The vicious circle of life

Post inspired by this tag done by Rekha

I am not sure about the future but if I had complete power to script my future I am sure it wouldn’t be like this! ๐Ÿ™‚ If I had some more control I would left more room for hope and happiness.

10 years back

He stared blankly at the books piled in front of him. All the chapters by tonight, his mother had said before she went out to water the plants. Uff! How was he supposed to finish reading, oh no, memorising all those chapters by tonight! Day dreaming was so much fun and he was surely missing doing it now! No he couldn’t regret the time he spent day dreaming now, it was too late. After all, the exams were starting tomorrow, there was no time to spare. He sure hated maths and science but well, thats the way of life. One has to go through the worst – things one wouldn’t otherwise do – just so that others trust in his talents. He had to do it. Back to the books, back to the invisible walls that held him back from being what he actually was – a 11 year old kid who wanted to watch TV, play cricket and have some fun.

Present

He couldn’t believe he had spent one and a half hours travelling mere 20 kms – thanks to Bangalore traffic and the slow buses in the city! Why did he have to live so far and that too when he didn’t have a bike or a car. There was no one to blame, he sighed. Frikkin pollution, he said to himself as he tried unsuccessfully to wipe the dust which nowย  made his face look like those naughty English kids Enid Blyton wrote about. Smudged with dust and a frown which would put a bull dog to shame, he stood there in front of the mirror. May be a few splashes of water might help, after all this month’s been not all that bad. He had got a new job offer. Soon he would be working in a different organisation and well earn a little more too.

10 years later

“Oh shit!”There was no need for him to hide the frustration actually there was no way he could have hidden it. He was definitely balding. For a guy who was also complimented by his special-somebody for having such nice hair, it was a jolt – more than a jolt. “Nah she is not going to leave me for something as petty as that,” he reassured himself. Now he could see junior playing right outside the window with the dog. “He is spending too much time playing these days. May be I should tell him to study now,” he thought

“Junior….” he called for his son. Junior sure knew what was coming his way. “Why can’t I have some fun. Why can’t parents just let me be,” he said. The dog just blinked


16 responses to “The vicious circle of life”
  1. allirekha Avatar

    ๐Ÿ™‚ hmm nicely done ! ๐Ÿ™‚

    n life after 10 years is really funny ! LOL n the feelings of a 11 year old boy is nicely expressed ! ๐Ÿ™ something that im still undergoing ,even though im 16 ๐Ÿ˜ฅ

  2. aargee Avatar

    nice! ๐Ÿ™‚
    Good! Atleast we all are well prepared for the future. ๐Ÿ™‚

  3. Nikhil Avatar

    Very nice!! So, you’re gonna get married and have a kid within the next ten years! Hmmm… that’s too quick! ๐Ÿ˜€

  4. Nova Avatar

    Hahahahah well done!!! ๐Ÿ˜‰

  5. Xylene Avatar

    good one.
    Argh I remember trying to memorize all the history dates. And I am bad at dates and names.

    So you plan to have a kid and a dog in 10 years? Good plan. So you fear going bald? dont worry you can always go Brue willisy !

    ๐Ÿ˜€

  6. | Balu | Avatar

    @allirekha
    I had to undergo that till I was in 12th ๐Ÿ˜›

    @aargee
    A friend of mine once told me Expect the worst and you will never be disappointed ๐Ÿ˜€

    @Nikhil
    10 years its sooooo faaaar away, its just a hypothetical future.. Yeah I might If I start earning in lakhs/month by then ๐Ÿ˜‰

    @Nova
    Thanks! ๐Ÿ™‚

    @Xylene
    History… eeks the only part I like was was Indus Valley civilisation.. rest all was so borrring. Kid and dog not sure… dog for sure! ๐Ÿ˜€
    Ah baldness I was just fooling around! ๐Ÿ˜€ All men are destined to bald!

  7. manuscrypts Avatar

    check out ‘Cats in the cradle’ by Ugly Kid Joe ๐Ÿ™‚

  8. manuscrypts Avatar

    and change my link by the time the search page loads!!!!!

  9. karmalove Avatar

    hehhee..nicely put, balu. I can soooo relate to the “10years back”. I guess, life is full of full-circle moments, makes us appreciate the lile details like you will when Junior comes along ๐Ÿ˜› hehehe
    tc ๐Ÿ™‚

  10. Reema Avatar

    U have done it very differently and nicely. Loved the 10 yrs later part ๐Ÿ™‚

  11. ish Avatar

    We were all the same 10 years back. I wish I could do some things differently in the future. I’ve never really been very happy with the way the society is based on studies and all. And then I wonder, will I do the same with my kid? Will I also ask him/her to study irrelevant stuff and not pay attention to what they really wanna do? I don’t know.

  12. liamdempsey Avatar

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  14. Mojo Jojo Avatar

    Time to wake up, son. Don’t tell me you’re too busy or something… because I know better ๐Ÿ™‚

  15. megcloud9 Avatar
    megcloud9

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    lol,the best part was the last line ๐Ÿ™‚ dude,i hope u really dont end up with only a dog ,n tat too one who cribs about u!

  16. xylene Avatar

    /All men are destined to bald!/
    not if you shave it off even before bald attacks !

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