2 Short Stories

STORY 1:

You bought a cat. It’s a beautiful cat, very cute at the first sight and so adorable that you can’t leave it even for a second. It has large innocent eyes which are very childlike and are so convincing that at times you feel helpless around it. It is furry and soft and you like to stay as much close to it as you can. In a very less time, you get attached to the cat. You care for it daily, you care for it so much that it is your top priority always. You feed it, scent it, and bathe it. You try to make its life as much comfortable as you can. You can even compromise with your priorities and comfort just to make sure that your cat is living a peaceful and luxurious life. You do not expect much from the cat, but you expect that it will be at least show some gratitude for the care you are showing for it, but it never shows that. As a matter of fact, it takes you for granted, treat you like you are the slave and it is the master. It shows tantrums when you are not fulfilling its wishes and its mood is so unpredictable that you are slightly scared of what it will do next. It has nil attachment with you and shows no loyalty at all. It shows great attraction for your friends though, it will try to mix up with them and get as cozier as possible. They will also show a great interest in it, and you would end up sitting in some corner sulking alone. The only time this cat will show little bit attachment with you is when you would finally stop caring about it and feeding it. Then it will try to win over your heart again with all kind of sorry faces and apologetic gestures and deep inside his mind he knows that you will forgive it. Initially, you are very firm on teaching the cat a lesson but you gradually you get carried away and forgive it and the same circle starts again. You become so weak in this single sided relation that you can’t even think of giving this cat away and take another pet or to live alone for a while as you are so attached you start defining your life by it and the cat knowing it enjoys life without any serious commitment or putting efforts from its side as it knows it has become an inseparable part of your life.

STORY 2:

Your neighbor has a cat. It’s a very pretty and attractive one. But, your friend doesn’t care about it much and pay no heed to its requirement. You didn’t like it. You feel sympathy for the cat. You start taking care of it without the knowledge of your neighbor. You spend time with it more often. You feed her and clean her on regular basis. You get so attached to it that you think about it all the day. You think about permanently buying it from neighbor or stealing it from him. The more time you spend with the cat, the more you grew fond of it. Your neighbor somehow senses this and there starts a cold war between you and him. Your neighbor restricts the cat now and does not give it any chance to come outside and spend time with you. Both, you and the cat do not like it. You are sure that if now the cat has to make a choice, it will choose you over your torturing neighbor. One day, you sneak in your neighbor’s house to steal the cat but you realize that it is playing with your neighbor and it is way happier than when it plays with you. You realize that the cat will remain loyal to your neighbor as he is the original owner. You decide to distant yourself from the cat but you have developed such a soft spot for it that you can’t deny it help whenever it seeks help from you. You live in constant painful life as all you want is to free the cat permanently from all the tortures of your neighbor but all the cat wants is some temporary relief and your company for a while. Meanwhile, your neighbor starts hating you intensely.

MORAL:

Story 1 is the situation when we give a person that much special place in life which he/she doesn’t deserve and doesn’t ever care about let alone respecting it. That person might be your bf/gf or a very special friend but in the end, that person would end up hurting you and make your life miserable. That person would always shown keen interest in other people but would never pay any heed to you. Whenever you are on the verge of taking some strict decision, this person will completely change his/her behavior. They would apologize, plead guilty and would promise you that they won’t repeat their mistakes and they would indeed behave for a while but after a while same vicious circle would start again. This person would never hesitate to take help from you and then eventually would blame you for all the care you showed as they never asked for it, it’s you who did it at the first place and would finally tag you as mean and selfish if you are doing against their will. I know it’s hard, but for the sake of your own peace of mind, kick these kind of persons out of your life. Yes, the end would be hard on you but it would save you from lots of troubles and problems in the future.

Story 2 is the situation when you have befriended someone who is already committed to some other person. This committed person might be in lot of pain and may need emotional support and as a matter of fact you should help this person as much as you can, but you must learn where to draw a boundary. Don’t start over expecting and getting hopeful. You should remain confined in the boundaries of a friend, else your fate would be same as “liquid” of “pyar ka punchanama”. You would be respected only as long as you are providing constant emotional support and agreeing with this person, the moment you start raising your expectations and demanding a larger role in this person’s life, all you would get is insult and isolation. This person would never leave his/her gf/bf for your sake no matter how screwed up their life is and you must keep that in mind. Try to be a good friend and never to be an indirect decision maker or at the end of the day, you would end up as the ultimate villain who tried to make distance between two lovable couples and you will stand alone facing stark criticism and insult from all.