Fuji was fed up of that “forcefully” made friendships. Due to his calm and courteous nature, everyone wanted to overcome him, tried to kill his self-esteem so that one could satisfied his “bossy” temptation. They wanted to take charge of his life. Those persons loved to rule his life. They were the real source of agony in all there manners.
Makoto, that fatty guy with chubby cheeks one of his his class fellows suddenly started copying him. What a typical “girlish” act!. During his classes, Makoto all the time watched Fuji’s activities such as; what he wore that day, what and how much he ate in the canteen, where would he go and how long would he walk, how many times he would climb up stairs or stand in lift, even how would he speak and talk to others. He imitated his accent and copied his hair cut too in which he looked like a clown rather than a nerd (like Fuji). In fact, Makoto was totally an irritating “spy”.
One day, Fuji got mad over Makoto when he asked a ridiculous question about his sleeping hours. It sounds like fat overlapped his brain so he couldn’t think well.
“Have you eaten Ostrich eggs in the breakfast, so that your brain got stuck in cholesterol ?” Fuji grinned his teeth while asking. “Have you eaten Dinosaur in your breakfast that is why you are angry today?” Makoto replied calmly, showing his pale teeth.
“Ahaan !” Sakura made her “smart” appearance on the scene. “May be Fuji is eating Dinosaur that is why he is always looking “hot”. Sakura commented boldly, twisted her index finger around her long side-swept bangs. Boys stared at her shocking pink long nail with lots of glittery “art work” over it.
“Aweeee!” A “long way” applause heard in the class. How strange ! if a nerd is hot.
Sakura was another “chewing gum” found in his class. For her, there was nothing left in this world except the color”pink”. Fuji saw her since her childhood as she lived near her house, an annoying neighbor. From her bicycle to her hand bag, everything is customized in pink. All the time she ate pink bubble gum. She was born to promote “pink” everywhere in life. Sakura liked Fuji as much as she liked the color, pink.
“Somebody! Save me.” This time, Fuji’s request has approved very soon. “Corona” virus take him apart from all those mess. Fuji spent most of his time in watching K, C & J Dramas. He has found these dramas better than a girl friend.
One morning when he ate Ramen noodles in his breakfast, her mother approached to him and asked him to go somewhere outside, carefully for an important work. Mother looked busy at that time while his sister prepared dumplings in the kitchen. His father was surrounded by many empty containers which were waiting to be filled.
Now Fuji was ready to drop these food containers to the distant place. It was a community welfare center. People left foods and other goods there after a while, they dropped it on the door of the poor deserved and needy ones. Fuji was happy and feeling contentment by doing this task that was assigned to him, usually after 10 days. During his ride, he discovered that how much he ignored nature. He never noticed so many nature’s beauty around him though he has used these ways thousands of time. He feel the wind, instead of wearing mask on his face. It feels so refreshing. He observed the clear blue sky and sun rays fall on his hands. Oops! Is there a public park here. How mesmerizing voice of those chirping birds that one can record and make a “ring tone” for the cell phone. The sound of flowing water under the tunnel and of course those musical wind chimes and “Kusari doi” ( rain drain chains) hanging outside the houses, piles of autumn leaves beneath the giant shadowed trees, the unique sweet smell of wet pinewood and those shining droplets on there needle like leaves created the magical affect. Yes ! Nature is human’s best friend; no attitude, no fear or tension, secret holder and caring. Fuji has now realized and feel the blessings of nature. The abundant treasure of nature spread everywhere in this cruel world. Ignored by the human beings !
In the beginning, Fuji remained relaxed. His friendship with nature got stronger day by day. Now he wanted to tear off his face mask and hand gloves but due to the threat of “Corona”, he was bound to adopt these precautionary measures. Once he thought of being a “Pied Piper” who take all troops of Corona virus and let them drown in a very deep sea, forever.
“It takes too long to be lead a normal life.” Fuji thought to himself as he returned after the food dispatch. Suddenly rain falls around and he stopped by under a shade of a closed “Sushi” restaurant. He than noticed the absence of liveliness for the first time , no noise of vehicles and people was there. A deep silence! full of hidden sorrow, no symbol of life existed there. Rain was falling on everywhere, on flowers, on mountains, on grass, on skyscraper buildings; equally benefits each and every particle on earth. It is a basic rule of nature that …… nature is equally loving to all and caring for everyone.
“My Goodness! Now I realized that the whole nature is created for human. Yes! Human is the “masterpiece” of nature. How can nature be happy without human. Nature and human are essential for each other.” It was the moment of self-realization for Fuji. The moment when he turned back to his real, that he was a human being. ” I must be a follower of nature in this regard.” Fuji talked to himself and take deep breath as he reached on his destination safely. It is never too late to make things right.
He soon arrived home because he rode his bicycle very fast, spreading splash of rain water on the lonely concreted footpaths. He was standing before the closed window of his room. His favorite “Bonsai” plant, placed inside the window sill, also looked sad aloof. Fuji took his cell phone and turned on his face book account, he has now accepted the “friend requests” of all his classmates and neighbors one by one. After go through the “notification” alert tone, so many “humans” surprisingly smiled inside their houses and rain is smiling outside.
