“Why would someone show how to appreciate another
if they were the ones making them feel hurt.” à I
wrote this about Sarasvati and her interactions with Lakshmi. I would like to
pose Saraswati to be a character that is caring, and helpful to Lakshmi;
Lakshmi on the the other hand not showing anything form of attention to
Saraswati.
Saraswatià
younger sister to Lakshmi. Her being the younger sibling would make it assume
that Lakshmi would have to take care of her, or atleast help her. Gives
Saraswati the character that she is “more cared for” since she is the younger
sibling, but story is written otherwise.
Lakshmià The
girl that only cares about herself. She gets all the attention from the
parents, and others surrounding her.
Fromit was said that “Lakshmi (goddess of wealth) and Saraswati (goddess of knowledge)
always fight and avoid staying in the same place.” Also it was said that “But
in all other cases, we need Saraswati to get Lakshmi. Saraswati is all kinds of
knowledge and skills. The better knowledge you have, the better skills you
have, the more likelihood of you generating wealth.”.
I want to point out that
Lakshmi will come after Sarawati. Though Saraswati may leave, she is the one
that is needed for the arrival of Lakshmi. I want to write that Saraswati in no way jealous of Lakshmi,
but Lakshmi wants her to be jealous of her. They can come across a situation
where Lakshmi is in trouble and only person around to help is Saraswati. Once
she is back home as well as Saraswati, I want empthay to flow over her parents.
I also want to include a scene where Saraswati is not alright. This should
occur in the beginning so that way reaction to both woman is seen.
Saraswati far right then Lakshmi and then Ganesh far right. Photo credits: Wallpapers Rapid
Here is a track that I thought went well with the tone of this story.
I woke up today feeling great. Today was going to be my first day of rounds at the Saint Anthony’s Hospital. Getting to be part of surgeries and having my own patients was exhilarating. I wasn’t fully ready to be a doctor on my own, so I had doctors to mentor me along the way. There was one in particular that was my favorite. His name was Doctor Reed. This man was the kindest, most caring, and greatest teacher I have ever had. He made sure my colleagues and I were sharp in knowledge and performance.
Coming up we had a very important heart transplant surgery. Everyone wanted in on it. The attendees were sucking up to the doctors and going the extra mile to stand out. I myself was taking 48-hour shifts just so I could be noticed. I had never seen a heart transplant, especially for a child under the age of 18.
This young girl was diagnosed with arrhythmias (abnormal heart rhythm). Her name was Lily, and I had been on her case ever since she was transferred to our hospital. Lily was so tiny, and her smile was contagious. She would be the first on my list for rounds, and just because of that my day would start off great. Days were going by and her time was running out.
When I went into her room to do a regular check up she called me close to her. In my head, I thought she was going to tell me a joke. This girl loved to make everyone laugh. She always told me, "I don't want to end a conversation with anyone until I have made them laugh at least once.” Lily wanted everyone to have a bright day, every day.
As I leaned in I could feel the fear from her trembling hands as they grabbed hold onto mine. Lily then whispered to me. I tried to contain my tears as she slowly said, “Doctor Rendon, am I going to have to say goodbye to everyone from the bed of this hospital?”
I instantly stared into her eyes and said, “Lily, I promise you will see the sunlight, smell the flowers, and get to play in the water before your time comes.”
I quickly finished my check-up routine and paged Doctor Reed to meet me. I told him what the girl had told me, and tried to get him to move her to the top of the transplant list. He told me there wasn’t much that he could do since Lily wasn’t in critical condition. I began to pray any second I had for this little girl.
A week went by and her condition was getting worse. She was now the third on the list. I didn’t know what to do. I even ran every test I could think of twice to try and see if there was anything in her check-ups that could bump her up.
I woke up one day to a page stating that her heart was here. I was ecstatic and drove as fast as I could to get to the hospital. I stepped into her room and saw an empty bed. I then ran to the board where all the surgeries and their assigned rooms were listed. I assumed I was late and they had already started. When I came to the board, her name wasn’t on there. I asked the closest nurse to me where Lily was. She grabbed my hand and told me Lily had passed away about fifteen minutes ago.
I was really interested in writing a spinoff on the story of Manu and the little fish. In this story, a human comes across a little fish, who is actually Vishnu in disguise, and asks him to save him from being eaten by the big fish. Manu, the human, feels empathy for him and takes him from the water and transfers him to a little pot. As the fish grows Manu kept transferring him to a bigger and bigger container. Manu disturbs the law of the jungle by saving the fish from being eaten. This action of his changes the fish's destiny and therefore disturbs nature. In this story the little girl, Lily, is the fish. Doctor Rendon is Manu, and Doctor Reed's reasoning of how he could not do anything to make Lily go up on the transplant list was the representation of “The Law of the Jungle.” In this story, however, Doctor Redon (Manu) tries to help Lily (the fish) but could not do so in the end. This made the acts of nature to flow without any disruptions. I feel that in reality there are a lot more sad endings than happy one with tragic stories such this one. I also decided to add a video that provides music to help set the mood of the story.
