DAWN
The baby cried- ‘Oh God, it’s so dark in here. I am scared’. The mother patted her baby bump, smiled and whispered, ‘Shh… don’t worry, I am here.’ The baby replied, ‘But mom, in my previous life, the darkness was always uncomfortable and scary.’ ‘That was because you died, and were buried in a tomb. But right now you are alive and in my womb.’ ‘Mom, I am confused, it was dark there, it is dark here. I was alone there, and I am alone here. I was lost there, and I am lost here. How is it different then?’ ‘Child, the darkness of the tomb was suffocative for you. It didn’t allow you to think or breathe. It was cold and icy. But the darkness of my womb if full of love and warmth, where you can breathe, have your thinking space and fly like a free bird.’ ‘Baby, you were alone in the tomb because you were sad and despite having known numerous people in your ‘previous life’, you had nobody to stand beside you, nobody to li...