Dudes, Dont get so touched ....feelings koraingpa ....this is just another side...dont you guys remember our ols tamil saying "thirakadal odiyum diraviyam thedu" ( Go beyond seas and earn fortune ). we need to balance life and career.
On Fri, Nov 13, 2009 at 2:13 AM, Bala J <[email protected]>wrote: > Sarim, > > Its nice... Thanks. > > ----- Original Message ----- > *From:* Mohammed Sarim <[email protected]> > *To:* [email protected] ; [email protected] > *Sent:* Friday, November 13, 2009 11:21 AM > *Subject:* [MaaVeeMaaKaa] : One bedroom flat? A MUST READ > > > > Hi , > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > Everyone who is far away from parents on jobs jobs > > should have to read this > > > > heart-touching mail ! > > > ONE BEDROOM FLAT... > > > WRITTEN BY AN INDIAN SOFTWARE ENGINEER.. > > > > A Bitter Reality As is the dream of most parents, I had > > acquired a degree in Software Engineering and joined a > > company based in USA, the land of the brave and > opportunities. When I arrived in the USA , it was as if > > a dream had come true. > > > > Here at last I was in the place where I wanted 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 India > > . > > > > > 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 something more than he could. I started > > feeling homesick and lonelyas 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 of watching the foreign exchange rate, > > getting happy whenever the Rupee value went down. > > > Finally I decided to get married. Told my parents that > > I had 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 shopping for gifts for all my friends back > home. If I miss anyone then there will be talk. After > reaching home I spent a week there, going through all > the photographs of girls and as the time was getting > > shorter I was forced to select one candidate. > > > > > My 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 > > USA. After giving my parents some money and telling the > > neighbours to look after them, we returned to USA . > > > My wifeenjoyed this country for about two months and > > then she started feeling lonely. The frequency of > calling India increased to twice in a 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. Everytime I spoke to my parents, they asked > me to come to India, so that they could see > theirgrandchildren. > > > > > Every year I decide to go to India . But in part work > and in part monetary conditions prevented it. Years > went by and visiting India was a distant dream. Then > > suddenly one day I got a message that my parents were > seriously ill.. I tried but I couldn't get any holidays > > and thus could not go to India .... > > > The next message I got was that my parents had passed > away and as there was no one to conduct the final > rites, the society members had done whatever they > could. I was depressed. My parents had passed away > > without seeing their grandchildren. > > > After another couple of years passed away, much to my > children's dislike and my wife's joy, we returned to > > India to settle down. I started to look for a 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 USA ... > > > > My wife refused to come back to the US with me and my > children refused to stay in India .... My 2 children > > and I returned to US, after promising my wife I would > be back for good after two years. > > > > > Time passed by, and my daughter decided to get married > > to an American and my son was happy living in the US > > ... I decided that I had enough and wound up everything > > and returned to India .... > > > > I had just enough money to buy a decent 2-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 temple. My > > faithful wife has also left me and gone to the holy > abode. > > > > Sometimes I keep wonderingif it was all worth. My > father, even in spite staying in India, had a house in > > his name and I too have the same, nothing more. > > > I lost my parents and children for just ONE EXTRA > BEDROOM. > > > > Looking out of 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 if I am all right. Well,they > remember me, to say the least. > > > > Now perhaps after I die, it will be the neighbours > > again who will be performing my last rites. > > > May God bless them. > > > But the question still remains 'Was all this worth it?' > > > > I am still searching for an answer...... ......... > > ..!!! > > > START THINKING > > > > IS IT JUST FOR ONE EXTRA BEDROOM? > > > "LIFE IS BEYOND THIS ... > > > > DON'T JUST LEAVE YOUR LIFE .... > > > START LIVING IT ..." > > > > > > > > With ever friendly, > > > > > SArim > > > > > > > > > > > _ > > > > > > > -- Cheers, Balasubramanian. --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ ___________________________________________________________________ Welcome to Maa Vee Maa Kaa Nanbargal valai Kuzhu (Friendship Group)! This group is purely of the Youth, by the Youth and for the Youth. 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