This is a form of a "law" thats part of "The Law of The Jungle". The big fish eating the little fish. "Only the fit survive, and Might is right" Photo credits: Dreams Time
Have you heard of the story behind this acre of land that cost billions of dollars? It was once the ground that the goddess Sita sat upon. She was the most beautiful princess around and was highly pursued by many. One day, the almighty Rama came across Sita. He knew it was love at first sight and was on the quest to make Sita his wife. Sita did not hesitate to accept his proposal. Rama bought Sita a whole castle; the castle was actually built right on this plot of land.
This is where Sita spent every morning getting ready and most of her free time. She loved her castle. Rama knew if Sita was nowhere to be found she would be in her castle. Often, Rama would come up to the castle and sit outside just watching Sita do her daily activities. He found Sita to be the most beautiful woman he had ever laid eyes on. Seeing that the land is empty currently, it is clear that the castle had been removed. The reason for the demolition of the castle was due to a man named Ravana. Ravana was actually an admirer of Sita. He heard about her from his sister and instantly fell in love with just the thoughts and imagination of her. He wanted Sita to be his wife but was unsure on how to do so. There was a curse placed on Ravana, and he was not allowed to touch any woman unless they were desired by him.
He was determined to make Sita his wife, whether she wanted to be his or not. One morning when Sita was in her castle getting ready for the day to begin, Ravana showed up. He told her he was there to make her his new bride. She tried to explain to him that she was married and had no interest in him. Ravana kept trying to convince her to leave Rama. He told her he would give her all that Rama had to offer and more. He would cherish her forever and she could keep her castle that she loved so dearly. She cried out for her husband, but he had been away buying Sita a new pair of earrings. Ravana couldn’t get Sita to come with him, so he decided to take the whole castle with Sita inside along with him. He flew the castle and Sita to his homeland and told her she was trapped.
Here is Ravana taking Sita away. Photo Credits: Naukrinama
She cried and cried and was ready to kill herself. Ravana continued to try and woo Sita, but she could not stop pleading for her release to Rama.
When Rama returned to find the land the castle was on to be torn apart, he was confused. He made the castle purposely on land that was forever protected by his brother Lakshmana. He was to always keep his eyes on the castle especially if Rama was away. He immediately went to Lakshmana and asked him what happened to the castle. He said that Sita had requested that he go find Rama, and was to tell him to hurry home. Rama scolded Lakshmana and blamed Sita’s disappearance on him. Lakshmana felt terrible and promised that he would never let anything happen again to the land because he would always keep an eye on it, and would aid Rama in finding Sita for however long it took.
Months passed by, then years, and Sita was nowhere to be found. Everyone accepted that she must have been kidnapped and killed. Since then this land has been protected and has never been prone to any type of natural destruction. Although the times of Rama and Sita are way past the time of today, it has been said that anyone who decides to buy this land and build a home on it will receive protection for eternity.
Author's Note: From The Ramayana, Rama had never built a castle for Sita. However, he did leave her for a portion of the day to be protected in the hands of Lakshmana while he went to go hunt a deer. That was when Sita thought her husband was in trouble so she sent Lakshmana to go help Rama. This is when Ravana took her. Since Ravana was in love with Sita and was not allowed to touch her unless she wanted to be his, he took her away on the ground she stood on. I decided to keep to the plot pretty much up to this point. I twisted the next part of the story and made "the ground" into the castle. Sita, however, eventually did return to Rama but he had a hard time accepting her back. However, in this story, Sita is never found and the land, therefore, is forever under Lakshmana's protection. I decided to use this picture because it portrays Ravana in a bad light. From my understanding of the story, he was a figure that was a demon. This picture helps imagine how scared Sita was yet also shows Ravana not laying his hand on her, though he really desired her.
Bibliography:
Narayan's Ramayana, By Kamban & R. K Narayan, 1972, Bizzell Reserves.
“Did he really just walk into class?”, said Radha.
It was 1:42 p.m. and Biology class was well into cellular division. Krishna, the school’s “bad boy,” had just walked in twelve minutes late. This put an upsetting look on Radha’s face. Radha was the most punctual person at Rosewood High. She never ditched class, nor received anything below a 95% in a class. She hated people who were late, and knowing exactly who Krishna was, she was shocked. Today was the day partners were to be assigned for the end of the year project. Radha was skeptical of who would be her partner since this was the project for which the teacher would assign partners.
Half of the class was assigned and it was Krishna’s turn. The teacher looked around the room. He knew Krishna would never do his work unless someone made him do it. Instantly the teacher knew who to pick. With a huge grin on his face, the teacher said Radha’s name. Radha’s face turned into a frown. She hated Krishna and definitely didn’t want to be his partner. Immediately after class Radha went straight to Krishna and told him what he needed to do for the project. Krishna secretly had a crush on Radha, and to Radha’s surprise, he said okay. Radha expecting Krishna to object had secretly worked on some of Krishna’s part of the project. Every day Radha and Krishna would meet in the library and work on their project. Krishna showed great interest in the project, and would quietly get all his work set for the day accomplished. Radha grew fond of Krishna and didn’t mind being his partner. Her opinion of him changed, and she slowly began waving and smiling at Krishna in the hallways. Tomorrow was the day of their presentation and all Radha and Krishna had left to do was to practice their presentation.
