A cup of morning tea in the
comfort of my garden, a cool breeze touching my face and a newspaper to read
has been my favorite start of a Sunday morning for several years now.
Only, over a few months I am just
not able to like most the news headlines that I come across. There is too much
that is going on that I am not able to find that makes me feel good. What with
rapes and murders, terrorisms, ambushes, accidents, illnesses and natural
calamities dominating the scenario it seems that goodness and progress has
taken a backseat.
There is so much talent around
and scores of people who would like to contribute to the development process
according to their capacities and yet where and how to do it is still a
question. I am thankful to all the good people out there doing all the good
work in trying to make the world a better place to live in. There is the law,
the police, the doctors and teachers and so many others who work relentlessly
in making our society better every single day. The soldiers guard our country
with their life.
But where do entertainers, film
makers, artists, singers, actors and authors come in. What is their
contribution to society? Why are people always looking forward to the next film
or the next book that is going to hit the stands? How come before or after we
have read a newspaper we categorically look for the daily cartoon? Amongst the
seriousness or news, things going on around our immediate vicinity, we look for
some kind of source that allows us to relax, even if for a few cool moments. Maybe
that is why people go to watch films. It is to appreciate an art, a thinking, a
talent along with the opportunity of taking one’s mind off oneself for a while
and relaxation.
People have different frames of mind and different backgrounds and make different choices in their preferences
and hence we have genres in films and books. While the intellectuals may go for
science fiction, adventure and mystery, there are others who like to go in for
lighter stuff. That’s actually where the genres of humor and romance come in.
My book belongs to the general category.
It is fiction, romance and fantasy to an extent. It is the story of two people
who have a long distance connection and the plot hits hard when Abel blurts out
to Sheila a secret that he cannot share with anyone else in the world. Where
does it take them from there? A good story should be able to hold the reader.
It should be able to make the reader ask questions and read on to find the
answers.
I hope my readers will enjoy
reading Soulmates Never Part.
