HE - Episode 14

Dear Jaya,
I am happy and proud to know that you guessed it right. I naively thought that I was going to spring a surprise on everyone and this link will be beyond the reach of the wildest guesses. But happy to know that you guessed it.

Wow!!! U have given such an inclination and connected both the timelines aptly!!!

Thanks.

And this time...each and every line ..which talks abt life's lessons learnt and ways to confront all the good and bad deeds....was worth reading!!
I just loved this episode's touch to philosophy!!!

Honestly I did not plan anything philosophical this time as the episode is connected with Timeline A, at least technically so. But when Madhavan was standing before a loving saint, my pen could not escape from philosophy. But it was more about our lives than philosophy as such. Thanks for those nice words.

love,

Hello Vandhana,
Thanks.In fact I built up the original story in a sequential manner. That is to go ahead with Timeline A and then start Timeline B. Then I thought it would be just conventional and hence used the concept to have two parallel stories and then provide a link.

But then more questions from me.... So is priya out of his life forever then? I mean if someone who is so much in love with his wife, can just forget everything and start with a clean slate with another Lady? No efforts to find out ? Oh too many questions...

Yes, V, there are questions and questions. Your smiley uses one hammer to hit his head. To describe my situation I have to create a smiley with at least a dozen hammers (and of course a dozen hands). But I have one escape route. No real life ends so very neatly with all the questions answered. So I might leave some questions to you as well. Let's see.

And i hope some will be answered in the next episode.

High hopes.
regards,

Dear Lalitha,
Thanks a lot. I am happy to know that you had the intuition. Great.

I am also happy that you liked the lines that describe the sanyasin's dress. We think that if a person is wearing safron robes he's a saint. We also think that if a person does not wear that dress then he is not a sanyasin. Both are wrong.

<o:p>But was left wondering about Priya. Please don't be sooooo unkind to eliminate her.

I don't want to be, Lalitha. But let's see how the story develops. Believe me I have not yet started writing the next episode.

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All said & done, a wonderful episode and a perfect masterpiece.

thanks once again.
love,

Dear Chocolate,
Thanks for the fb. The two stories have been running parallel to each other, no doubt. But as I mentioned there are two timelines. Timeline B happened after Time-line A. Had I opted for the conventional mode I should have first written all the Timeline A episodes and then started Timeline B. But I thought this would be more interesting and thrilling.
I have not yet decided on Priya. Let's see what happens to her.

regards,

Dear Kamla,
Thanks for those words which makes all my "head-breaking" for this serial worth the while. I am observing a pattern in my serials. The first one, The Haunted House, was quite easy. The Beauty and the Brain was a little more difficult from that as I deviated from a prepared script. But in these two cases I had the full story with me right in the beginning.
The Price was just a mini-serial, therefore let's leave it out.
SHE took a toll on me as I had a broad outline and only two or three episodes in advance. And HE took the maximum toll as I had to write the episode every week. I had a rough outline. But that's changed beyond recognition. For example I did not have anything on HE 14 till Thursday afternoon.

Like everyone here......I too am concerned...Concerned both for Priya and Sharada. Both are lovely and beautiful women who are really sincere and in love with Sethu Madhavan!

I would simply 'hate' to see any one of them hurt. And, I am against bigamy!! Also, please do not hurt any one of them in any way !!!! So, how will you appease me Varalotti, sir?? Unless and until you make both Priya and Sharada too the one and the same person :))

Too many expectations, Madam. I have never thought twice about hurting Priya or Sharada. But now I will have to think a million times for I don't want to hurt you. And you want those women in tact. Only God can help me. I also have a plan of visiting a sanyasi like that Swamiji to help me with the ending.

Ok, waiting for the next episode......Your task to make all of us happy cannot be easy.....I do not envy your present position...;))

Thanks for the understanding.

love,

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I made a big mistake . I should not have read He-14 the very moment you posted it .With the anxiety of what will happen to Priya , sharadha & all others , I almost lost my sleep ! It was really a nice suspense that Sethu was none other than Madhavan ! Wow , Sridhar ! <o:p></o:p>
Swamiji’s pacifying words to Madhavan were sharp & profound . He was really lucky to be saved by a great sanyasin like swamiji ! My thanks to the author & the Almighty ! Still , I don’t want Madhavan to become the next swamiji leaving innocent Priya to unending misery for no fault of hers !<o:p></o:p>
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The following words of swamiji were so touching :<o:p></o:p>

“Your losing your wife and your possessions is nothing, Madhavan. As it happens every time, God gave a very favourable deal to you. He gave back your soul and took away your wealth and your business, which are just dust compared to what you have got.”<o:p></o:p>

A serious warning to you , varalotti - if you don’t finish this serial story with a happy ending , you are sure to get into trouble . You may expect a big attack from ur fans ( including me ! ! ! ) ( you can’t even imagine what sort of weapons we’ll be having ! ) !<o:p></o:p></SPAN>
Love ,<o:p></o:p>
Indhu . <o:p></o:p>

Dear Sridhar,
The tamil word "Asakaya sooran" fits you perfectly, when it comes to imagination - more fertile than the famous Gangetic Valley!

strongest command expressed in the softest words.
society which scorns a crying man with as much intensity as it does a laughing woman,
You don’t have anything to go back to, Madhavan. But you have the whole world to go forward to.”
adjust to a sudden bright light, if it had been in darkness for a while.

are all beautiful expressions, effectively showing your mastery over choice of words..

