You'll be a Man-My Son

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 !"

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 in everything ahn ? no one is !! yes no one !

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 !..a lesson..he started listening to him !

"if you can talk to the crowds and keep you 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 ! the same boy who was timid was now an prominent boy...nah not shy anymore ! the same old dressed guy suddenly became the Brad Pitt to his peers...yeah..who likes a boring guy these days..not their fault really ! but it wasn't his fault either !then who's fault it was ?! well i don't know it either(lol) but he was trapped in his depressed mind..maybe his mind's fault it was ! suddenly..amended comments..he got ..."hey man..wassup ?" his reply "nothing man ! talk to you later..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 strenghts...knowing his weaknesses...the experience of rejection..the boo's...the scoldings...the ashamed moments..all of them which made him stronger..better !!

and the lesson was told by a person...whom he knew already...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 now see's a new challenge..five words ring to his ears.."You'll be a Man-My Son".