Ample of Goodness, but the Story Ends!
Last night, I fought with my wife. Frustrated, I decided not to talk to her for at least a day. I lay next to her, refusing to say goodnight—just to prove my dominance. Maybe I was right, maybe I was wrong, but I believed things would be fine soon.
The next morning, as I stepped out of bed, she wasn’t there. I didn’t look for her—my ego stopped me. But something felt incomplete. My mind was clouded with thoughts, doubts, and uneasiness. I convinced myself it was just the aftereffect of our fight.
I later noticed she had gone to the temple, probably to complain about me to God. I was relieved she hadn’t spoken to her parents about it. Avoiding our bedroom, I got ready and left for work.
Surprisingly, the roads were empty. No honking, no rush—just me, riding my vehicle as if I were flying. It felt refreshing, almost surreal.
But reality hit me when I reached my office. The security guard, who usually greeted me with a cheerful “Good morning, sir,” ignored me. I shrugged it off—maybe he had a bad night too.
By 11 AM, I realized something was off. My office was empty. None of my colleagues were around. Even the housekeeping lady didn’t bring my usual coffee. The silence was unsettling. Feeling suffocated, I decided to step out.
I walked to the park near my office and sat alone. Oddly, I wasn’t even hungry. Lost in thought, I began speaking to myself.
Everyone should talk to their own soul. Only then do we understand what we truly need.
I finally decided to call my wife. But I stopped. Instead, I planned to go home early and surprise her.
On the way, memories of our journey together flooded my mind—our marriage, our ups and downs, and all the times I had let my ego take over. Suddenly, I made a firm decision: I would live for my wife and our child. I would change.
As I neared my street, I saw some of my office colleagues standing outside. I didn’t greet them—I was too eager to see my wife.
But something felt wrong. A crowd had gathered outside my house. My heart pounded as I pushed through. Then, I saw my child in a relative’s arms and my wife… sobbing next to me.
Next to my body.
I was inside a freezer box.
I was dead.
I screamed. I cried. But no one heard me. My wife couldn’t hear me. She never would again.
I reached out to touch my child, to hold her one last time—but my hands passed through. I wasn’t even able to touch my own body. I had become nothing but air.
How could I tell my wife that I loved her? That I came home with a fresh mind, ready to hug her, to kiss her, to live with her without misunderstandings?
How could I tell my child that I wanted to be the best father in the world?
But it was too late.
I had lost my chance to make my life truly happy. I had lost everything. I would never get another moment to speak to my wife.
And yet, I was right next to her. That’s all she wanted. But she would never know.
I heard my office colleagues speaking to her. Through her sobs, she told them she had talked to me last night.
That meant… from this morning, I had been invisible.
That’s why the security guard didn’t greet me.
That’s why no one at work noticed me.
I had been dead all along.
What could I do now? Nothing.
In the end, it wasn’t fate. It wasn’t destiny.
It was my ego that killed me.
Kill your ego, or it will kill you.

