This story is about a person who feels life is full of miseries until he finds a few people who make him realise that life is worthy of being lived happily no matter what the problem be... :P
When the male child - "Rahul" was born in a middle class family, there was a lot of happiness all around in the family, more so because the child was a boy. In India, we know how much a family prays for a son rather than a daughter. We might say that this outook has changed among the youngistan and the modern india but the figures say that more than 60% of the indian population still lives in villages and is far away from that modern outlook. And even many families in cities are quiet backward in their thinking.
Rahul was born in a typical joint family. His father was the youngest among the three brothers and one eldest sister. All others were married and had only daughters. Rahul's grandparents (father's father and mother) also lived with them. His birth was even a more special occasion since it marked the birth of the first boy in the whole family. Being the only male child in the typical male dominated joint family, he was the most loved and pampered child of the family. But his family was not very rich and had to work hard to make both ends meet.
Right from his birth, rahul was made to study hard though he was always provided with all the facilities, which his cousins did not get. The pampering by the family made rahul short tempered. He would frequently complaint and that too for very small things. Rahul never understood that he was being provided facilities that even his cousins did not get.
Rahul was just another youth of this country who would complain of his heavy bag, huge pressure of homework in school and tutions. He would complain for not being provided a motorbike to go to school and attend tutions in higher classes. He would complain for having to travel on bus or cycle. He would complain for not being provided enough pocket money. He would complain for not being allowed to eat outside regularly. He would complain for not being bought a laptop and having to work on an old computer. He would complain for not being provided new mobile. He would complain for being scolded for low marks. He would complain for not being allowed to play outside in the evening. He would complain for not being allowed to watch TV for long.
He would complain for almost every luxury that you want and you dont get. He would complain for all those things for which today's modern youth complains to his/her parents without ever realising the worth of what they have in their hands and what all facilities they are being provided to them by their parents. That is why i say, Rahul was just another youth of this great developing country.
Rahul would even complain to his friends for not having a girlfriend and even when he had one, then not being able to keep her happy and also wanting to change one. He had come to understand life as fun where one should not do anything but should get everything one wants. He would complain friends of not being supportive. He would complain for not being able to watch the latest movies.
YES, HE WOULD COMPLAIN FOR ALMOST EVERYTHING...
This all continued for long, until one day Rahul got a call from his friend - Raghu. Raghu told him that his father had suffered a serious heart attack and he wanted his help. Raghu's was a family of four. He was doing engineering from a reputed college and was in his final year, preparing for placements. His elder brother had done MBA and was working in a reputed firm in delhi. His mother was working as a teacher in a private school and his father worked in a private firm. When Rahul reached the hospital, he got to know that Raghu's father was suffering from a fatal disease in which his blood needs to be changed once, every fortnight. Since both raghu and his brother had different blood group than their father and their mother couldn't donate blood, Rahul was required to donate blood along with his another friend - Rajiv. The next few days they spent at the hospital with Raghu's family and helped them in every way they could. Raghu could not give his final semester exams and neither could he get any placement. His brother left the MNC's job in delhi and worked nearby in a small firm, earning much less than what he earlier used to earn. His mother also left the job and stayed with her husband at the hospital only. One dreadful night had changed the whole course of this family's future. After ten months when raghu's father died of the disease, the family was under debt and had already mortgaged their house for loan. But they never lost hope. Rahul and Rajiv had stood by raghu all this time. Raghu was an optimist to the core and even when doctors had left hope, he was confident. Though his father could not live long but raghu and his family never backed out of life due to this huge loss. They still fought with destiny and finally managed to remove the debt and move on to some new happy life. Rahul would be surprised to see raghu never complaining to god for doing so much wrong to his family. He would still just thank god for still giving him the power to deal with such problem. Rahul learnt this lesson every moment he spent with his school mate raghu. He certainly learnt a bit about life.
