A Typical Mylapore Story - 2
Part one can be read here
Soon he had kids, his family in India was happy. His dad was overjoyed. His mom was ecstatic. His family in India were overjoyed that their family tree would exist and not die. He was born to procreate and ensure the survival of the human race. Even if he disappeared from this moment, he would have fulfilled his destiny. But the human race has created the entire web called society and that prevented him for disappearing, it held him back.
His wife too was overjoyed; the kids were a validation of her feminity and fertility. Now being a mother felt reassuring to her. She decided to give up her job to become a full time mother. Her kids and husband were the center of her life now. He believed she stood out in the crowd because she had a job and a life which did not center on him, but he was mistaken. She was above mediocrity, but did not want to stay afloat. It soon swallowed her. She wanted the satisfaction of having risen above it.
He realized as long as he was occupied and was under pressure personally or professionally the void did not seem prominent. When he was not, the void seemed very prominent. He would retrospect on his life; the void would emerge to fill his mind. Providing for his children kept him occupied, the void did not engulf him. He had to strive harder for that little bonus or increment. He strived hard to provide for his kids, achieving that he felt would fill the void he felt. He strived hard to provide his kids with all they desired. He did manage to do that. He though had to work that extra bit harder for that.
He was no longer the teenager who landed on the shores to pursue his dream. He was now a middle aged man, a successful corporate citizen, a responsible father and a loving husband. He had made enough money to financially secure his family. Yet he felt lonely, his wife seemed like a stranger. She could never understand the void that engulfed him. He was always restless, she thought he was weird. They were strangers coerced by marriage to live under one roof. Soon the void filled his existence, just when he thought he had wiped it out from his life, it reemerged to fill his existence.
A good friend made an offered him his escape route. His friend wanted him to join in his start up. It would entail moving back to India. His wife was overjoyed. She was never happy here, she longed for the streets and smells of India. She need not share a house with the stranger alone anymore. His children were studying in hostels. He did not have to risk his financial security, but would reap the gains if any. The deal seemed too hard to resist. He moved back to India.
The start up kept him busy the void disappeared from his existence. Luck had always favored him, through his life. He missed the IITs but got through to REC, he missed the top universities, but got through to an Ivy League university. He also got the job everyone desired, a wife who stood out in the crowd, and now he helped build a successful start up. The company was soon devoured by a larger firm. Small fish are always swallowed by bigger fish. He though did end up financially wealthier.
His wife too was overjoyed; the kids were a validation of her feminity and fertility. Now being a mother felt reassuring to her. She decided to give up her job to become a full time mother. Her kids and husband were the center of her life now. He believed she stood out in the crowd because she had a job and a life which did not center on him, but he was mistaken. She was above mediocrity, but did not want to stay afloat. It soon swallowed her. She wanted the satisfaction of having risen above it.
He realized as long as he was occupied and was under pressure personally or professionally the void did not seem prominent. When he was not, the void seemed very prominent. He would retrospect on his life; the void would emerge to fill his mind. Providing for his children kept him occupied, the void did not engulf him. He had to strive harder for that little bonus or increment. He strived hard to provide for his kids, achieving that he felt would fill the void he felt. He strived hard to provide his kids with all they desired. He did manage to do that. He though had to work that extra bit harder for that.
He was no longer the teenager who landed on the shores to pursue his dream. He was now a middle aged man, a successful corporate citizen, a responsible father and a loving husband. He had made enough money to financially secure his family. Yet he felt lonely, his wife seemed like a stranger. She could never understand the void that engulfed him. He was always restless, she thought he was weird. They were strangers coerced by marriage to live under one roof. Soon the void filled his existence, just when he thought he had wiped it out from his life, it reemerged to fill his existence.
A good friend made an offered him his escape route. His friend wanted him to join in his start up. It would entail moving back to India. His wife was overjoyed. She was never happy here, she longed for the streets and smells of India. She need not share a house with the stranger alone anymore. His children were studying in hostels. He did not have to risk his financial security, but would reap the gains if any. The deal seemed too hard to resist. He moved back to India.
The start up kept him busy the void disappeared from his existence. Luck had always favored him, through his life. He missed the IITs but got through to REC, he missed the top universities, but got through to an Ivy League university. He also got the job everyone desired, a wife who stood out in the crowd, and now he helped build a successful start up. The company was soon devoured by a larger firm. Small fish are always swallowed by bigger fish. He though did end up financially wealthier.
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