Birth of nature

Once upon a time long ago there was a kingdom called Utopia ruled by a wonderful king called Equality. King Equality was loved by all his subjects for his fair rules and just treatment. One day the king went for hunting into the woods along with his friends. He was trotting on his horse when he spotted a herd of deer passing by. The king aimed for the fastest deer but at that fateful moment a bright light shone into his eyes and Equality was distracted. As he looked for the source of light he saw that it was reflecting off the earrings of the most beautiful girl he had ever seen. Princess Perfection had come for a picnic on the same day. As the prince and the princess locked their eyes they felt a sudden rush of uncontrollable emotions…they fell in love.

The very next day Equality married Perfection. Every one in the kingdom came to attend the grand royal wedding. People showered their blessings on the new couple and extended their wishes for a great life together. The newly married king and queen had a vision for their kingdom. They restructured the place on the principles of Equality and Perfection. The result was the most beautiful kingdom that could ever be.

The streets were wide and polished and at perfect right angles. All the buildings were shaped like regular polygons with architectural perfection. The trees were of equal height with equal number of leaves and the leaves were perfectly shaped and vibrantly coloured. All the people had enough money to live peaceful lives and the meals were equally delicious and wholesome in all the homes.

After a year a baby boy was born to the king and the queen. All the subjects came to shower their blessings on the newborn prince. He was named Happiness. Years passed by smoothly and the king and the queen ran the kingdom with unbelievable accuracy and efficiency. Happiness also grew up gradually, ran around and played about. Happiness visited every home and life flourished in the kingdom like never before.

But there were a few subjects who became a little offended with their reduced importance. They formed a group and left the kingdom. Poverty, Affluence, Hatred, Rage, Misery and Jealousy walked out and went on to build their own kingdom.

People were extremely joyous to see these snooty guys leave their much loved kingdom and thought life would be even better. The homes of these guys were left empty and some people from other kingdoms allured by the superior quality of life came house hunting. One of them was Boredom. He loved the all the aspects of the kingdom. No variety, no problem, no challenge, no change and a permanent and smooth flow of life pervading all over the kingdom. Boredom bought a mansion and settled down in the kingdom of Equality and Perfection.

Happiness could not get along with Boredom. He started losing the spring in his step, the twinkle in his eyes, the joy in his heart. He started visiting a pub in another kingdom to seek solace from the mind numbing Boredom. Then he met a girl called Problems who came up with interesting situations that Happiness loved solving. Gradually they became drawn towards each other. No one approved of their love so Happiness decided to run away with Problems and start a life far away where no one would be able to trace them. They got married in the wilderness blessed by the sun, the moon and the stars.

After a few years of passionate marriage they had a daughter called Nature. Nature grew up with a very independent attitude. She became an accommodating nurturer who had a place for all in her large heart. She was not judgemental and wanted to let every one live according their wishes.

One day her grandparents tracked her down and came to meet her. They wanted her to be the new queen and to take charge of their kingdom Utopia. Nature went to visit her ancestral kingdom with a lot of excitement and anticipation in her heart. But within a few days she felt suffocated within the confines of the rigid rules. One day she was sitting in the royal garden hiding her head in her hands and sobbing softly. Suddenly she heard the sound of galloping horses and felt a rush of strong wind into her face. She looked up and saw a rugged silhouette coming in her direction. She looked at him with wide eyed amazement and slowly asked, “Who are you?”

He said, “I am Freedom. I have come here to take you with me because your happiness lies with me. So come with me beautiful Nature and we will live in the most wonderful kingdom that ever was.”

Nature never liked to think much. She acted on her impulse and extended her hand towards Freedom. She eloped with Freedom and went away to live her own life in the kingdom of Freedom. The name of the kingdom was Earth.