Unanswered....

All of us have a lot of things that we never say thinking that once life gets okay, we will pour our heart. But life seldom allows that. There are volcanoes in my heart wanting to erupt and how long can i tame them? After all, i too am human.. So here it is....

There was a boy. Fed up of his profs, he wanted to do a Ph.D solely because he knew that he would make a far better prof than the ones available in India. Definitely he also wanted to contribute to research in his field of interest. The boy was average in terms of grades, but he believed that grades can never measure a person's true potential. Research & Analysis was his stronghold. All his well wishers and friends knew that this was his calling and that he will pursue it one day. It was just of question of 'when' and never a question of why..?

We all have our own sweet relationships. We try to do and make the special ones feel as happy as possible. Of course our ways of doing that are different but the objective is same. So one day, the boy was told the importance of money by his special friend. The boy was surprised for a while, but after deliberating for some time concluded that the advice was good for both of them. He could always come back for Ph.D. after some years. Right now the important thing would be to collect some money as that would also make his special friend happy.

Time progressed. The boy and his special friend graduated. Both moved into same city and the boy started of his arduous journey of being a corporate slave. He had no complaints because he was doing what his special friend wanted. As we know that moving up the ladder is important early in life because as we age, our chances of being competitive and our enthusiasm both go down. The boy knowing this well tried to work as hard as possible. He worked day and night trying to make a mark and to climb up the ladder as soon as possible. He kept aside his dream of going into research and set a personal target to reach the Rupee Millionaire mark in 3 years. Once you reach that figure, life becomes much more comfortable and you can enjoy life in your own ways. You can splurge without thinking and all the basic things of life can be taken for granted. 

He also encountered some surprise changes in life. He was working for 10 hours a day spending 3 hours in travel. But he tried to tide over the change and move on. However nothing comes free. As he worked that hard, he could take out less time for his special friend. He tried to keep his Sundays for his friend rather than taking rest. The traveling on Sundays itself was hectic but then we never complain for our special ones. So the boy ran and he ran like a brave horse trying to manage his work and his personal life. Finally he made his mark and got recognized. He got promoted in first year itself. Naturally now he came closer to his target of  being a Rupee Millionaire. He became a senior, people in his corporation started calling him "Sir", a thing which we all desire that it would happen someday in our life. And boy we really feel special about it. Now he could take rest as he had proved his mark. But something shocking happened...

Suddenly he saw that his special friend, who advised him that money is important in life, cursing him for being busy. Yeah he was. But then no body earns money by sitting idle ! Suddenly he became boring. Yeah he became, because by Sunday his body had already worked for 78 hours with a 6 hour sleep every day. His life was changing and he was trying his best to balance both his target and his special friend. He was still focused on the larger cause of bike, house and thereafter a happy and lovely family.

And then one day his special friend left the city..... The boy was speechless and today he has a few questions of which he does not have the answer...

1. Was it worth it? Was it only the onus of the boy to make things go great?

2. Did the boy gained anything by setting aside his research dreams and chasing money, a thing his special friend considered important that time?

3. Did the boy get 'unconditional' support of his special friend ever?

4. Barring two instances, the special friend never found time to travel to boy's place/home in full 15 months but expected the boy to see her every week. The special friend never called up at the boy's office number. Did his special friend tried to help the boy for the greater cause?

5. What did both gained at the end?

6. Patience is the key to success. Was 15 months of hard times enough to tear them apart and test their grit?

Some lines on friendship

Success has many fathers but failure has none. I believe friends can be classified between these two categories. A good friend (or a best friend) may not be there with you in your happy times, but he will ALWAYS be there during your bad times because he knows at that time you need him the most. That also reflects that a good friend is always devoid of selfishness. He may not want his share of cake or party, but he will never allow you to lose your precious tears. He will always be there to hug you to make you feel happy and regain your confidence. I have always tried to become a friend like this and i will continue to do that.... 

All those who laugh, celebrate with us during our good times are fake. We need to ask ourselves were they ever present when we needed them most? So..... Did the boy ever left his special friend in lurch whenever she needed support or was unhappy? And was the special friend always present for the boy?