A village far away in Uttar Pradesh, India.

A 11 year old boy was scolded by parents for playing marbles. He wasn’t studying. The boy was upset and ran away in a fit of anger.

Parents searched for him and gave up tired. But fate had a different story to tell.

He came back to village after about 10 year gap. Pure coincidence. He is now 22 and he claimed he was the son.

The parents are so happy to see him.

He is good at playing sarangi, an Indian traditional musical instrument. Many in the village gathered to see him.

The boy, an adult now said he joined a monastery. His guru told him to go out and collect alms.

When parents asked him to call quits to whatever he does and join them, he said he cannot. Parents asked why.

He said he should collect alms about ₹11 lakhs and give the collection to his guru or else he can’t be released.

Sounded like he carried a ransom on his head. Poor boy! Pity the parents. They cried. The whole village cried.

The boy’s dad was too upset and said he didn’t even have ₹11. What will he do for such a large sum?

Boy’s mom wanted her son, so badly.

How wasted a young man’s life in India!

The village looks forlorn and continues to wait for him.