That night Krishna was hanging out with his friends and they were snooping around the high school. One of his friends decided to jump the fence and hit the lock on the door with a hammer. All of a sudden all the alarms went off and the police were on their way. Krishna’s friend already had a record, so he asked Krishna to take the fall. Krishna knew that if he took the fall for the break in, he would go to juvie and not make it his presentation tomorrow. He had a tough decision to make.
The next Radha waited patiently in her desk five minutes before class. She watched the clock intensely as the second hand moved. The were was 30 seconds left till the bell was to ring. The bell rang, and Krishna was nowhere to be seen. Radha was confused. Krishna had told her that he would be there, and he even put in more than a hundred percent of effort into the project.
Radha had a feeling that something had to have happened for Krishna not to show up. She was mad at Krishna but secretly was worried for him. She knew that if he didn’t make it, he would fail the class. She decided to do the project on her own. The next day Krishna explained everything to her, and Radha was glad that he wanted to be there for her, but couldn’t make it.
Authors Note:
For this story I chose to keep to the major ideas, while changing how they all happened. In this story the beginning is different from the original tale, but it ends similar. I decided to focus on the part where Krishna was in the forest and when he played the flute all the ladies were charmed by him. Though in this story he was the bad boy, all the girls secretly wanted him. However, this is not explicitly stated in the story. In the tale there were multiple ladies (Gopis) that were interested in him. He would play the flute in the forest and in a way serenade the woman. I switched the part where Radha was originally in love with him to hating him. She then falls in love with him, just like the original story. Krishna then gets in trouble and Radha saves him. In the original tale Krishna does not necessarily get into trouble, but does need the aid of a woman. This is to resemble how Radha decided to pour water down her feet and give it to Krishna to make him better again. Krishna in the end is not the bad guy Radha put him out to be. At the end of the story Krishna gets a chance to explain himself which allows Radha to forgive him and put a happy ending to the story. In the actual tale it is evident that Krishna really loved Radha, however in the end they were not able to be together.
Radha giving Krishna her Charamit Photo Credits: Epified
Let me start off by telling you who I am. I am the Ganges
River. I flow miles long in the country of India. I am no ordinary river however;
I have special powers. I provide many a way of release. I can also provide the
opportunity for you to once more see a member of your life that you have lost. If
someone has died in your family, I am the river in which you would release the
ashes of your loved one to. I can also bring your loved on back, but only in
the form of a ghost. Not only can I do all that, but if you feel that you can
live no more without your loved one that has passed, you can walk into me and
be released from earth to be with the one you have lost. All you have to do is
gather around me and began chanting mantras. Let me tell you of the story when the
Kaurava princess was faced once again with her prince.
The
Kaurava princess was mournful when her husband had died in battle. She lost him
after just two years of marriage, and had a child with him. Hearing about what I The
Ganges River could do for her, she immediately began her prayers to me. I am
very particular as to what it takes for humans to receive this grant from me,
and the Kaurava princess performed perfectly.
First,
the princess came and sat beside me early in the morning. She patiently waited,
and meditated throughout the length of the day. As night came, she began to
chant a specific mantra that is dedicated to this “ceremony”. While chanting
these mantras, the Kaurava princess slowly walked into my deep waters. This allowed
for cleansing. Once fully submerged, she returned to the bank of my body. She
had fully performed what I requested of her.
Since
everything was correctly done, I began my process of the “ceremony”. My arms,
which to many is known to be waves, began flowing up and down, getting larger
and producing bubbles around my whole body. While this happened, the Kaurava
princess began chanting her husbands name. Soon, her husband rose from inside
of me on a majestic elephant, and rode to his wife.
The Kaurava's husband riding back to her on his elephant. Photo Credits: Wikimedia
I allowed
for the couple to meet and communicate to each other for an hour’s time. They both
went to the forest next to me, and rekindled their loved for one another. The
Kaurava princess was becoming heartbroken as time progressed. She knew that
once time was up, her husband would have to ride back to me.
The
princess couldn’t bare leave her husband once more. She knew she had a child to
take care of, but this seemed to cause her more pain. She then decided to go to
Maharajah Dhritarashtra and Queen Gandhari, and asked for them to take care of
her one and only son. They agreed to do so. After bowing down at their feet,
the princess decided to hand them her child, and walked into me to once more be
with her husband.
Authors Note:
I decided to write my story in the format of bringing a
natural object to life, and tell its story. I chose to tell the story from the
point of view of The Ganges River. I tried to keep most of the story parallel
to that of the original story. All the requirements of the river, and the part
where the princess “drowned” in the end to be with her husband all were aspects
that happened; or could happen. I did however decide to focus on the princess
because this allowed me to write about how woman died to be with their loved
ones. Parts of this story were added on and did not occur in the original
story; these include, this actually being a ceremony, the princess giving her
child to the Maharajah and Queen, the princesses husband coming back on a majestic elephant(although warriors who had passed away did arrive on charriots and elephants), and whoever is asking for their loved one to
return to fully submerge into the river first. I also left out the part where
the river foamed once the waves occurred.
