Spirituality of Materialism
As if in appreciation of Suresh's anticipation, the Captain soon released the landing gear over Palam. Once out, they got into the waiting Ambassador. On the way to Defense Colony, Vidya was dazzled by the glitter of New Delhi in the neon lighting. In time, they reached their Misty Nest with their dreams of making it their sweet home. And as the guard on duty threw the gates wide open in warm welcome, she readily stepped out into the portico, only to be mystified by the sight of her home in the making.
“Isn’t it too big for two of us?” she said in awe.
“Are we not young enough to add on more?” he said leading her in.
“Jokes apart, why not we live in a smaller place?” she said as though she were pleading to be saved. “Looks like I might feel out of place here.”
“I think no place is big enough to hold your large heart,” he said adoringly.
“Your love gives me a sense of purpose,” she said feeling grateful. “I’ll try to live up to your esteem.”
“You know it’s not the size of the house but the sense of the residents that ensures the quality of life,” he said to address her apprehensions. “The art of living is about making the house brim with fulfilled feeling. It’s in the largeness of this place that we must see an opportunity to enlarge the scope of our activities. Why not seek a higher fulfillment in this huge setting?”
“Oh, how true,” she said excitedly. “I would love to house a kuchipudi academy here.”
“Why not,” he said with a smile, “but charity begins at home, doesn’t it?”
“Oh, show me the kitchen.”
“I thought you would keep your promise,” he said winking at her.
“Name the dish,” she said seeking the kitchen, “and it would be served as promised.”
“We’ve a cook anyway for that,” he said pushing her into his room.
“Isn't it said that the path to man's heart is through his palate?”
“Well, but why make her unemployed?”
“Give me a handful then,” she said winking at him.
When he kicked the door behind, she entered the arena of his desire. As he hugged her ardently, she felt the power of his protection and pressed closer to augment her own sense of security. Sensing her need for redressal from the shivering of her frame, he covered her flanks to address her fears. Gratified by his gesture, she joined her hands to ensconce their embrace. As she raised her head to reassure herself, meeting his eyes, she could gauge the hugeness of his want. The desire for her she discerned in his manner aggravated her own want for him. Feeling joyous in his rapturous embrace, she pressed closer to him to address their want. Appeased by her acquiescence thus, he yearned for fulfillment. And while his lips parted parched by desire, affected by passion, hers began to quiver. As he readily closed in on them to steady them, she energized hers to draw succor from his strength. In time, having savored the taste of her love, he deep kissed her to grasp her soul as well. Pressured thus by his ardency, she too turned keen to end his one-upmanship.