from his hand..
The villain hit him back and as the man fell back
The villain bent down to pick the knife which kicked by the man
Went flying far from his reach..
As the villain rushed forward, landed a blow on his face
The umbrella being the culprit
And the man jumped to the ground
Which was still shaking, to pick the knife..
And as he grabbed it, the villain had stood up again
Seeing the knife in the man's hand
He was hesitant for a moment..
They stood looking at each other
The villain now weaponless and the man holding the knife
When the fire that was burning went off..
Knowing this was his chance, the villain jumped at him
Only to feel steel piercing his skin
And as the pain hit his brain, he let out a scream
A scream that seemed a mere whisper
Before the thunder that roared that moment..
As the villain slowly fell down, the man
Shocked at what he had done, looked around
Darkness was what he saw, not a single human
And pulling out the knife, the man started running towards his home
His mind, blank, and his feet trembling along with the ground..
(Disorder - Act III)
From the end of the street, he had seen the collapsed buildings
A result of the quake that had shaken the ground
Increasing in its magnitude with every step he had run towards his home..
And as he reached his home
A heavy downpour had started..
The rain slapped over his face, flowing down with his tears
As he saw his home that had collapsed
But it was not the pile of fallen bricks he cared about..
He pushed open the gate
And entered in when struck a lightning
Showing him the two things he loved the most in the world
Standing in his garden, the daughter and the mother holding hands
And he let out a scream of relief..
Hearing which, the women rushed towards him
And he hugged them like he had never before
And there, before the collapsed home, stood united a family..
(Order - Act III)
A week later, as the family woke up
From a small tent in the refugee camp
The speakers at the camp blared
'Our world has faced one of its worst disasters in the human history.
It is going to take us very long to return to our normal lives.
But never lose hope. We, the surviving leaders of all the nations have
Come together and have devised a well thought-out plan.
Let this be the beginning of a more united world.' the voice ended
And the family held each other closely, their hope rekindled..
'A plan again? Don't the humans ever realize their mistakes?
When would they possibly understand
That order and balance are mere illusions?'
God wondered out loud to his attendant..
'They would never.' the attendant replied
God remained silent..
'They would never because they are humans'
The attendant emphasized this time
And God looked at him confused
'Then, how is it that they overcome every obstacle
Only to appear stronger than before every time?'
He asked out loud..
And the attendant smiled
He knew the answer but he knew that it might anger God
And so letting God ponder over it in length
The attendant kept the answer to himself.
Love!
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