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Man and Nature...

Ajay and his family of 4 were on their way to the holiday resort. After a lot of online-research and detailed deliberations they had finally zeroed-in on this particular resort which was pretty much in the middle of a dense forest; with the hills nearby adding to its beauty. 'A holiday in the lap of mother-nature' - they thought. Their twin-girls - two fiercely energetic 8-year olds, were excited too. It was a 3-hour drive from home and the drive itself was a good opportunity to have some quality conversations. The couple had a lot to discuss & reflect on; back home they hardly get a chance to talk anything besides day-to-day matters. The kids too had some scores to settle among themselves - who is stronger, whose friend is smarter, whom does the class-teacher like more...so on and so forth! So the discussion freely moved back-and-forth between very specific topics to very generic banters. How was the movie the kids watched at their uncle's last week, what gifts to buy...