'The Story of Birth' by Saaveri

See this beautiful story of a Class 5 student of The Class of One.

A door opens on its own. You walk in. There is a God and a Devil. The God says, “I shall write your fate! May you be blessed, my dear child!” The Devil says, “I shall write your fate! Your life will not be blessed, but your life will be thrilling!”

Suddenly, Lord Yama enters. He says, “Stop it. This child will be entering Earth soon,” pointing at you.

You don’t understand what is happening. What is Earth? What will you be entering? Who are you? Questions pile up in your mind as you look at the beings in confusion.

Lord Yama suddenly says, “The child does not know anything. So, he can’t choose. Let’s make something. Both of you will write the fate equally. Remember, the child’s life can’t be either too good or too bad. Everything must be unpredictable.”

Saying this, Lord Yama disappears, and the last thing you see is the Devil and the God turning to each other and shaking hands.

That’s it. All you see now is black. Just black.

Now what? Do you randomly get stuck in a pool? Or do you see some creatures dying in your hands?

It’s not up to you.

The black ends, and you hear yourself crying. You don’t remember anything. You still don’t know anything about yourself.

But hey! You got a new life!

And whoa! Who is this woman carrying you? A few men are wearing some blue stuff on their faces. It looks like something that only covers the part you eat with, right? And the part you smell with.

Then you see a man coming into the room and saying to the woman, “Sorry I’m late, honey!”

Then one of the men bursts out, saying, “It’s a girl! What are you thinking to name her?”

The woman says, “The name Rose would be perfect!”

Then, the man leans in and whispers, “Rose, Rose, Rose.”

Then, you close your eyes and open them again to see yourself in another room. The woman carrying you says affectionately, “Rose, I’m your mum, and he’s your dad.”

Then I say ok by saying coo. That’s how I express myself. Coo, gaga, googo, waa.

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