Wednesday, February 27, 2013

Lost

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Dion Boucicault once said that,


"Men talk of killing time while time quietly kills them."
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He did have a point when he said this but more than that he had enormous amount of foresight. 
Why do I say foresight, you may ask? 

That's simply because this single quote/thought holds true regardless of our race, nationality and is valid across various time periods. Time is an essential commodity in a human's life, however, the majority of us fail to efficiently utilize the time which we have on our hands.

In keeping with the chaotic and busy lives of all of my readers out there, I'm presenting a short story to you.
Ok, so how short is this story?
50 words to be precise and it is my first attempt at writing a fictional piece in exactly 50 words, nothing more, nothing less. That's my contribution to the byte-sized information gobbling internet user of today's time.

Here it goes, then. 


Anthony was completely lost. He was thwarted. His problem was straightforward. He couldn't figure out his exact location. Naturally, he was clueless regarding the direction or the distance to his destination. After struggling for a while, he realized what the actual problem was - he was carrying the wrong map!



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57 comments:

  1. awesome .....short pithy writing :)

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    1. Glad you liked it Saikat, thanks for the feedback :)

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    1. I hope that saved a lot of your time :)
      Thanks a lot Akash :)

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  3. .....and again that turned out to be inspiring:) Thanks:)

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    1. ...and again, thank you very much for the lovely feedback Bushra :)

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    1. Thank you very much Mridula, do keep visiting for more :)

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  5. we need to open our eyes ! nicely penned :)

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    1. Yes, you've made a valid point Maliny, thanks for the feedback :)

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  6. very true and impressive.. well said Jay..

    Read my little try on 55 word story. Just for fun..

    A Rat's Nibble - 55

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    1. Glad you liked it, thanks a lot for the feedback.

      Heading over to your story now :)

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    1. Welcome to my blog ADWD :)
      Thank you for the wonderful feedback, hope you like the stuff around here.
      Do keep visiting :)

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  8. IT HAPPENS TO MANY jAY,THEY START ON LIFE'S ROAD WITH THE WRONG MAPS.

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    1. Yes, you said it quite appropriately Indu. That is precisely what happens.
      Thanks for dropping by and sharing your thoughts. :)

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  9. Inspiring story, Jay. Very well penned.

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    1. Thank you very much for the wonderful words Panchali ji. :)
      Glad you liked it. :)

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  10. Ridiculous quest there. What occurred after? Thanks!

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  11. Nice story! sometimes we need to stop and think not just blindly follow ;)

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    1. Yes, you've got the message Valli. Glad you liked it.
      Thanks for dropping by :)

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  12. What a gorgeous looking blog. Nice posts :)

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    1. Welcome to my blog Shagun and thank you for your lovely feedback, glad you liked it.
      Do keep visiting :)

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  13. Thank you very much for the feedback Indrani :)

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  14. What a inspiring speech and words are so lively .Jay I had subscribed to you to get regular updates but not receiving any???dont know y???

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    1. Thank you very much Janani. Glad you liked it.
      Well, just try subscribing to the blog at the link which is present at the end of the post. You should be able to get the latest updates. :)
      Thanks for dropping by :)

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  15. Hahaha! In one way it is a humor piece - and, in another, a telling statement of what we all do with our lives :) But then that is the purpose of humor - to poke fun at the foibles of people.

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    1. Indeed, CS, you've pointed it out quite aptly. That's how many things life work out. Everything has a hidden meaning attached to it. :)
      Thanks for sharing your thoughts and glad that you dropped by. :)

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  16. A short article but bursting with profound thoughts. I loved the opening quote as well as the last anecdote. Beautifully written, Jay!

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    1. Thank you so much for the encouraging words Rachna. Glad you liked them.
      Thanks for dropping by :) :)

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  17. very succinctly written with deep meaning. Keep it up!

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  18. This design is wicked! You obviously know how to keep a reader amused.
    Between your wit and your videos, I was almost moved to start
    my own blog (well, almost...HaHa!) Excellent job.
    I really loved what you had to say, and more than that, how you presented it.
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  19. Hilarious!

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    1. Glad you liked it, thanks for sharing the feedback with me.
      Do keep visiting Anupama. :)

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  20. Hi again Jay:)...Your beautiful and extremely creative posts have forced me to reward you the 'Creative Blogger Award' congratulations:)
    For more visit my post:
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    1. Ahh, what a forceful blog this is, that it compelled you to pass on the award.
      HAHA, thank you so much Bushra for this gesture, I'm humbled.
      Hope that I'm always able to come up with good content, so that the awards keep flowing.

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  21. A simple yet often forgotten truth. Time knows no master and waits for none.

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    1. Indeed, that's a profound thought. Thanks for sharing your views Ramakant.
      Glad you could drop by :)

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  23. Aw, this was a really good post. Finding the time and actual effort to create
    a really good article… but what can I say… I put things off a whole lot and never seem to get nearly anything done.


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  24. nice Jay, short and very well said.

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    1. Thank you so much Mehroo. Your feedback is always welcome on this blog.
      Do keep visiting :)

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