Being a "cookie" (?), cannot help mentioning, baked corn is a wrong choice for breakfast & does not go with boiled channa.

You are right, we very often practise forgiveness, not because we are virtuous, but choicelessly to save our own life, call it situations..
I am a disciple & an ardent fan of Swami Sukhabhodananda. Your Swami comes very close to him !
Now that you have started tying loose ends, I guess "all good things will come to an end", by next week?
Love,
Chithra.

Dear Indhu,

I made a big mistake . I should not have read He-14 the very moment you posted it .With the anxiety of what will happen to Priya , sharadha & all others , I almost lost my sleep !

I take it as a nice compliment. But, Indhu, between you and me, I almost lost my sleep hearing you snoring last night. I thought you had a "sound" sleep last night.
Well, if "almost losing sleep" is equivalent to snoring.....

It was really a nice suspense that Sethu was none other than Madhavan ! Wow , Sridhar ! <o:p></o:p>

Thanks, Indhu.

Swamiji’s pacifying words to Madhavan were sharp & profound . He was really lucky to be saved by a great sanyasin like swamiji !

Maybe God gave that kind of troubles to Madhavan only to make him fit to be the disciple of that great saint.

My thanks to the author & the Almighty ! Still , I don’t want Madhavan to become the next swamiji leaving innocent Priya to unending misery for no fault of hers !<o:p></o:p>
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The only commitment I am capable of giving you is that I won't become a Swamiji. But about Madhvan, well, I can't Madam. There are already too many specs coming from ILites for the climax.

A serious warning to you , varalotti - if you don’t finish this serial story with a happy ending , you are sure to get into trouble . You may expect a big attack from ur fans ( including me ! ! ! ) ( you can’t even imagine what sort of weapons we’ll be having ! ) !<o:p></o:p>

The smilies you have chosen, and that too all the three of them look like the Vulture's Goondas. I am really scared, Indhu. But I have an escape route. "Happy ending" has a wide variety of meanings and I can choose whatever appeals to me. That way I will end the story in my way and also avoid my "end" with those goondas. How is it?
love,

Dear Chithra,
I first thought that the word "Asakaya Sooran" is another title like Platinum ILite and Golden ILite. Since you are a "Super Moderator" well, it does not make a difference whether you say that in your post, or it appears beneath my name in my post. Thanks for the title. And thanks for the nicest words that followed them.

strongest command expressed in the softest words.
society which scorns a crying man with as much intensity as it does a laughing woman,
You don’t have anything to go back to, Madhavan. But you have the whole world to go forward to.”
adjust to a sudden bright light, if it had been in darkness for a while.

are all beautiful expressions, effectively showing your mastery over choice of words..

Somehow when I write about a Swamiji I get into my element. I could not read or write enough about Swamijis. So my next serial will be entirely on a Swamiji. I am sure that will be even more controversial than SHE. But then we learn about life only in controversies.
I want you to give me full permission to lift passages from your Religious Section, as my knowledge of scriptures is very limited.

Being a "cookie" (?), cannot help mentioning, baked corn is a wrong choice for breakfast & does not go with boiled channa.

Thanks for pointing out. During the last few times I wrote about menu I referred to your recipes forum and the items you gave us when we visited you. This time I didn't do that and it shows.

You are right, we very often practise forgiveness, not because we are virtuous, but choicelessly to save our own life, call it situations..

Thanks.

Now that you have started tying loose ends, I guess "all good things will come to an end", by next week?

Hopefully Madam. But no commitments.
Love,

Dear Varalotti,

Hahahahaha... Finally Sethu = Madhavan.... I had that doubt earlier.... But then, since Madhavan from sophisticated, educated etc..... I left it....

Now dont tell me you are going to give tragic ending to Priya.... What did she do.... All the time thinking for the growth and well being of Madhavan..... Pls dont do that..........

Normally, I dont watch tragedy movies.... In our real life, we are facings so many tragedies/unhappiness day in and day out.... The entertainment for which we are watching a movie.... why should that also be a tragedy....

Now I am going to come behind you for not to end Priya........

Veda