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FATHER AND SON Let me tell you all, a story of father and son who lived happily before the conflicts begun Every Sunday morning they went for a walk spent time having a man-to-man talk Sitting on the bench at the sea-side like friends meant to be together forever Father and son spent their time enjoying every moment together Nearly in the afternoon, they used to return Arm in arm, before the conflicts begun. They used to sit on the couch, reading together till lunch was served on the table Then they used to spend time together Munching their lunch, watching movies on the cable The lady of the house was proud to see them as one This was when the conflicts had not begun One unfortunate day, the father lost his job He decided to talk to his son about the lost job That evening the son returned home, tired and exhausted Father never realized that he would not be interested As usual the father put his arm around his son And the son put his arms around his father too, But this was before the conflict begun. When the son came to know that his father is jobless now He understood that the entire responsibility would be on his shoulders now Slowly his arm slipped down from his fathers shoulder He walked a few steps away to avoid his father The father did not know the things had changed He walked to his son, to have the things arranged. "Oh father, you are an old man now, Why don't you just stop following me around the house Why don't you do something worth, than just sit back jobless in the house!" The father knew from experience, the things were different now He knew it was time for him to step back now He turned around to look at his wife, who, as always, was standing by his side. Every alternate day, the discussion turned to the fathers' contribution to the house One fine day, the father was seen dusting the furniture of the house His wife came running to him and pulled the duster from his hand She looked in his eyes and gently held his hand She said, "He would understand soon, what being a father means wait till he gets married and has his own son let him wait till he grows old and is said to be worthless by his own son" The father, now tears in his eyes looked at his wife and said "Sweetheart, let this never happen" ~Akansha~
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