Alas! We have witnessed the extinction of one more guiding light , Alas! We have witnessed spine of one more home being broken, Alas ! We have witnessed roof of one more family being blown up with the departure of a parent. Deluge of uncontrollable tears, helpless sighs and at times violent shrieks and at another moment hushed up cries have reached far and wide. Known or strangers, Friends or neighbors, Distant ones or kith and kin, Have been wrapped up under the covering of extreme sadness, Some have fresh and some have faint memories of the dismal day of their own dear parent's departure. While others have phobia , a constant fear of silently trodding death towards their threshold. At such weak moments all logic flickers, All sermons fail to provide the much needed solace. "May the departed soul rest in peace", is a message that is received by the bereaved family. But only the Almighty knows that no words have the prowess to console the ...