Page 12 - Seniorstoday April 2023 Issue
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Alaimentary
A Story of a Tale
The best service is sacrifice of self, writes Nagesh Alai
Krishnan and Kannan were handsome may care attitude while Kannan was
twins, indistinguishable like two peas extraordinarily cautious and circumspect.
in a pod. God had bestowed them with Krishnan was impetuous while Kannan
limpid lotus eyes, arched eyebrows, was guarded. Krishnan was spontaneous
broad forehead, aquiline nose, full lips, and would talk thirteen to a dozen while
round ears and a sharp jaw making for a Kannan was subdued and would take his
well-proportioned face resting on a long time to open up. Krishnan could be reckless
neck and a lithe body. They were eye- while Kannan was measured. In all their
turners, sending many hearts aflutter. similarities and contrasts, they were a
Their intelligence and scholarliness were bundle of joy for their conservative parents,
storied in schools through colleges through who lay great emphasis on education,
hallowed portals of higher education. Their upbringing and bonding. Krishnan and
classmates counted themselves lucky to be Kannan were very close and would do
in their charmed inner circle. After passing anything for the other. Identical twins they
out from the same institutes, both set out were, but with each having his own strong
to establish their own businesses and identity.
succeeded over time. Krishnan was happily married, having
While their externalities were wooed and won his vivacious college mate
indistinguishable, their behavioural Radha, while Kannan chose to remain
traits were starkly different. If Krishnan single, not having been able to express
was an extrovert full of fizz and froth, his love to the classmate that he adored.
Kannan was an introvert full of intensity Much as his parents and Krishan tried
and introspection. Krishnan had a devil to convince him to go in for an arranged
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