The Rotten Pillars |
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Author:
| Sarma, Bijon |
Series title: | Stories of The 'Knee-Men' Ser. |
ISBN: | 978-1-5489-6881-6 |
Publication Date: | Jul 2017 |
Publisher: | CreateSpace Independent Publishing Platform
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Book Format: | Paperback |
List Price: | USD $9.00 |
Book Description:
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This is the story of David. The boy boarded a boat and the boat suddenly broke away from the mother ship. He entered in African jungle where his boat was smashed and he was later rescued. Under tremendous mental stress he fabricated stories (Ref. Vol. 01. LOST IN AFRICA). Later he came to knew all. He investigated what was really True and what was a false. He discovered, something that a majority of people believe to have been True was in fact False (Current Vol. 02. THE BROKEN...
More DescriptionThis is the story of David. The boy boarded a boat and the boat suddenly broke away from the mother ship. He entered in African jungle where his boat was smashed and he was later rescued. Under tremendous mental stress he fabricated stories (Ref. Vol. 01. LOST IN AFRICA). Later he came to knew all. He investigated what was really True and what was a false. He discovered, something that a majority of people believe to have been True was in fact False (Current Vol. 02. THE BROKEN PILLARS).When he was a kid, David hated himself because he was a kid. His maternal uncle, a psychologist solved the problem by giving many tiny dolls. He loved to see these below his knees and called them "Knee-men". The time when he left school his family made a trip to Africa, and by accident the boy was lost. He was later rescued by another ship. He told of seeing the countries of the Knee-men, having good relation with the king's family, then the case of rebirth of the king's daughter as the child of normal men. He even told the stories of how he nursed and raised the girl. As a consequence his friends started calling him 'liar'. His psychiatrist uncle solved the problem by explaining to his parents and friends that he was not a liar in the sense that be believed those unbelievable stories to have been as true. That solved the problem. His friends came to lean that True and False had more than one meaning. David's mother explained how True and False change meaning with the changes in contexts. That helped them to realize that Religion was wholly based on untrue statements. David believed in 'Knee-men' because of psychological pressure. But even in the society of normal persons there is no dearth of men who believe in many items based on untrue statement. So, when the Knee-men do not live in African jungle, it is possible that they may live right in the men's world.