Leaving the nest and …

Let’s talk about the inspiration first:
Recently came across a short story – it’s a satire, about a father, who intentionally didn’t send his son to the best schools/colleges around, so that his son remains attached to the root. Finally this father’s plan gets success when he finds all other boys have left the nest and settled for brighter sunshine.



Like any other true short story, it remained there for quite a time in some part of my brain (yeah I thought there’s still some hope). And I started thinking about a common middle class parent – who spends their entire life’s savings to educate (without pun), his son. What could be their dream/expectation out of it? Let’s be direct – When our parents had sent us for education, what was their expectation out of it? Did they expect some monetary return from us when they would get too old to earn? Did they expect that it would be his son who would show them a better future? Or were they thinking about all the failures they had faced in their life and succeeding through all of them via their son? Or was it just without any expectation? As a son, did we ever wonder that there might be some expectation/dream at all from their side as well?


Let’s change the perspective now: What was his son thinking while going through the 4/5/6 years of education? Was he thinking about a grand future where he can put himself ahead of others? Where he can finally have his dreams materialized, when he can move out of the mundane life around? Was he thinking about changing the world with his work and life? Was he thinking about his parents and a future where he can materialize their dreams? Or did he stop thinking?


And what is he thinking now when he is somewhat settled in his life after 5-6 years of facing this big bad world? Does he still think about changing the world? Does he think about a better future for him? Is he still in touch with his parent – via STD/ISD calls, because it’s not feasible to stay near their place? Is he thinking about a better future about his kid (he might be having a little kid by now)? And in the process he has started the cycle once again, isn’t it?

Or has he stopped thinking once again and is just allowing life to run over him?


And here goes the disclaimers :-)
1. There’s nothing personal about it.
2. It’s already a proven fact: “She” can replace “Him” everywhere.

1 comment :

  1. Only few have the courage to Fly in sky and touch it.
    Leaving nest takes a lot of courage but ,after leaving it we create another nest only.

    We cant stay in the sky :-).

    I find lots of ppl dont leave his/her nest, but they upgrade it to the position they want.

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