We mortals are sure to have one fear –
the fear of Death. It is more visible in some, while many others have been able
to successfully conceal it behind a cheerful countenance.
Padma was a sensitive child, more
sensitive than normal children. She realized she had this fear much earlier
than other children of her age did.
‘I don’t want to read this comic’, 5-
year- old Padma said in a firm voice to her parents. She was recently
introduced to the world of Amar Chitra Katha comics. As a part of her
socialization, her parents bought her a comic containing that part of the epic,
‘Mahabharata’ which covered the Battle of Kurukshetra. Children of her age
normally were fond of battles, which depicted vivid pictures of mace and bow-
and- arrow fights. ‘Why?’, asked her bewildered parents.
