Bhumika had known Jayesh since childhood. They lived in the same neighbourhood and had the same circle of neighbourhood friends.
As the friends grew up, time started becoming very limited in their life and they met when time allowed, but among them Jayesh was the one who was available the most, he had what people call an entitled life.
When they were children, there weren’t many things that mattered, everything was shared and more care was given to happiness.
But as people grow, there is education, career, relationships, hobbies and several other things along with their fair shares of struggles and challenges.
In Jayesh’s case the family background mattered as well, since his father was in politics and that fact brought everything in his life differently to him than it did to others, like after graduation Jayesh decided did nothing at all for the next three years and the day he decided he wanted to get a job, he got a good one the very next day (that was also a temporary stunt).
Bhumika, who worked in a magazine, observed a lot of the world around, and it was right there the world of these people, who had reached beyond the boundaries of a system, those who could walk out of the line and move straight to the end while others waited their turns.
Was it an inspiring life?
“It surely does solve a lot of problems that one otherwise has to face. Even if you don’t agree to it, you can never lie about completely being resistant to its allure, the
‘What ifs’ of life,” said Bhumika
“Do you want to trade places? My mother does wish I was more like you,” laughed Jayesh
Bhumika smiled, “Well, then perhaps I do have something that you don’t, and I suppose everyone else does too.”
Written by Anuran Chatterji
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Very nice.
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