INDIAN MENTALITY

An Engineering Student must read.... 

As the dream of most parents I had acquired a degree in

Software Engineering and joined a company based in USA, the

land of braves and opportunity. 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 want to be. I decided Iwould be staying in this country for about Five years in whichtime 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 some thing more than him. I started feelinghomesick and lonely as the time passed. I used to call home andspeak to my parents every week using cheap international phonecards. Two years passed, two years of Burgers at McDonald's andpizzas and discos and 2 years watching the foreign exchangerate getting happy whenever the Rupee value went down.
Finally I decided to get married. Told my parents that I haveonly 10 days of holidays and everything must be done withinthese 10 days. I got my ticket booked in the cheapest flight.Was jubilant and was actually enjoying hopping for gifts forall my friends back home. If I miss anyone then there will betalks. After reaching home I spent home one week going throughall the photographs of girls and as the time was gettingshorter I was forced to select one candidate.

In-laws told me, to my surprise, that I would have to getmarried in 2-3 days, as I will not get anymore holidays. Afterthe marriage, it was time to return to USA, after giving somemoney to my parents and telling the neighbors to look afterthem, we returned to USA.

My wife enjoyed this country for about two months and then shestarted feeling lonely. The frequency of calling Indiaincreased to twice in a week sometimes 3 times a week. Oursavings started diminishing.
After two more years we started tohave kids. Two lovely kids, a boy and a girl, were gifted to usby the almighty. Every time I spoke to my parents, they askedme to come to India so that they can see their grand-children.

Every year I decide to go to India… But part work partmonetary conditions prevented it. Years went by and visitingIndia was a distant dream. Then suddenly one day I got amessage that my parents were seriously sick. I tried but Icouldn't get any holidays and thus could not go to India ... Thenext message I got was my parents had passed away and as therewas no one to do the last rights the society members had donewhatever they could. I was depressed. My parents had passedaway without seeing their grand children.

After couple more years passed away, much to my children'sdislike and my wife's joy we returned to India to settle down.I started to look for a suitable property, but to my dismay mysavings were short and the property prices had gone up duringall these years. I had to return to the USA...

My wife refused to come back with me and my children refused tostay in India... My 2 children and I returned to USA afterpromising my wife I would be back for good after two years.
Time passed by, my daughter decided to get married to anAmerican and my son was happy living in USA... I decided thathad enough and wound-up every thing and returned to India... Ihad just enough money to buy a decent 02 bedroom flat in awell-developed locality.

Now I am 60 years old and the only time I go out of the flat isfor the routine visit to the nearby temple. My faithful wifehas also left me and gone to the holy abode.
Sometimes
I wondered was it worth all this?
My father, even after staying in India,
Had a house to his name and I too havethe same nothing more.
I lost my parents and children for just ONE EXTRA BEDROOM.
Looking out from the window I see a lot of children dancing.This damned cable TV has spoiled our new generation and thesechildren are losing their values and culture because of it. Iget occasional cards from my children asking I am alright. Wellat least they remember me.

Now perhaps after I die it will be the neighbors again who willbe performing my last rights, God Bless them.
But the questionstillremains '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 …….LIVE IT AS YOU WANT IT TO BE ……


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