Aspired - Inspired - Expired
He was a boy of just seventeen years. Yet, he seemed to have got enough of his life. Out of frustration, he decided to commit suicide.
Sleeping pills and whisky make a deadly combination, he had heard. He worked in a drug house, where he stole some sleeping pills. He waited for a Saturday, for the home to be deserted. He was all set to go, go forever. The boy drank whisky and picked up the pills to take. At that time, his father who had forgotten something, and came back to the home. Loss of memory can, many times, be a boon and seeing this boy drinking, he asked what was going on...
The first reply was "Nothing", as expected. But when the father noticed the pills, there was no way to pretend. He said "I'm going to commit suicide". Well, some situations make you daring. The boy continued, "If you stop me today, I'll do it tomorrow". It is a tough time for a father, any father for that matter. What can he do now?
If the father was just like any other person, the story would have been different. But he wasn't like others. He called his son for a little walk, saying that the boy didn't seem to be in any urgency. That was true, for, the boy agreed to go for the walk. The father talked about many things, but none of them got the attention of the boy, until he said something about the boy's ambition to become a writer. Although it got the attention of the boy, it was a normal sentence, and he replied that it was a dream, which didn't come true. "That was yesterday". Father was very cautious, and asked "What about tomorrow?". The boy was puzzled. The father continued, setting up one of the best examples of inspiration... "You don't know what can happen tomorrow. Life is like a novel. Isn't it? It's filled with suspense. You have no idea what's going to happen until you turn the page". That's true, the boy thought. He had not seen the next pages of his life at all... There might be something wonderful happening tomorrow, he thought. And finally, the boy decided to postpone his suicide.
Does it seem to be a good fiction? Sorry, it is not a fiction. It is a biography. Story of one of the best modern English novelists. It is the biography of Sidney Sheldon, author of best selling books like If Tomorrow Comes, Master of the Game, The Other Side of Midnight, Rage of Angels etc.
The incident above took place in 1934, and Sidney Sheldon had to wait for many more years before becoming a famous writer. He started writing at the age of 50. He achieved what he wanted to be, and became a legendary writer.
Even though he is such a great writer, and almost all bibliophiles have read his novels, it is unfortunate that his death wasn't a big news at all. Yes, he passed away, on 30 of January 2007. I came to know about it after 4 days. An inspired soul, which had aspired to be a good writer, has expired on the same date as the other great soul Mahatma Gandhi was assassinated.
You can read the complete autobiography The Other Side of Me. And, if you are curious about every details of what happened on that day, you can just go through this exercept of his autobiography.
The first reply was "Nothing", as expected. But when the father noticed the pills, there was no way to pretend. He said "I'm going to commit suicide". Well, some situations make you daring. The boy continued, "If you stop me today, I'll do it tomorrow". It is a tough time for a father, any father for that matter. What can he do now?
If the father was just like any other person, the story would have been different. But he wasn't like others. He called his son for a little walk, saying that the boy didn't seem to be in any urgency. That was true, for, the boy agreed to go for the walk. The father talked about many things, but none of them got the attention of the boy, until he said something about the boy's ambition to become a writer. Although it got the attention of the boy, it was a normal sentence, and he replied that it was a dream, which didn't come true. "That was yesterday". Father was very cautious, and asked "What about tomorrow?". The boy was puzzled. The father continued, setting up one of the best examples of inspiration... "You don't know what can happen tomorrow. Life is like a novel. Isn't it? It's filled with suspense. You have no idea what's going to happen until you turn the page". That's true, the boy thought. He had not seen the next pages of his life at all... There might be something wonderful happening tomorrow, he thought. And finally, the boy decided to postpone his suicide.
Does it seem to be a good fiction? Sorry, it is not a fiction. It is a biography. Story of one of the best modern English novelists. It is the biography of Sidney Sheldon, author of best selling books like If Tomorrow Comes, Master of the Game, The Other Side of Midnight, Rage of Angels etc.
The incident above took place in 1934, and Sidney Sheldon had to wait for many more years before becoming a famous writer. He started writing at the age of 50. He achieved what he wanted to be, and became a legendary writer.
Even though he is such a great writer, and almost all bibliophiles have read his novels, it is unfortunate that his death wasn't a big news at all. Yes, he passed away, on 30 of January 2007. I came to know about it after 4 days. An inspired soul, which had aspired to be a good writer, has expired on the same date as the other great soul Mahatma Gandhi was assassinated.
You can read the complete autobiography The Other Side of Me. And, if you are curious about every details of what happened on that day, you can just go through this exercept of his autobiography.
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2 comments:
Gud one....Sheldon was a great writer .
Thats an impresssive title
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