Was It All Worth It...One extra Bed room
A touching one, brings tears to eyes and forced to thing, what we are going to earn and leave for the family, society we are in, we moved out for greener pastures, but feel strongly come back, the desires will or won’t they end up????
As the dream of most parents I had acquired a degree in Software
> Engineer and joined a company based in
>
> true.
>
> Here at last I was in the place where I want to be. I decided I would be
> Staying in this country for about Five years in which time I would have
> Earned enough money! To settle down in
>
> My father was a government employee and after his retirement, the only
> Asset he could acquire was a decent one bedroom flat. I wanted to do some
> Thing more than him. I started feeling homesick and lonely as the time
> Passed. I used to call home and speak to my parents every week using
> Cheap international phone cards. Two years passed, two years of Burgers at
>
> McDonald's and pizzas and discos and 2 years watching the foreign
> Exchange rate getting happy whenever the Rupee value went down.
>
> Finally I decided to get married. Told my parents that I have only 10
> Days of holidays and everything must be done within these 10 days. I got
> my
> Ticket booked in the cheapest flight. Was jubilant and was actually
> Enjoying hopping for gifts for all my friends back home. If I miss anyone
> Then there will be talks. After reaching home I spent home one week going
> Through all the photographs of girls and as the time was getting shorter
>
> I was forced to select one candidate.
> In-laws told me, to my surprise, that I would have to get married in 2-3
> Days, as I will not get anymore holidays. After the marriage, it was time
> To return to
> Neighbors to look after them, we returned to
>
> My wife enjoyed this country for about two months and then she started
> Feeling lonely. The frequency of calling
> Week sometimes 3 times a week. Our savings started diminishing. After two
> more
> Years we started to have kids. Two lovely kids, a boy and a girl, were
> Gifted to us by the almighty. Every time I spoke to my parents, they
> Asked me to come to
>
> Every year I decide to go to
> Conditions prevented it. Years went by and visiting
> dream. Then
> Suddenly one day I got a message that my parents were seriously sick. I
> Tried but I couldn't get any holidays and thus could not go to
>
> Next message I got was my parents had passed away and as there was no one
> To do the last rights the society members had done whatever they could. I
> Was depressed. My parents had passed away without seeing their grand
> children.
>
> After couple more years passed away, much to my children's dislike and my
> Wife's joy we returned to
> Suitable property, but to my dismay my savings were short and the
> Property prices had gone up during all these years. I had to return to the
>
>
> in
>
> Would be back for good after two years.
>
> Time passed by, my daughter decided to get married to an American and my
> Son was happy living in
>
> Thing and returned to
> Bedroom flat in a well-developed locality. Now I am 60 years old and the
> Only time I go out of the flat is for the routine visit to the nearby
>
>
> Sometimes I wondered was it worth all this? My father, even after staying
> In
> More.
>
> I lost my parents and children for just ONE EXTRA BEDROOM.
> Looking out from the window I see a lot of children dancing. This damned
> Cable TV has spoiled our new generation and these children are losing
> their values and culture because of it.
>
>
>
> I get occasional cards from my children
> Asking I am alright. Well at least they remember me.
>
> Now perhaps after I die it will be the neighbors again who will be
> Performing my last rights, God Bless them. But the question still remains
> 'Was all this worth it?'
> I am still searching for an answer...... ......... .!!!!
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