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Wednesday, 24 January 2018

Homecoming

She was very excited to be visiting her country after so many years of foreign education.

She was shocked by the very first look of her home from the road.
Was everything all right?
There was no news of any war...

Her parents explained that it was a mistake by the government municipality authorities.
PHOTO PROMPT © Sandra Crook
After their bulldozer accidentally razed a portion, they immediately apologized and gave them a gift to make amends!

The latest swanky silver-coloured car that they had gifted so thoughtfully, didn't do much to lift her spirits...

To her, it appeared like a child of the holocaust...

Do you feel we can really make amends for our mistakes? Can a gift help someone to express apology? Do share in the comments below.

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19 comments:

  1. Iain Kelly24 January 2018 at 16:56

    I'm surprised they even got a car from them! Not sure it will make amends though - might have to sell it to get the house fixed!

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    1. Auroshree Reality Bhubaneswar27 January 2018 at 14:59

      True, It would have been more acceptable if they fixed the damage and then gifted the car as a consolation.

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  2. Rochelle Wisoff-Fields24 January 2018 at 17:55

    Dear Anita,

    I'm not sure a car is much consolation when your home as been destroyed. Nicely done.

    Shalom,

    Rochelle

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  3. Susan A Eames24 January 2018 at 19:53

    Nice little story, Anita. I think they might have preferred a new house, rather than a car though!

    Susan A Eames at
    Travel, Fiction and Photos

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  4. liz young24 January 2018 at 20:11

    A car wouldn't cut it for me - unless they rebuild the house too!

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  5. James24 January 2018 at 20:35

    They only way to make amends would be to repair the damaged house. What a mess.

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  6. Penny Gadd24 January 2018 at 21:19

    Can we make amends for our mistakes with a gift? I think it depends upon the heart. If we are genuinely sorry for the action, I guess a gift can help us express that contrition.
    Well done, Anita, using your story to start a conversation!

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  7. Keith's Ramblings24 January 2018 at 23:21

    A Smart car? No, it would have to be a Ferrari at least! Nice one.

    Click to read my FriFic!

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  8. Sandra Crook24 January 2018 at 23:38

    Nope, the car doesn't do it for me, either. Nice one.

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  9. brudberg25 January 2018 at 02:35

    The car is more like putting band-aid on a broken leg I think

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  10. Anurag Bakhshi25 January 2018 at 12:27

    Government and bureaucracy, the two crumbling pillars on which our lives unfortunately depend.

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  11. Uppal25 January 2018 at 19:45

    Car is hardly a consolation!

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  12. Dale26 January 2018 at 08:20

    Sorry... we killed your house, here have a car! Not quite sufficient, is it?

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  13. iamthewalrus26 January 2018 at 22:11

    Governments are never held accountable for their actions. They're necessary but dangerous.

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  14. Akshata Ram27 January 2018 at 15:42

    That was quite some gift the government gave .. liked the story

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  15. Vishal31 January 2018 at 22:57

    Nice story..

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  16. Diksha11 March 2018 at 13:11

    Nice story good work

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  17. Rahul Thakur12 December 2018 at 12:48

    Nice little story...!!!

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  18. Rahul13 December 2018 at 13:24

    Nice and very cute story...!!

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