It was 1996. I had a bad fall in one of the sites where I was working. A heavy metal object weighing 2oo kg something fell on my left foot. May be for about 3 seconds. but the damage was done. I was told by the ortho that I had a ligament tear. I wore crepe bandage for 3 weeks.As luck would have it the chair on which I was sitting broke and I got hit at the same foot. So, my whole left leg was in plaster cast for three l...o...n...g weeks. Squatting, sitting and even sleeping is a tough thing at that time. but I was not keeping quiet. I sat on a stool and started writing a novel! It was called Gaathe (saga). It was an absurd novel. May be I had a twisted sense of humor at that time!
But the positive attitude of writing was there. The novel never falters anywhere as far as the narration is concerned. But the absurdity is the main thing.
Absurdity in a novel is acceptable. But if we have negative thoughts just because we are hurt or having some problem, then life becomes absurd.
What we have to do is, try to see anything and everything in a positive way.
It is not easy I tell you. But definitely not impossible.
Try!!!!
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