Ashubabu
kept observing his son playing with the new toy he gave him today.
"How quickly time flies," Ashubabu told himself. It seemed just the
other day that Ashubabu and his wife was blessed with a son. When
they had remained childless for a long time after their marriage,
they went from one temple to another offering prayers and begging
the Almighty for an offspring. Their cravings didn't go unfulfilled
for long. Arka came into this world as a healthy child to fill the
life of Ashubabu and his wife with outmost joy.
Right from the beginning, Ashubabu had observed the growth of his
child Arka meticulously. The supervisory role brought to the fore
intriguing facts pertaining to the development of the child. "Each
child is an individual and the environment in which he magnifies is
unique. The milieu actually shapes and moulds him as an individual.
Minors possess certain unique traits which makes character study of
them quite an involved exercise demanding long working hours at the
job. Startling revelations come to light when a detailed analysis is
done," so felt Ashubabu.
For decades, the wail of a baby was missing in Ashubabu's house.
Arka entered his world six years ago. He vividly remembers the first
step Arka took at walking. It was during Diwali, the festival of
light, that the toddler took a few strides making it the most
memorable Diwali for Ashubabu.
"He is an intelligent boy," Ashubabu told himself and suddenly felt
proud of his son's intellect. What really amazes Ashubabu is the
spontaneous & witty response Arka comes up with on many an occasion.
Once his mother who had given him a pen to write asked for an
explanation for his mischief. When she posed her query "Why did you
break my pen?," pat came the reply he concocted on the spur of the
moment "Dad told me to break the pen you gave."
Inspite of his best efforts, Ashubabu couldn't keep Arka away from
the influence of nonsensical Bollywood flicks telecast 24 hours a
day on scores of TV channels. One day he was found aping Hrithik
Roshan dancing to a film song. His mother asked "Are you Hrithik?,"
Out came the reply from him "Jao ranna-ghare, tomar bhat pure
jachche." (Go to the kitchen, rice is getting overcooked). On
another occasion, a popular Hrithik Roshan film had come to the
town. One night ( or should we say early morning ), around 2 a.m.,
Arka woke up from his slumber and announced "I will go to see
'Mission Kashmir' right now. I will take Mom along with me." "He has
always been jolly and eccentric," Ashubabu opined.
Once during Diwali, Ashubabu brought some fire-cracker from Ali's
shop, whose store is in the same locality. Eventually some of the
crackers proved to be a damp squib. Six years into his mortal
existence, Arka commented "Ali lokke khub thokaye." (Ali
doesn't give customers a fair deal)
Ashubabu looks perturbed today. Why? Well, what he has been informed
is hardly heart-warming. Doc has told him that Arka has fallen prey
to a serious eye ailment. He has to be operated upon in the near
future to restore proper vision. Doc has also advised Arka to don
glasses and Arka is making quite a spectacle playing with his
spectacles presently oblivious of the gathering storm.
Ashubabu is a businessman. His is a classic rags-to-riches success
story. Many people allege that he had used unscrupulous methods to
achieve his present status. His critics say that the sheer scale and
audacity of the acts of malfeasance and graft indulged by him in his
heydays would put any hardcore scamsters to shame. "Who can afford
to be a Yudishthir in today's age?," Ashubabu used to console
himself.
Soon tears welled up in Ashubabu's eyes. "It's all due to my
unethical business dealings. God has punished me rightly. My son has
to suffer for my misdeeds. Even if the operation is successful, he
will have to wear these glasses for the rest of his life."
Overpowered by emotion, he hugged Arka and muttered quietly
"Henceforth, I will try to infuse honesty in my calling."
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Ashubabu
kept observing his son playing with the new toy he gave him today.
"How quickly time flies," Ashubabu told himself. It seemed just the
other day that Ashubabu and his wife was blessed with a son. When
they had remained childless for a long time after their marriage,
they went from one temple to another offering prayers and begging
the Almighty for an offspring. Their cravings didn't go unfulfilled
for long. Arka came into this world as a healthy child to fill the
life of Ashubabu and his wife with outmost joy.