Posted by: fortunefaded February 23, 2010
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you are single and lonely. Nothing wrong with that. I too have a story to share with you. It's a fiction and don't worry if pinches.
My premise will be when you meet the girl that you've been searching for...
So, imagine you meet your perfect girl. She doesn't drink, you don't drink and you fall in 'love.' Soon enough you two decide to marry. Both of you haven't had sex so your honeymoon doesn't go quite as you expected. You are an engineer and make decent money. She is an accountant, makes less than you, but not for long. You decide to mortgage a small house or a Condo, depending on where you live. Two years pass by, you have a daughter and she's the cutest thing in the whole world. You bore your non-married friends to death by talking about all the greatest things your daughter does and soon enough you find yourself hanging with other parents.Ten years down the line you have two kids, a ten year old and an eight year old. You are still paying mortgage for your house. You've also bought a new Honda Accord or some mid-size sedan. You are probably making 100K at this point. Your wife is making more money but you tell yourself 'I am an engineer while she punches numbers in a spreadsheet.'
Ten more years fly by and your kids are in school. They don't speak Nepali since you were caught up rejoicing when they picked up American accent. Since you pushed your kids pretty hard, they get into ivy leagues. Initially, they won't drink but pretty soon, they will realize everyone in college drinks.
Another ten years fly by. Your daughter gets married. It's the happiest day of your life. You are debt-free from your house. You joke with your wife about going back to Nepal after retirement. It's the same joke you've been making since the day you got married. Ten more years go by. You are taking pills for whatever medical condition you have. You've decent savings in your retirement fund and you want to go back to Nepal. Only thing is there is no one you know so you decide to hang out in the US.
You live may be 20 more years but either way you are in your death bed. As you are dying you are making sense out of your existence. While you are drugged in morphine, or some pain-reliever, a thought crosses your mind and you wonder if that shot of vodka at a party would have changed everything. You also realize how you've played it safe throughout your life. You start to think why you didn't take risks and why you were uptight about your ideals. You see that by playing it by the books you have come to the inevitable destination that your predictable journey led.
But then again you look at your wife and your kids who are beside you, with your grandson holding your finger and it is just so wonderful to be loved.
...................................................The End.............................................................................
We all have ideals, morals, beliefs and values. As hard as it is to destruct what has been constructed through years of training, engineering an open mind is one of the greatest feat one can aspire for.
FF
you are single and lonely. Nothing wrong with that. I too have a story to share with you. It's a fiction and don't worry if pinches.
My premise will be when you meet the girl that you've been searching for...
So, imagine you meet your perfect girl. She doesn't drink, you don't drink and you fall in 'love.' Soon enough you two decide to marry. Both of you haven't had sex so your honeymoon doesn't go quite as you expected. You are an engineer and make decent money. She is an accountant, makes less than you, but not for long. You decide to mortgage a small house or a Condo, depending on where you live. Two years pass by, you have a daughter and she's the cutest thing in the whole world. You bore your non-married friends to death by talking about all the greatest things your daughter does and soon enough you find yourself hanging with other parents.Ten years down the line you have two kids, a ten year old and an eight year old. You are still paying mortgage for your house. You've also bought a new Honda Accord or some mid-size sedan. You are probably making 100K at this point. Your wife is making more money but you tell yourself 'I am an engineer while she punches numbers in a spreadsheet.'
Ten more years fly by and your kids are in school. They don't speak Nepali since you were caught up rejoicing when they picked up American accent. Since you pushed your kids pretty hard, they get into ivy leagues. Initially, they won't drink but pretty soon, they will realize everyone in college drinks.
Another ten years fly by. Your daughter gets married. It's the happiest day of your life. You are debt-free from your house. You joke with your wife about going back to Nepal after retirement. It's the same joke you've been making since the day you got married. Ten more years go by. You are taking pills for whatever medical condition you have. You've decent savings in your retirement fund and you want to go back to Nepal. Only thing is there is no one you know so you decide to hang out in the US.
You live may be 20 more years but either way you are in your death bed. As you are dying you are making sense out of your existence. While you are drugged in morphine, or some pain-reliever, a thought crosses your mind and you wonder if that shot of vodka at a party would have changed everything. You also realize how you've played it safe throughout your life. You start to think why you didn't take risks and why you were uptight about your ideals. You see that by playing it by the books you have come to the inevitable destination that your predictable journey led.
But then again you look at your wife and your kids who are beside you, with your grandson holding your finger and it is just so wonderful to be loved.
...................................................The End.............................................................................
We all have ideals, morals, beliefs and values. As hard as it is to destruct what has been constructed through years of training, engineering an open mind is one of the greatest feat one can aspire for.
FF