Desire

This is a story of a boy who leaves his mother in order 'to be with the stars.'

I was born to a very poor family who couldn't afford even a square meal a day. My father was a drunkard. He used to spend all the money he had got and even my mother's money on drinking and gambling . When she would ask him to work or refuse to give him the money she had gathered by working in other households, he would beat her. I used to pity my mother for she had to work so hard, but she could not get even a minute of compassion. Scoldings of her masters, husband and those who were beaten by her husband were all she got. When I would sleep under the open sky alongside my mother, I used to admire the tiny sparkling creatures in the sky. They seemed so happy. My mother seemed to have accepted this life. But I could not accept this kind of life for me. I wanted to be with those stars. I wanted to be happy as them.I wanted to shine like them. So, on one fine day I left the home. For they say it is not your mistake if you are born poor, but it is certainly your mistake if you die poor. I could not tell my mother because I knew she would not let me go.