My mobile rang its usual song ……..I searched my purse which was brimming with unusual things …My sister Raksha was on the other line . She told that she had just lost her job and was so devastated that every hour without work seemed like a big burden a big rock over her shoulders.
I could understand how she felt ,I consoled her saying she would find another job as she had many years of experience. She cried out how she would pay her bills ,her sons piano class ,his toys ,his icecream sundaes on saturdays …how ….My eye happened to go across the room where my hubby was frantically gesturing that his stomach was growling…I signaled to him 2 minutes.
She was pouring her heart out in between loud sobs and sniffles. Her hubby too was out of station. I told her that I would come and take her son out the next day to his favourite icecream parlor while she could have some “Alone Time”.
She readily agreed and also told me if I could prepare some samosas as she was feeling very depressed …I blurted “Samosas” my hubby was a happy guy !! He was impatiently motioning to the curry which was on a simmer on the stove. I went over and told him that it still needed 10 minutes .
I told my hubby that Raksha had been laid off ,and my hubby was dumbstruck .He offered to help her family in anyway he could . We decided to go and see her immediately ,I wondered what had happened to my husbands hunger ….
Loosing a job or not having an income, makes your head calculate costs,expenses,savings. Everything can easily spiral down leading you into a deep depression. Not having an income is terribly depressing Not being able to do things with friends and getting angry at the situation doesn’t make things better. Whenever someone buys themselves something nice, it draws resentment from deep inside.
Believe in yourself. The initial shock of losing a job can be tremendous. But, if you don’t believe in yourself nobody will. In this economy, even the best of the best are not immune to layoffs, so don’t take your situation personally. Everything happens for a reason.
Even Raksha has attended interviews .Hopefully she will eventually find a job which is suitable for her.
nice post
You are exactly right that if a person who will not take courage to face the situation,no body on the earth would come to do some thing for him/her.
some companies tookt he advantage and were shunting out the employees deliberatly on the ground that recession has set back their business and by puting the work load on existing sternght.
Either there is recession or not,but one must be so courageous to face the music boldly other wise there is no derth on the earth to save from economy crisis to the man.
HIMAT-E-MARDA MADADE KHUDA
well said
Hmmm…… Recession will not last for long and the days will come when sundaes and fudges will be the part of life. And also samosas….(wow, i am drooling)……. And also Tell her to plan for her sundaes and fudges for coming tomorrows for then also the stomach craves for that.
i DONT KNOW IF IT IS LOSS OF INCOME OR JUST LOSS OF WORK THAT MAKES WOMAN CRY… GOT A WIFE WHO SAYS SHE LIKES TO SIT AT HOME AND THEN MAKES COOK CURRIES AND AT OTHER TIMES SHE CANT STAY AT HOME EVEN A SINGLE DAY WITHOUT WORK. WORKING IS AS ESSENTIAL COMPONENT IN OUR LIVES NOW……. WELL I SAY ONLY ALL THE BEST…..ATLEAST SHE WILL HAVE TIME FOR YOU AND SAMOSA PARTIES FOR SOMETIME!
u have written in a very interesting way… thanks for sharing!!!!!!!
quite motivating one.. this.. and at a good time too.. keep it up..
great post……….enjoyed reading ur work
yeah happy ending
nice post…happy ending..
Nice blog…… Agree to some extent.
All the best to rakhsha…..hope she will a good shop very soon….
it’’s unfortunate… i hope your sister soon finds one.
excellent & a perfect timing to it , i hope this reaces the right people
This was frightening as brought back memories. Then as you said it is all a passing phase
ria, was samosaha testy? no, mere muh me pani aagaya, ………but every things happens for GOOD REASON, samosha was not for me , partha ,with butter was waiting for me. and i wait for paratha, my wife was making, for raksha,take rest for some day, very good job is waiting for her, more salary and tensionless work . muze mithayee bhejana jarur , abhi thode dino me hi . i am waiting for mitahyee. and it will be for me ……….
very well written…. the emotions and reactions very well evoked!
Agree………..Believe in yourself
True, we all live in a testing time and best thing is to learn to live our life with, taking one step at a time. Nice post.
true.external circumstances ought not to break inherent abilities and will-power.
nicely written….it will encourage many hearts….thanks!