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.
1 comment:
Nice metaphors used.... Well done dude!!
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