If money disappeared… Could we feel relieved?

It was a month end. He was facing a serious financial crunch. Now it was time to check all the drawers of his cupboard. He pulled out the drawers and emptied them. To his surprise, he couldn’t find a single rupee in one of the drawers. He checked again but his efforts went futile.

With frustrated look on his face, he took his wallet out but no money couldn’t find. He stormed out of the house and checked in one of the nearby cafes. As soon as he entered in the café his freaked nerves suddenly calmed as it surprised him the cool sight of the café.

As it surprised him the cool sight of the café.

He looked around. A group of men in their 40s were playing cards. Beside them a small boy was playing with his younger-looking probably maternal uncle. He was smiling from corner to corner and his smile was so contagious that Shekhar couldn’t help but to smile.

His gaze captured the entire scenario of the café. The owner of the café was quite relaxed while his waiters were happy to serve their customers. Shekhar took the opportunity and he took a corner seat from where he could observe everything. He thought.

The entire café was crowded yet some corners were left empty. Shekhar saw people were eating, laughing and seemed contented. Soon the group of men left. He saw they didn’t pay the money and the owner neither objected nor ask them to wait.

It shocked Shekhar and he hesitantly approached the counter.

“Hmm, hello sir, I wanted to know why you didn’t ask for the money to that group that just left.”

The owner did not utter a single word but indicated towards an empty drawer of his desk. He couldn’t believe his eyes. He went out of the café and took a deep breath.

He saw an ATM center across the street. He crossed the street. He entered at the ATM center and took his ATM card from the wallet. Entered some buttons and ATM showed an error message. “This ATM machine is no longer dispensing money. Today you’re the owner of unaffected happiness. Enjoy the bliss.”

Shekhar felt that things are spinning around him and he felt bit dizzy. 

He realised not only his money was gone but the money was disappeared from the world. Slowly and gradually he realised the world was so happy without the materialistic things. People from the café were engrossed in the things which were pure in nature. They had worldly time to indulge in chatting, playing and doing things which they wouldn’t have done in the presence of money.

Money made them slaves of time and everything. Money gave them less time for their relations and kept their lives waiting to happen for blissful things. This was a first time when people were relaxed and worry-free without money.

It was a miracle Shekhar was witnessing until he realised someone’s hand on his shoulder.

It was his wife Anamika.

“A call for you from credit card department” She gave the mobile to him.

A voice literally screamed in his ear and it was enough for him to bring back in the reality.

He cursed the plastic money and so his materialistic world!

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