Greatest Happiness and Other Fiction Nuggets
Flash fiction stories like the ones presented in this book convey a simple message in few words. I present in this book eleven very short stories. These are fictional flash stories based in Asia and the USA. Stories are, as someone stated, windows into the minds and hearts of people.
Today's life is like a T-20 or even better, a T-10 cricket match. In today’s busy age, the attention span of adults has become shorter than that of infants. The only way to gain attention among the galaxies of today’s literary world is simplicity. Hence, I have made an attempt at presenting stories which do not need much time to read. But these stories convey a deep message. Who knows, these very short stories can form the basis for even full novels. The names of the characters in these stories could be from any religion or community.
The human race has one origin – from Adam and Eve. Religion, race, color, the list goes on – are present for one reason. Our whole life is one huge start-up. The items required for our start-up are God’s gifts in measured but correct quantities. It is unto us to decide what we make of it.
You call Him by any name, a superpower, the Almighty, is there. His names are the most beautiful. Many a time, we forget His existence. We go on with our lives committing several crimes, breaking people's hearts. After all, we are human. The problem arises when this becomes a habit. The Almighty renders his justice right here, in this world. And, eternal justice is definitely served in the Hereafter too. So love one another without any expectation in return. Of course, this is easier said than done. But we can at least give it a try.