Just after a month of that serious heart attack to raghu's father, Rahul's another close friend and school mate Prem faced a serious problem in family. Prem ran a chemist shop in the city and was the sole bread owner of the family of five, consisting of parents, a younger brother and an elder sister. His brother was doing engineering from a reputed college in delhi and had fallen ill with typhoid and dengue striking together and so was admitted to the hospital on delhi only. His father was in delhi taking care of the youngest son. The mother was ailing from old age problems at home while the eldest sister was married in Jammu. Prem suffered from a paralysis attack that almost left, left half of his upper body paralysed. No one from the family could come to prem's rescue as all were stuck with one thing or the other. Prem had to take injections everyweek to stop the paralysis from growing and also cure it. Sometimes Rahul would have to stay at the shop so as to let Prem have the injections. The shop could not be closed as it was the only source of income for this lower middle class family. At other times, Prem would have to leave the home at 6 am in the morning to have the injections from the hospital that was pretty far away. His ailing mother would pack breakfast and lunch for him that much early in the morning so that he can take them with him. This was necessary as he could not take food from outside under that disease. Further, Prem's uncle (Fufad ji - Bhua's husband) had been admitted to hospital during this time since he suffered a mild heart attack. So, prem being the eldest among his cousins, would sleep besides his uncle in the hospital in the night for 5 days when finally his uncle was discharged. He would sleep in the hospital, wake up early, take the packed food from his mother and open the shop. He was a complete family man. Meanwhile his sister could not do much to help from jammu and his father was stuck with his younger brother in the delhi hospital who was almost fighting for life, being affected by two diseases at the same time and had been admitted to hospital late. After some one month, his brother and his father returned home from delhi but his problem continued for another couple of months before it was finally cured. His uncle was also fine now. Just as Raghu, Prem had a similar positive attitude towards life. He would be happy with whatever he has and won't complain for what he doesn't have but instead try to achieve that. Rahul was amazed to see this "Never Say Die and Complete Family Man" attitude of his friend Prem.
He realised from the lives of Prem and Raghu that life is for living as it is with what you have and not for complaining for what you don't have. And instead working hard to achieve all that that you don't have.
P.S. - Friends all of you must have come accross such incidents where one feels down and out but life is not about giving up. It's not about asking god - "WHY ME??", It's about telling god that "IT HAS TO BE ME, NO MATTER WHAT THE PROBLEM IS"... Remember, god gave you a problem to face because only you are capable of handling it. These two stories are real incidents. I have written this blog as a tribute to my those friends and all others who have stood by my side whenever i felt life was not worth living. Whenever you feel low in your life, read this. I hope you enjoy..
Do share such incidents to encourage a million others... Have a nice day..
And Happy Republic Day today..- I am proud to be an indian..
When the male child - "Rahul" was born in a middle class family, there was a lot of happiness all around in the family, more so because the child was a boy. In India, we know how much a family prays for a son rather than a daughter. We might say that this outook has changed among the youngistan and the modern india but the figures say that more than 60% of the indian population still lives in villages and is far away from that modern outlook. And even many families in cities are quiet backward in their thinking.
Rahul was born in a typical joint family. His father was the youngest among the three brothers and one eldest sister. All others were married and had only daughters. Rahul's grandparents (father's father and mother) also lived with them. His birth was even a more special occasion since it marked the birth of the first boy in the whole family. Being the only male child in the typical male dominated joint family, he was the most loved and pampered child of the family. But his family was not very rich and had to work hard to make both ends meet.
Right from his birth, rahul was made to study hard though he was always provided with all the facilities, which his cousins did not get. The pampering by the family made rahul short tempered. He would frequently complaint and that too for very small things. Rahul never understood that he was being provided facilities that even his cousins did not get.
Rahul was just another youth of this country who would complain of his heavy bag, huge pressure of homework in school and tutions. He would complain for not being provided a motorbike to go to school and attend tutions in higher classes. He would complain for having to travel on bus or cycle. He would complain for not being provided enough pocket money. He would complain for not being allowed to eat outside regularly. He would complain for not being bought a laptop and having to work on an old computer. He would complain for not being provided new mobile. He would complain for being scolded for low marks. He would complain for not being allowed to play outside in the evening. He would complain for not being allowed to watch TV for long.
He would complain for almost every luxury that you want and you dont get. He would complain for all those things for which today's modern youth complains to his/her parents without ever realising the worth of what they have in their hands and what all facilities they are being provided to them by their parents. That is why i say, Rahul was just another youth of this great developing country.
Rahul would even complain to his friends for not having a girlfriend and even when he had one, then not being able to keep her happy and also wanting to change one. He had come to understand life as fun where one should not do anything but should get everything one wants. He would complain friends of not being supportive. He would complain for not being able to watch the latest movies.
YES, HE WOULD COMPLAIN FOR ALMOST EVERYTHING...
