SALVATION

Before some years, there lived a man, Abdul. He was around 50 years of age. He was living in a slum area in a small hut with his wife and 18 years old son, Riyaaz. Abdul was a religious man. Most of the time, He was upset because of his poor economy. Seldom he used to talk to people. People even treated him like a mad man. Some days later, he met some people who were involved in terrorist activity. They convinced him that, they are doing this for religion, and if he dies in this work, he will go to heaven. Abdul was even convinced.

        Finally it was time for the terrorists to make their plan execute. They planned for a serial blast. The first blast was planned to execute in a crowded area of the city and the second one in the nearby city hospital with some hours of gap. According to the plan, Abdul was assigned to execute the second blast.

        Time 6.30 PM. The first bomb blasted. Many people died on the spot and many got severely injured. The whole city was shocked. News spread all over the country. All the patients were taken to the city hospital, where death was waiting for them. Time 8.30 PM. The hospital was heavily crowded with patients and their relatives. Abdul came out of the hospital, completing his work successfully. He left the place. After 5 minutes a big blast deserted the hospital. This time much more people died. The people who came there to give hope and life to the injured ones, ended with no life in themselves. In fractions of second the hospital became a graveyard, making a scene of jalianawalabag of 1919. Abdul was happy. He returned home.

        He saw, his wife was crying. Some of his neighbor people were also there. They were consoling her. Abdul could not understand anything. Now his heart was beating heavily.

“what happened ?”

After a few seconds of delay his wife replied in weeping voice: Riyaaz is no more. He left us forever.

“What !!!!”

“ He had been to city hospital to donate blood to the bomb blast victims and……(crying out loudly)”  . she could not speak any more.

Abdul sat down on the floor. He was speechless. He could not believed, what he had heard just now is true. Two drops of tear came out of his eye.

Abdul’s wife again cried: “How much pain my son would have suffered in his last time? Why can’t god took my life, before he took my son’s ?”

3 days later….

It’s been 3 days since that deadly night in the city. The whole city was dipped in the trauma. Here Abdul was also suffering from the same. He was foodless, sleepless and speechless, kept himself confined in a corner of his house. On that morning, he woke up , came out of his house. He went to the police station and surrendered. The news spread all over with the speed of electricity. He was put into a fast-track court, which was made for judicial action for the bomb blast case. He was declared as criminal and penalized to hang till death.

        Abdul was kept in a secret place. Before the date of his execution, the officers asked him his last wish.

Abdul : before I die, I want to donate complete 6 liters of blood flowing in my veins. I want to donate my eye, kidney and heart also.

The officers reported to the government. The government came to a decision to fulfill his last wish. After some legal approval, the government gave green signal.

        It was the date of execution of Abdul. In the fine morning, he was taken to the city hospital. According to his last wish, he donated his blood. His face was glowing and he was smiling. After some time, his body turned white, he closed his eyes. The doctors operated on him and took his eyes, kidneys and heart. Before death only, he made all arrangements to go to heaven after his death. With this great work, Abdul was more alive than dead.

        After 3 days, 17 different persons came out of the city hospital being cured and Abdul’s blood flowing in their veins. A 8 year old kid from a poor family, who was blind by birth got a new vision to life. Now Abdul was watching his old world with the kid’s eye, but this time with a new vision which is called “innocence”. He could see enough love, enough joy and enough enthusiasm in humanity. Probably this is the definition of Heaven on earth.