~ The Lost Shoe ~

 Just the other day, whilst walking on the trails of time, I came across a ‘Single Shoe’ which was inadvertently left behind by an unknown Gentleman – don’t know who he was though, the shoe’s other partner has just vanished.

At a desolate spot, the shoe tells us about a lastly inquisition about the wearer – who he was and what made him or her leave him behind. Estranged from the pair, the shoe is in a perfect shape and is in a wearable condition – lot of mendicants and street wanderers wear such shoes as a bargain by the philanthropic types!

The size when gauged perfected with my match – the color didn’t! As the thought grew more fervent, I started to think much about the gentleman and what might have led him to leave behind one shoe which was in perfect order and ordained to accomplish its life with that of its owner.

The answers to all of my questions were kept resting when I see a sleek old man comes gushingly towards me and enquires about the lost shoe which quite embarrassingly trying to match with one of mine – the perfect shot was thus accomplished in a whisker. 

The conversation led me to belief that the gentleman was in fact doing an exercise rigor whilst he had kept the single shoe intentionally as a marking for his running sprint! All my whims and fancies and a thoughtful parlance was laid to rest – Thus the story ended with a gentle talk of well wishing each other with a belief to myself that next time if one sees a secluded shoe in perfect shape, start looking for the rightful owner nearby and not act as inquisitive as one could be else you could find yourself to be in a life of hilarity !