Thursday, December 30, 2010

Not afraid to lose - if we can all be together

One night I was playing TEKKEN 3 on my computer. I was into the final round and was struggling to win. The next moment, the screen displayed YOU LOSE and a voice played in the background with a demeaning tone. I shut down the computer and lied down on the bed with my face dug inside the pillow. The phrase YOU LOSE repeated in my mind several times with the exact same tone. "What exactly does it mean YOU LOSE", I thought to myself. Ya, I lost in a stupid computer game, but apart from that, what does it mean? What is it that I have, to lose? "Property? Money? Car? Girlfriend? Well, I don't have any of these (hoping for the distant possibility of the last one sometime soon)".
So what can I possibly LOSE? Nothing. I don't know. I mean, we lose something after we have earned it. First you have to have a thing in order to lose it. But I have not earned anything as of now. And I soon fell asleep concluding my self discussion. In my dream I saw myself walking towards a man who's back was turned towards me. I tapped his shoulders and he turned to face me. I let out a shriek as I saw myself standing in front of me. And he was holding a large golden box glistening with diamonds in his hands. I listened in silence as he spoke. "I presume this belongs to you. You might have kept it somewhere and forgot about it while moving up the steps."

"Open it and you'll see what you have earned over the years".
I took the box and opened its lid, curious, as to what could possibly belong to me? A bright light shone from within,
and inside were the photos of all those who had ever stood by my side. The other me said, "these are the people who trust you, people who believe in you, who care about you, and will do everything possible just for you. Because they know that when it comes to them, you'll do the same. The least you can do is prove them right and just feel grateful for having them in your life."
"You did not lose, but you can, if you don't realise the worth of your treasure. So tell me, have you not earned anything? Don't you have anything to lose?" Saying that, he clapped his hands and in a second he disappeared into thin air.
The next morning I woke up early and again played TEKKEN 3. But this time I won and this time I knew exactly what I had WON.

1 comment:

  1. kya baat ani....
    awesome man....
    kabhi mere sath khelio teken 3 aur fir jeet ke dikhaio.....:-)
    kher nice post....

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