This all continued for long, until one day Rahul got a call from his friend - Raghu. Raghu told him that his father had suffered a serious heart attack and he wanted his help. Raghu's was a family of four. He was doing engineering from a reputed college and was in his final year, preparing for placements. His elder brother had done MBA and was working in a reputed firm in delhi. His mother was working as a teacher in a private school and his father worked in a private firm. When Rahul reached the hospital, he got to know that Raghu's father was suffering from a fatal disease in which his blood needs to be changed once, every fortnight. Since both raghu and his brother had different blood group than their father and their mother couldn't donate blood, Rahul was required to donate blood along with his another friend - Rajiv. The next few days they spent at the hospital with Raghu's family and helped them in every way they could. Raghu could not give his final semester exams and neither could he get any placement. His brother left the MNC's job in delhi and worked nearby in a small firm, earning much less than what he earlier used to earn. His mother also left the job and stayed with her husband at the hospital only. One dreadful night had changed the whole course of this family's future. After ten months when raghu's father died of the disease, the family was under debt and had already mortgaged their house for loan. But they never lost hope. Rahul and Rajiv had stood by raghu all this time. Raghu was an optimist to the core and even when doctors had left hope, he was confident. Though his father could not live long but raghu and his family never backed out of life due to this huge loss. They still fought with destiny and finally managed to remove the debt and move on to some new happy life. Rahul would be surprised to see raghu never complaining to god for doing so much wrong to his family. He would still just thank god for still giving him the power to deal with such problem. Rahul learnt this lesson every moment he spent with his school mate raghu. He certainly learnt a bit about life.
Just after a month of that serious heart attack to raghu's father, Rahul's another close friend and school mate Prem faced a serious problem in family. Prem ran a chemist shop in the city and was the sole bread owner of the family of five, consisting of parents, a younger brother and an elder sister. His brother was doing engineering from a reputed college in delhi and had fallen ill with typhoid and dengue striking together and so was admitted to the hospital on delhi only. His father was in delhi taking care of the youngest son. The mother was ailing from old age problems at home while the eldest sister was married in Jammu. Prem suffered from a paralysis attack that almost left, left half of his upper body paralysed. No one from the family could come to prem's rescue as all were stuck with one thing or the other. Prem had to take injections everyweek to stop the paralysis from growing and also cure it. Sometimes Rahul would have to stay at the shop so as to let Prem have the injections. The shop could not be closed as it was the only source of income for this lower middle class family. At other times, Prem would have to leave the home at 6 am in the morning to have the injections from the hospital that was pretty far away. His ailing mother would pack breakfast and lunch for him that much early in the morning so that he can take them with him. This was necessary as he could not take food from outside under that disease. Further, Prem's uncle (Fufad ji - Bhua's husband) had been admitted to hospital during this time since he suffered a mild heart attack. So, prem being the eldest among his cousins, would sleep besides his uncle in the hospital in the night for 5 days when finally his uncle was discharged. He would sleep in the hospital, wake up early, take the packed food from his mother and open the shop. He was a complete family man. Meanwhile his sister could not do much to help from jammu and his father was stuck with his younger brother in the delhi hospital who was almost fighting for life, being affected by two diseases at the same time and had been admitted to hospital late. After some one month, his brother and his father returned home from delhi but his problem continued for another couple of months before it was finally cured. His uncle was also fine now. Just as Raghu, Prem had a similar positive attitude towards life. He would be happy with whatever he has and won't complain for what he doesn't have but instead try to achieve that. Rahul was amazed to see this "Never Say Die and Complete Family Man" attitude of his friend Prem.
He realised from the lives of Prem and Raghu that life is for living as it is with what you have and not for complaining for what you don't have. And instead working hard to achieve all that that you don't have.
P.S. - Friends all of you must have come accross such incidents where one feels down and out but life is not about giving up. It's not about asking god - "WHY ME??", It's about telling god that "IT HAS TO BE ME, NO MATTER WHAT THE PROBLEM IS"... Remember, god gave you a problem to face because only you are capable of handling it. These two stories are real incidents. I have written this blog as a tribute to my those friends and all others who have stood by my side whenever i felt life was not worth living. Whenever you feel low in your life, read this. I hope you enjoy..
Do share such incidents to encourage a million others... Have a nice day..
And Happy Republic Day today..- I am proud to be an indian..
nice one...
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