"Light in the Dark"

It was an exhausting evening when I was returning from my class for home. I was not in a spirited mood when my dad was talking of things absolutely unwarranted. I became very furious on him for being so unaware of not only my exhaustion but also of the terrible jam that we were stuck into. I started accusing him for being so late to pick me up from my class and then making me sit in the rickshaw (a kind of vehicle) for such an endless time. Hence I got even angrier by recalling him about all the other requirements of mine that has not been fulfilled.

I showed my frustrations on him for all the other luxuries of life that are not being showered on me. I was going on speaking unaware of being people’s entertainment factor on the middle of the road. Aftermath the endless time of waiting and complaining finally came to an end as the jam got distracted. I was extremely annoyed by that time and kept staring on a single side of the road when suddenly something caught my eye. It was two women with one holding a baby in her arms while the other one was busy cooking on the very corner of the road under the lamp post. I instantly knew that the meal which is to be ready in hours (as the fire lit on the stove was very low) will definitely not fulfill the three people’s stomach since the cooker was very small.

The scenario was very dramatic to me. There were no lights around which actually was the reason of my fear of losing the expensive cell phone worth thousands which I have bought only few days ago. And it was there where three individuals just like me are going to spend the entire night, in the dark. Certainly because they have no fear of losing anything except that very little amount of food, I thought.

I was amazingly dragged by the reality then. I found myself guilty of all the things I asked my dad for. I looked at my expensive cell phone and thought how much would these people have been fed by that amount. I found myself in a limitation fearing to lose so many things that I possess considering those who are in full freedom having few possessions not worth losing. Struggling with my emotions and requirements in all these days I found myself expressive of bigotry and narrowness.

This one mere instance brought me down to my senses; made me aware of my surroundings. The awareness which I guess has defined almost all my bemused questions. Thus it made my life appear into the ray of light out of the darkness in a way like a benediction.