The single Indian man would like to write about an event he witnessed two years ago on the death of a single lonely Indian man in the same building that he resides in.
I had seen this man, he was in his early 50's,single, lonely and battling mid life crisis.Like all people who come from small towns to big cities seeking better employment opportunities, he too belonged to the same category. From what I came to know about him, he was a teaching faculty in one of those coaching classes for MBA CAT and MAT.
He seemed to be aloof.He was unmarried,kept up to himself hardly interacting with people.There were a few times when I saw him speaking with the building caretaker. He seemed to be overtly expressive, talking a lot. It seemed that he had no one to talk to.A classic syndrome of prolonged loneliness.When you get an opportunity to talk , you keep talking non stop.
In his physical appearance he seemed to have aged 10 -15 years more that his current age.He looked shabby and did not care much about his appearance.His clothes were loose, he hardly shaved and looked more like a hippy.I guess he had stopped taking care of himself.
Loneliness did not kill him. It were the vices associated with loneliness that did..His drinking habit took away his life.I guess he used to consume alcohol on daily basis beyond the permissible limits (as per medical sciences). He looked wasted. I guess alcohol had already taken a huge toll on his health. Till date I do not why did he find his solace in alcohol. What was it? A broken marriage, betrayal in love, a dysfunctional family or a difficult childhood.Some people take their secrets to their graveyards without sharing with anyone.
No one knows when this lonely man died. He did not come out of his room for three days.A foul smell started coming from his room.His door was forced open and he was found lying lifeless like a wasted cadaver.The police was promptly informed. His sister and brother in law were called and all formalities related to his death were processed.There was no mourning, there was no funeral.Considering the difficulty in taking the dead body to his home town, his last rites were done in a nearby place.
This is how the life of a single lonely man came to an end.It is true that all of us are going to die one day but no one deserves a death like this. No one deserves to die like a street mongrel or a sewer rodent.Such kind of a death is humiliating to the human soul.
We as Single Indian men must learn from this. We should never fall for evil vices.Be it alcohol or anything.Never neglect your health and well being. Go outside and connect with people.Develop creative hobbies and start engaging in them.Work hard to create a meaningful life.
This is Bhaveen Sheth signing off for the day and promise to be back with a lot more.
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