Wiki: Markandeya, a boy born of worship of Shiva, was given the boon of profound wisdom but a short life. Markandeya, himself a devout Shiva devotee, could not be taken at the time of his supposed death. He was in deep prayer in front of Shivalinga. Yama's noose trapped the Shivalinga, incurring Siva's wrath. A war ensued. Yama was defeated. People reached immortality and were acting with impunity without the fear of death. Yama was reinstated but, Markandeya was bestowed to stay forever young. This is what my father must be feeling right now. Completing his eighth decade of existence on Earth, he would be soon entering his ninth. By now, he must have got used to seeing his friends falling down like flies, one after another. Until about a few years ago, my contemporaries and I were only used to seeing pictures of relatives donning the obituary columns. Pretty soon, like him, we would start seeing more familiar faces of friends, buddies and soul mates. That, my friend,...
It is all Mimesis