You'll be a Man-My Son

by Unknown Monday, December 23, 2013 0 comments

Yesterday..i saw a boy,a boy who was a bit dubious,a boy who's eyes..as if they are ready to ask...in fact beg for some help..a boy who was good in everything..but master of none, a boy who helped everyone but received only a tinge of it in return ! a boy who was vehement..yes he was ! but feared to express be it in anything, feared the world.."what would everyone think..? "they'll make a fun of me ! " "nah not this time" were often his thoughts..be it any situation,be it a football match,be it dancing,singing..anything...anything he came across..he backed it off ! Self esteem..well ones who studied Behavioural Science..may understand it better ! Lol...if a rating were to be given to it...3 or 4 might be the outcome !




we live in a world..everyone will agree i think..where there are two options for an individual : first is...be the best..to beat the best !
and second become strong enough to see others succeed !
and guess what ? the boy had none of the options at his disposal ! he neither was best ! nor was strong enough to face the criticism ! when i talk about..strong..it's the personality of course..it's what matters most i think ! not the physical presence ! and when i talk about criticism..it is...when people bitch about you..when the crowd throw stones at you in a concert..when people boo you in a ramp walk..when people make fun of you ! when seniors rag you ! when people reject your good deeds ! when people ignore you ! when neighbors make fun of you..compare you with their son...when your mom dad are ashamed of you when you come last in an exam ! that's when we are meant to be strong....no ?!
only a hand full of people were there who spotted his talents ! and two of them were his mom and dad !(no brainer lol) A mother always admires her child no matter how inferior he might be to others ! and a dad always encourages his Son..and prepares his kid to become sturdy ! to face and defeat his peers..in an amicable way of course !
Since he was so timid..he never really had the curiosity to get dressed up nicely ! one day...walking along a street ! met his friends ! his peers said to him.."hey ! you little piece of shit !" he replied "what's your problem mate ahn ?!" (tone a bit low and petrified !)
and he got a battering..nah not a beating from them...but words are more than enough to do that ! and what did he got ?!
""dressed like an old man ! and talks like Robert Downey,Jr !" He was upset..tried to even die ! Go away from this uncompromising world..but the smile of his mother..the passion for his dad...effection towards his loved ones...just..just stopped him !
were all his friends better than him...were all of them The Best ? were all of them...the masters of their generation..one the best scholar..another best guitarist..the best drummer...best footballer...best artist..best photographer ?best writer..best cricketer ?best actor..best sprinter ? He used to think !!..but confidence...he lacked it ! 

best in everything ahn ? no one is !! yes no one ! Everyday he saw his peers...running away to their parents with trophies.."hey mom i won this..dad i won that !" 

"I wad the best athlete !"

"I won this competition dad !"

"Mom...won the best artist award !"

 Their parents saying.." thats more like it my son !"

"Ahn..you surely are my son !"

He wanted to experience it too ! People..shouting his name...his baners,posters..everywhere...he walking ..with the...parents seeing..his teachers..friends..family members ...everyone !.maybe..his dream was too big ! If not..his fear to achieve it surely was !

but one thing he sure had..was a screaming voice craving for an fortuity ! ...the little boy who is trapped inside a world....a world created  by he himself...a world full of fear..a companion less world where all it did contain..was he and himself and his trepidation ! a trepidation of the opinions...of the disdain looks..of the nugatory comments !





then one day ! he met an old man...on the street...telling a person...a lesson..he gone there..sat behind them..found it interesting !he started listening to him !

if you can talk to the crowds and keep your virtue;

or walk with the king,nor loose the common touch;

if neither foes nor loving friends can hurt you;

if all men count with you but none too much;

if you can fill the unforgiving minute;

with sixty seconds worth of distance run;

Your's is the earth,and everything that's in it ;

And which is more-You'll be a Man-My Son ! ;

these lines turned out to be such inspiring to him...magic lines !  He thought about these lines..cried..at first ! Spitted out his anger ! Thought.."why always me ?!" 

He suddenly found...his head..under the hand..of the orator..the old guy ! He said...i hope you listened it as well my boy !!! ..but he recaptulated the moments..moments of love..moments of joy...moments of passion...everyday fights with his siblings...the storied told by his grandma..the will to become a reason for the smile behind his parents...who barely asked anything but his smile in return ! nah not the same guy..who backed everythng..nah not anymore ! the same old dressed guy suddenly became the Brad Pitt in front of the people !..the same guy good in everything...became the master(no one is though)...yeah..who likes a boring guy these days..not their fault really..the people..the crowd.. !! but it wasn't his fault either !! who's fault it was ?.. well..i don't know !(Lol)..but he was trapped in his depressed mind ! maybe..his mind's fault it was !! suddenly..amended comments..he got..were..."hey man..wassup ?" his reply "nothing man ! i've got to go !..nice meeting you" since he experienced it all..when it comes to discomfort ! he wasn't the one to repeat that to others !
he was now a Man....a man..grown up to his strengths...knowing his weaknesses..the experience of rejection..the boo's....the scoldings..the ashamed moments..the defeats...all of them..which made him stronger...better...!

and the lesson..was told by a person..whom he knew already..meets him everyday..plays with him..kills his boredom...yes his Grand Pa..to his Dad..he listened...put into practice..and changed his world !! And every time he see's a new challenge..five words ring to his ears ! "you'll be a Man-My son !"

Ps: this post has no relevence what so ever to real life ! Lol !