Life – We flow with

Got MBA, struggled a bit at first and got a good job in one and a half odd years. The company was an MNC and first time felt something like a ‘corporate culture’ type. The pay was good too, in short it felt like conquering the world. Good company, good salary, and that time expenses were not that big too, it felt like becoming a king.

But this was only for some time, because there was something going on back in the village, marriage was being planned. Thought to live a little on one’s own wish but had to give in as per custom.

When the wife came, the salary that seemed like a king’s seemed paltry. Everyday had to listen to “How long should we live in a rented house, we should get our own house?”  The Saturday and Sunday newspapers used to advertise the realty projects with full pages. It seemed that Saturday and Sunday, I should not stay at home. But I realized that there is no way out of this and after managing a lot of things I finally bought a house.

Then changed the job, more money started coming, it felt a little better, but not for long, because someone new was expected in family. No doubt that’s a good news only, but again had to get more.

Responsibilities increased, jobs changed, there were many hurdles, I recovered again thanks to my parents’ good deeds.

Now, compared to the first job, I earn a lot and the responsibilities too have increased manifold. But by God’s grace all is well.

But that feeling of becoming like a king in that small salary, never came again.

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