The Invisible Walls
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The Invisible Walls *Dr. K L Chowdhury |
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I dread not the long and strong fences, that people raise around their places. The high walls they build around their homes do not put me off. I believe there are no ghosts living there within those ramparts, neither goblins nor witches, nor conspirators, but mortals like you and me wanting a bit of privacy. Sitting here I can relate with them, and see beyond those walls and move across those fences to discover a flower smiling at me, a friendly dog wagging his tail , a bird breaking into song, a kindly face in warm welcome. What I fear is the invisible walls that people raise round themselves that make them so impregnable, so near and yet so inaccessible. They may let you shake their hand, yet it is so casual, so cold; you may be able to meet their eyes, yet so elusive are they, so remote; you could give them an earnest hug only to find them stiffen and cringe. I fear the invisible lines they draw around themselves, the maredrekha which you can not cross without getting singed. I fear the cordon of an electric field they throw round themselves that could so easily electrocute. |
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*Dr. K L Chowdhury retired as a Professor of Medicine, Medical College, Srinagar. Presently he is the Director of a charitable institution, Shriya Bhatt Mission Hospital and Research Center, Durga Nagar, Jammu. He is a physician and neurologist, a medical researcher, poet, social activist. He writes on diverse subjects – medical, literary, social and political and has numerous research papers to his credit, his pioneering work being “The Health Trauma in a Displaced Population” which was presented at national and international conferences. |
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