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Kaushik, a mathematics teacher of humble origins, has always had a great passion for reading and translating old books and manuscripts. On one of his many searches, he managed to get a hold of an astrology manuscript that was at least a century old. Kaushik’s interest in this manuscript and its contents grew until astrology and palmistry became his obsession and lifelong pursuit. After giving up his career and establishing himself as a full time astrologer, he came to be known for his very accurate predictions. However, his clients often met with disappointment, for he purposely would concentrate on delivering news of his clients’ future misfortunes. Giving them false hope was against his ethics. Instead, he would convey to them the whole truth, bitter as it may be. His clients would often ask for ways in which they could avoid this ill luck. Nevertheless, his accurate predictions were unavoidable. Kaushik himself knew this quite well. Yet after having predicted two great misfortunes in his own life, he too would try to fight his unavoidable destiny.
The story of Kaushik and his encounter with fate raises the question “Can one really avoid their own destiny?” Written in a satirical form, What’s Meant to be Will Always Find a Way, proves to answer this question by the account of a man who sought to do just this. The sequence of events that then unravel after the trouble he takes to prevent his misfortunes, are both ironic and amusing. I couldn’t help but remember old myths in which destiny also plays an important role. Moreover, with the story being enriched with Hindu culture and certain mystic subjects, I found it to be reminiscent of old moral tales. Because of the story’s main argument, the reader might have a slight idea of what might eventually happen to Kaushik. However, this tale still develops towards an interesting and pleasantly awaited ending.
Although I enjoyed how this story unfolds, I must say that what influenced me to give it a lower rating than anticipated, was its grammatical errors. I found many mistakes throughout, including run on sentences and improperly placed words. Normally I would not mention grammatical errors if they were only a few. Except that in this case, they were substantial and did quite affect the flow of the story.
Overall, What’s Meant to be Will Always Find a Way is an entertaining short read with a satisfying ending. Apart from its shortcomings, I would recommend this, especially to those who enjoy the often amusing work of irony. For these reasons, I give this story 3 out of 4 stars.
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