Vedantic Tales : The Discipleship
        of Ajay : The Osprey

He was struck by the beauty of those free flying forms, twisting and spinning and looping, like shards of crystal flung into the air by some ecstatic Dancer. The thought that they were better than he, or that he was better than they did not brush even the surface of his mind. He felt only awe at the wonder and beauty of the sight.

At length he reached the College itself. No one, neither instructors nor students, seemed to know that he had been gone, though to himself his two day absence seemed a lifetime. Only Sanyal knew.

Welcome back, he said. Long time no see. And when they were alone he looked deep into Ajay's eyes and announced, So you have found the other way.

Ajay was silent for a moment. Then suddenly he flew a few feet straight up into the air and re landed on the branch where they were sitting. Yes! he cried. Yes! He knew that he need say no more; Sanyal somehow understood everything that had happened.

You will graduate with your class? Sanyal asked.

Yes.

And then?

I don't know, Ajay replied lightly. Anything whatever comes.

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