Master sat for a long time in solitude on the banks of the Ganges at Haridwar. Ganges never bored him. The ever-new and ever-refreshing Ganges seemed to him like a perpetual lesson in how man should live. The master smiled as he wondered if the man who failed to notice the call would notice this silent song.
Immediately a truth struck within him. 'Why talking about others? Do I even study the lessons with the same enthusiasm I had in the beginning?' When he asked sincerely, his conscience answered otherwise. ‘A force of negativity has infiltrated, killed the Guru, and has fully descended into his work. After knowing all this I did not read anything, did not sharpen my old knowledge, did not go down to the new field to adapt to the new situation. I have caused myself by my indifference to the enemy to dare to occupy my mind for a moment. I have not done anything against it after all this' he thought he was angry with himself.
“Everyone respects my old height. That is the nature of ordinary human beings. But the wisest man who must be vigilant must often measure his own height or not. If truth to be told I have lost a little bit of my wisdom, sluggish in the indifferent mindset that I have mastered everything. This is not something I am proud of. Not proud for my guru either. Thank you Ganges. You have silently conducted a lesson to me who was sitting on your shore and kept me thinking. Thank you. Thank you very much”
Master mentally spoke to the Ganges, just as he descended into the Ganges and sank into the Ganges, folding his hands. Ganges seemed to embrace him and bless him. Then the dissolved man immersed himself in deep meditation. He sat on the shore like a statue even after all the people on the shore were gone. In the middle of the night all the other noises were still heard only after the murmur of the Ganges flow.
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The inauguration ceremony as Chief Minister of ParthaSarathy took place simply and without extravagance. Although RamaKrishna wanted to celebrate the inauguration ceremony lavishly, ParthaSarathy, who was forced to pretend to be sad by the Rajathurai’s demise, avoided it. In the new cabinet, Selvarangan was given the old portfolio. The new ministers were all men of the ParthaSarathy. Although Selvarangan was not greatly affected by this arrangement, Uday identified them as the first step in his attempt to overtake them in politics. So he was tight-lipped when it came to the inauguration. ParthaSarathy noticed it. It was understood that even if he is silent today he would definitely give trouble tomorrow. He had in mind to handle him carefully. Otherwise all this was normal in politics and he was not greatly affected.
But it was Akash's lack of happiness that affected him the most. He must have been at the peak of happiness when his father became the chief minister. The reason for his lack of happiness is still Karthi. Akash had invited Harini and her mother to the inauguration ceremony. They had come too. It was only when Harini came and sat next to Karthi and the two of them were constantly talking among themselves has affected Akash the most. ParthaSarathy wanted to say “ There are lot of prettier, smarter girls than her. Ignore and forget her”. But it seemed Akash will not listen to it. When the heart believes that one particular thing is more important than everything and misses it, one cannot be happy even if the world is at his feet.
ParthaSarathy could not be happy when his son was not so happy. RamaKrishna was the happiest person there. He was the one who came crawling around with new enthusiasm, bossing around beating many people and getting the jobs done. The inauguration seemed to be the right place for him to declare without words that he is inevitable.
Harini's mother Girija did not like Karthi as much as Akash. The reason was that he did not seem to notice her as much as her daughter was circling behind him. He rarely gets them home. He never came to see Harini as much as Akash. All of this had her to become disillusioned with Karthi. She has never had any close contact with Karthi's family.
But today when Gnanam saw her, she automatically came to her and spoke. Even Girija liked Gnanam, who is realistic without any air superiority. Harini seemed to make no mistake in praising Gnanam. Giving that much respect, Gnanam had secured a place in Girija's mind. Uday forgets his mood and smiled as he realized that his mother is talking to Girija since they were going to be related with their children’s marriage. It seemed that she would fix the wedding date for Harini and Karthi as soon as possible. To Akash, who was watching Gnanam and Girija talking, it seemed as if they had all become one family and that thought struck a blow in his heart.
ParthaSarath noticed the direction of his son’s sight and the reduction of radiance on his face. Then with difficulty he turned his gaze away from his son and began to look at the special guests. Everyone is in high positions, powers and wealth. He knew most people know. Manohar should have come to this meeting. He had gone with a special guest pass. He did not come. Somehow it went well when he didn’t come. If he had come it would have been visually annoying. ParthaSarathy felt a sense of relief. But he did not know that the mysterious man who was directing Manohar had arrived as one of the few special guests he did not know.
The mystery man looked like a businessman. He did not speak to those around him. He did not even encourage them to talk. He did not notice the stage like the others. His whole gaze was on Karthi and those involved with Karthi. Without using his full strength to keep them from getting their attention, he looked at each and every one of them and finally withdrew one by one and finally started observing Gnanam and Harini.