THE RED HANDKERCHIEF

Premise:This is no personal experience or persuasion about anything.Its merely a

story ,which was a lesson for standard-II kids by NCERT during the year,as i re
trieve.. 1994-95.
The story sets about with,a doctor getting an emergency call at midnight from th
e hospital saying that a young lad is injured very badly on his head.The
night was shuddery as it was raining intemperately.To exasperate,heavy rain play
ed along with thunder and lightening..rather a voilent storm.Though unwilling to
go out of the house in that dreadful condition,the solemn promise that he had t
aken few years back suddenly kind of evokes his
professional-ethical- moral sense.The doc takes out his car and starts driving t
owards the hospital.As anticipated,it becomes almost impossible for him to drive
when he sees that he has
covered half the distance nearly at 2 'o' clock.Somehow,he manages to drive anot
her half km and applies break abruptly when he realises that someone is
standing in middle of the road gesturing him to stop.Though imperceptible by the
eye with those spoilt street lights,the doc could make out that the person
wore a RED HANDKERCHIEF around his neck,had a lil scar on his forehead,and a kni
fe showing which ;he pulls out the doc outside and takes his car
away,without even giving anytime to the doc to explain his situation.On top of t
hat he robs all the money,watch,chain and leaves the place.Poor doc starts walki
ng towards the hospital and reaches there early morning.The nurse comes running
and says "Alas!! the boy is dead; doctor"..To give a
confirmation,doctor checks the boy's state..When he comes out to talk to his par
ents he realises that the boy's father was none other than 'the man with the
red hand kerchief'..
The boy's father is suppose to be a thief.Now,its thought provoking whether to g
ive a statement that people who do bad deeds have to undergo the
consequence of that..since the parental love for his child somewhere comes in be
tween..
Human behavior flows from three main sources: desire, emotion, and knowledge" (Pl
ato)