“I’m getting by backside kicked at the office and at home. I guess I was so busy getting to where I am now that I did not bother to have even a semblance of a personal life. I really hope this lonleness just goes away”, he said. All of 5 feet 11 inches he settled himself into one of those fancy chairs at a nearby Cafe Coffee Day (CCD).
Siddharth was the only son to his parents. His father , an IIT alumni and his mum a homemaker.Needless to say his dad was driving him to do that much more professionally and he was not happy with his job. His mother would blow up at the slightest hint of her only “child” going through any kind of stress. So Sid would hardly confide in anyone at home. He was a private person and so his colleagues were certainly off bounds for such talk.
He was a friend of almost eleven years and I had never known Sid to get emotional in all those years. So as I sat listening to Sid, I thought maybe I could be of some help.
Three days later: “Sorry bro I knew few really nice girls and all of them are either hooked or booked”, she said with a pathetic look on her face. She then continued “Come to think of it I think you can do with some ‘company’ too. What say?” I vaguely said “hmmm….” and changed the topic.I was not about to go down that lane and get ribbed all over again. That devilish sister of mine never missed an opportunity to pull my legs!!
Amidst all that my bubbly sister had to say… it certainly did dawn on me. A group of young men were so focussed on doing things and going places professionally that now any “company” that was around was either “hooked or booked”!
Some wise man did say (and i do not know in what context)
“Water, water everywhere,
Yet, not a drop to drink!”
That quote did make sense, in a twisted way, today.
:))
A friend of mine had once said “All good things in life are Hooked or Booked” and I kept wondering, ‘Wow!! He just defined what good things are’ and I certainly wasn’t a part of those good things. So when he broke off, I just smiled and said “Welcome to the bad things world”…I am glad no1 will say that to us, and good things’ll walk our way on their own
loved that comment from savi savi!!
hooked and booked??
u havent really looked have you???
on a more serious note - there isn”t even water-water-everywhere anymore! have you seen the girl-boy ratio recently?? er…guess i am taking the campaign a little too seriously.
why don;t you try coke instead?
So have you awaken to the final reality n started lukin around or not..?
: ( hope this gets corrected fast!
u are slowly coming on the right track as i left a message in ur GB to focus on some love in life despite all the hectic pacing of work……………so best of luck for ur search and wish u lots of love in life! some one will surely get hooked to u someday..
this is a sad reality…our goals and ambitions r taking over us and v forget to smell roses on the way…nice one WD
very true..
Hmmmmmm, good one as usual WD…….its just that we simply lose ourselves and forget to look inside as to what we want……..hey Ash, that comment of urs was cool…….
But i agree totally to this….we chase some fluffy clouds only to find ourselves lost in woods…..:)))
liked the phrase WD…hooked or booked….i will add to it….hooked…cooked or booked……
true IT scenerio