Soul Mate

Soul Mate

At the age of 75 , I was a happy man. I always had been a happy person. I was ever good a company. I was ever the main reason for laughter on faces of the people in my company. I was the least complicated person. I loved simple things and I loved everybody around me. They loved me too. This love, friendship and laughter was my reason to live at that age. I had accomplished all that I desired. I had fulfilled my duties. I was living a simple life with total contentment.

When you live long, you get to see everything and you get to experience everything, but also you have to see and experience everything.

One morning, my 55 years' companion did not wake up from her sleep. From the day we met, we were one soul and two bodies. Now I had to do away with one body. Devastated I was, but I would not cry as she would be pained to see me in pain. I carried on as if nothing happened. In a few days , I was leading a normal life, at least so they felt.  They took care of me. They looked after my every need, not knowing that I need nothing but existence of my better half.

This particular young woman or shall I say girl of around 35 ,was way ahead of others in taking care of me. She used to bring choicest food for me, feed me, help me do my daily chores,  accompany me to the bank and market. Kept my things tidy and home neat. That was the day when while returning from the bank, it rained heavily. We ran towards my house, She ran fast, I tried to keep up the pace. I lagged. She grabbed my hand and we entered the house. I was wet, shivering with cold and out of breath. I was sitting on my bed , exhausted and she started wiping me dry. It did not take long for a 75 year old mind and body to jump back by 50 years.  Shocking was that she was ready , as if she was desperately wanting it all.

And the door of my house opened and there was my daughter-in-law standing there with a cup of hot tea. No words were spoken. Everybody parted in silence and the tea remained on the table.

Next morning , the 35 year old woman; already dying with shame, committed suicide and now I am in jail for abatement of suicide.

I have no power to defend  myself. My children do not want to defend me. I have no guilt feeling. I desperately needed by 55 years' companion by my side. She was the only one who would have accepted me with all my stupidities and she is not there.

 

More Than A Spank

Daughter's first Job

Dear Daughter,
You will have great success and the most rewarding tenure at XXXXXXXX. If you analyse your steps so far, then you will find practically each one of them was correct and so this will be.
In few hours from now, you will be taking up your new job, first employment in true sense.
Every 'First' is pleasant and comes with lots of surprises. Enjoy those. These 'First' are gifts for being young. The trick of happy life is to have many 'First' , all the time.
You are joining the company which is run by young minds and you may find some of the working systems unconventional and hard to explain. You too, have young and fresh mind and you will blend in easily.
In every organization, there are two type of people . First type are those who are happy with the fact that you know so much and you are so wise, capable and fit for the job. Mostly those of this type are very good at heart and are successful. They have climbed the ladder, they are happy with what they have climbed. The second type are those who are out to prove that you have a lot to learn and they are way better than you. These are not bad people but they have issues. You feed their ego wisely, and without downgrading yourself, and then these people will be your fans and supporters. The support from these people is more important as they have nuisance value.
Most importantly , there is none who is exclusively bad and there is none who is all the way good.
You are joining at a position which is above many others who are senior by age and by tenure at the company. They will welcome you because they have to , but nobody likes younger boss. For these people , their age and experience is their pride. Give more than due respect to this pride, and then they will support you and accept you as 'Team Boss'.
The mathematics involved in 'Employer-Employee' is very funny. Employer employs because he wants to get very high returns on the investment he makes; in employing a person. He is never satisfied with the return he gets and will always want more. He feels that he is benefactor and deserves higher benefits. On the other hand, employee feels that he is in the employment because he deserves to be. Actually he feels that he deserves more. And both sides are correct.
Dear, life is not a race. You are not in competition with anyone. Enjoy your journey. Do not expect returns from your every step. Keep small, stupidly tiny goals , achieve those and shout "I Did It". Shout it loud. At the same time, never be without a 'Goal'. It is fun to shout "I Did It", every day or week and month than to wait for the same for years.
God has been always kind to you. God's kindness does not come in form of 'Grants' but it comes as rewards for your efforts and he has never erred in his duties, as far as you and we are concerned. We are very thankful to Him for that.
'He' is a child and likes to play pranks and small mischief. The life is happy when we recognize these funny games of His. When your loved one plays a little game, you do not get angry or disheartened, but you take the situation in stride. You laugh and move on. Remember this in life. Every obstacle , every hinder-block is part of his game. He is watching you and is having good time. Do not spoil His fun, by getting disheartened or by sulking if you do not like his game.
Lastly, we are so very lucky to have so many good people around us. These people are with us to share every moment, or they can be few miles away or few continents away or can be few dimensions away but they will always pray for us. This is the gift that HE does not grant to many . We are chosen ones and we must always remember that. Must value that, must cherish and take care of.