Panas and Vanko

 Panas and Vanko

On an early winter morning Yeva was walking in the hospital corridor in Belarus- Ukraine, after a few minutes a young Nurse walked with twins in her hand and showed the newborn to Yeva, with tears of Joy, Yeva said " After a decade, our prayers have been answered" and rushed to the room to see his Wife Polina.

Polina with pain in her body and a sense of accomplishment in her eyes, with a feeble voice, said " we made it".

After a week Polina walked to her flat with her twins Panas and Vanko in her hand and she was received by her neighbours with joy.

The talks between Russia and Ukraine did not yield results and people were worried at one end and tried to move out of Ukraine.

Yeva was worried about Russian troops moving towards various parts of Ukraine and was finding ways to protect his family and finally decided to move his family out of Belarus.

Yeva told Polina to take what was needed for the kids and their survival to move out. Yeva took his car and started driving out of Belarus, being night he decided to drive slowly and also stopped in between to ensure the kids are comfortable.

After a few hours of Journey Yeva and Polina got out of the car to eat some packed food, within a few seconds they saw their car being bombarded by a fighter jet, they rushed to the car and were shocked to see their few days old twins bleeding, burning and dying in front of them.

The couple were profusely crying on the highway and they were spotted by a middle-aged couple, who heard their story.

After a few hours, Yeva and Polina were waiting at the burial ground with their newborns in their hands, after a long wait, they completed the last rites and walked with empty hands and a question mark in their minds.

Remember, Yeva and Polina did not lose only their children; they lost their symbol of love. The mental pain of not having kids for years and the physical pain of undergoing treatments cannot be expressed in words.

Dear friends, there are 1000s of such stories from the war zones in many parts of the world, let us remember, if we don't want to be a part of such stories, let us teach love and kindness, not hate and revenge.

Humble request to the Leaders of the Nation, invest time in Relating with neighbouring Nations, be a part of mutual development, remember no Nation is inferior or superior, every Nation has innocent people, who are struggling to build their life, think about them before calling for a meeting with your armed forces.

If Peace is not the one-point focus, the planet earth will be a large size burial ground, where truth, honesty, ethics, integrity and of course newborns, kids, teenagers, adults, senior citizens and the entire flora and fauna will be buried.

Peace lives, where Leaders with empathy lives

 

Note: The meaning of the Names in the story

Panas: He who is immortal

Vanko: God's gift

Polina:  Humble

Yeva:     Life

M.L. Narendra Kumar