Peace

The organisers of the show will be supervising the arrangements as the date of the event gets closer.

“Think  about the trouble participants go through for leave, travel bookings,  arranging  for family comfort in  their absence, packing  for uncertain schedules, finally getting here to share dormitories or rooms,  and remember that we need to  treat them with  due  respect.”

The Head of the Meditation Centre has seen them come in droves—furrowed brows, tearful eyes, gratitude, joy, or that enviable state of letting go. Some share personal stories, some stay silent but carry tell-tale signs, and some spew fiction to help others open up.

Each of them looks at the giant screen with a red light at the centre and those flickering candles with a faint glimmer of hope that the gentle fires will blend with their own to grant peace.

She found her peace years ago and decided to stay back – to retain what she had seen.

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Six Sentence Stories