The Death of Professor (standard:Fan Fiction, 663 words)
Author: Juggernaut	Added: Feb 10 2013	Views/Reads: 3028/1939	Story vote: 0.00 (0 votes)
A sad story of a professor succembed to old believes.

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“What that means?” 

“That means Baba knows that I have a bad heart and he will take 

care of it,” the professor looked lost. 

Juggernaut felt very bad for the professor he admires so much 

for his kindness and fellowship.  The professor looks so different from 

decades ago when he returned from America after spending few years as a 

visiting professor at an Ivy League University. On returning home, he 

has everything; an illustrious career, a nice home and family.  After 

retiring, his life went downhill.  He moved to the richest Hindu ashram 

in the state known for providing free education at its college and free 

medical care at its clinic.  Baba, the head of the ashram was known for 

performing miracles on his devotees to cure their medical problems. Few 

deserving devotees receive surgeries free of cost conducted by top 

class surgeon some visiting from America and Britain.  The professor 

waited for years at the ashram teaching students and hoping one day he 

will be selected by the Baba to receive free surgery but that never 

happened. It was puzzling why the professor was not selected for a free 

surgery though he was a true devotee of Baba and teaching for over 8 

years for free living in a dorm room. 

When his heart problem became serious, the professor eventually 

returned home from the Ashram hoping to get medical treatment only to 

be ignored at home. The professor passed away in his sleep after 

experiencing severe chest pains.  The professor did not check himself 

into a hospital in time to remediate his heart problem. The professor 

placed too much faith in Baba, a vain attempt like trying to draw water 

from a dry well and he died needlessly.  “But how this could happen to 

a highly educated smart person?” wondered Juggernaut looking at an old 

black and white photo of the professor in graduation robe when he was 

young holding post graduate diploma. 


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