Your Desires Pave Your Way

Your Desires Pave Your Way

“Dad, I’m grown up and I want you to divide the property and give my share of the wealth. I need it as early as possible.” Cyprian, the pet son, demanded from his dad.

“My beloved son, do you lack anything here? Whatever I have, it’s all yours. Don’t go away from your dad’s protection and security. Life alone is difficult, my son. Don’t go away from your home.” Dad expresses his concern for his son.

“ I don’t want to hear anything. I’m fed up of remaining under your control. Give my share of the property and let me live in freedom and happiness. I want to enjoy with my friends.” Cyprian demanded his share of the property in great urgency.

“Son, do you know honey bees are where there is honey. Once the honey is over, they will not hang around, they all will go away. When your so-called friends come to you and know, you have the cream with you, they will fully relish it. Till what you have is completely over, they will show very intimate with you. Once your money is over, they’ll throw you out and go their own way and never bother about you.” A wise parent tries to make his blind son see the truth.

“You old people can’t understand youngsters and their ideas. We trust and are faithful to our friendships. What you think is false dad. Your ideas are outdated. Learn from the youngsters. Dad, I have chosen to go my own way. So, please give my share of the property and let me go.” son reveals his blindness and ignorance mixed with arrogance.

“Mom, tell my dad to give my share of the property and I want to leave as early as possible to my freedom. It kills me to stay here anymore.”

“My heart pains my beloved son Cyprian to hear you speaking like this to your dad who loves you and respects you so much. It’s wisdom your dad has given to you. When boys and girls come to know you have money with you, they simply follow you and suck out everything from you and at the end they will leave you in the gutter, my son. Listen to your dad’s wisdom and stay under the roof of your affectionate dad. I warn you, don’t throw away such wisdom of genuine life. Don’t leave your own home to your destruction. ” His mom makes her effort to turn his false decision in vain.

“ Thank you, Dad, for giving my share of the property, everything in cash. I’m free now. I feel great. I can see warm tears flowing from your eyes, dad. But it will change after a few days dad and you will forget me and you will continue to live as usual with your elder son and your wife happy. The son expresses his arrogance and idiotism to his heartbroken dad.

“Mom, why do you cry uncontrollably? At least, let your youngest son live in joy and peace, let him enjoy true friendship with his boyfriends and girlfriends. You will learn from your youngest son’s wisdom. Bye, mom. Next, we will meet in the next world. ”

“Sir, I want to hire a double room at this hotel. OK, give me the balance. Thank you. This room in upstairs? ” He hires a room in a three-star hotel.

“ Hi buddy, finally I got my share of the property in cash itself, so, it’s easy to enjoy well. Open this whisky bottle yar. Let’s make merry. With pork, it’s wonderful and delicious. Have it generously. Where is Sheelavati? You have informed her of the room number, right? ”

“ What enjoyment, friends! Girls, you’re very charming. All of you are very inviting. Thank you. This’s what I want. The entire month has got over, like a day. You know, friends this month is the greatest and most pleasurable month of my life. I can never forget it. You’re my bosom friends. Friendship brings happiness and real fun. You all have proved this to me,” Cyprian proclaims his egocentric stupidity.

“Hi, Raju, it’s already six months since I’ve left home. How fast I’ve lost everything I’ve had. You are my bosom friend and you see my situation now. I have already visited fifteen friends for some help, and all of them have got excuses and have ignored me. Please help me. I have nothing to eat. Lend me some money, I’ll return it later. ” Cyprian requests his best friend for some help.

“I’m very sorry buddy, I have nothing with me. I have to get from my dad if I need anything and I don’t have any job. ” Raju expresses his helplessness.

“ O God, I’ve wasted my share of the property. All my friends have left me and turn their heads when they see me. I have no good friends and they are all cheats. Now I’ve realized the warning of my parents. I’m sorry, God. How can I go back home now? I’ve broken my relationship with my loving parents in my folly, disobeying their advice. Now I have no right to go back. ” Cyprian expresses his helplessness to God.

“ Change your ways, learn to work with your hands for your food and survival.” He hears a gentle voice within him.

“Thank you, God, for advising me. I’ll work hard for my food and survival. ” He humbles before God.

“Oh. It’s frying heat this side. There has been no rain the whole year over here. My dress gets torn and very dirty. After reaching Jaisalmer in Rajasthan, I shall get down from this train and look for some job there. Drought and famine are killing many animals and even human beings. There is a possibility of some job to look after pigs in this area,” He said to himself.

“Sir, I have eaten nothing for two days. Please give me any job, I’m even ready to take care of your pigs.” He said to the master, hoping to survive with the husk and water the pigs receive.

“ Alright. There are 75 pigs. I entrust them into your hands. You cannot take them out because there is no grass in the fields, and the earth is cracking all over because of terrible drought and famine. Unbearable heat has consumed so many animals and even human beings. You feed my pigs with ready-made food and water. Take care of them well. Your wage will be a one-time meal a day. ” It thrills him over the master’s instruction.

“ I have already spent two weeks here and with one meal given by the master and with the bran and water of the pigs. I cannot wash my dirty clothes because no water is available. I’m stinking like the pigs. I cannot fill my stomach with the water and food of the pigs because they seem to understand that I’m consuming their food and water. In the beginning, they were not reacting and now they attack me, not allowing me to have their food.” He said to himself in great repentance and humility.

“Go away from here our master has given this food for us, not for you. You go to your father and get your food.” One old pig tells him when he eats their food.

“What a horrible situation I am undergoing here. No food, no water. I asked for this job, hoping to survive with the pigs’ food and water. That boar bit off my heel and my clothes. Now I have only a little cloth with me. So many times they have attacked me when I tried to consume what’s theirs.” Cyprian said to himself.

“ Run away from here. Don’t drink that water our master has given to us. You go to your father, this is ours.” The mother pig, sow, says to him, biting his leg.

“I can neither drink their water nor eat their food, and I’m dying here. My father has many workers, and they eat more than they need, and they have everything in my father’s home. I cannot continue this way here. If I continue to stay here, these pigs will eat me as well.

I shall go back home in humility and ask my dad only to accept me as one of his workers. So I can feed my hunger and quench my thirst. I’ll ask a pardon from him, for I have wasted his property in sin and arrogance.” He says to himself, realizing his folly and dire need.

“My son, you’re alive, you’ve come back. You’re dead and now, you’re alive. I’m extremely happy to have you back.” Cyprian’s compassionate father, seeing his son from far, recognizes him, and welcomes his prodigal son back.

“Dad, I’ve disobeyed you and have sinned against God and you. Please accept me as one of your workers.” Crying uncontrollably in repentance, he begged his prodigal father for forgiveness.

Friends, hurry, get the best dress, let my beloved wear it, put on the best rings on his fingers, kill the fatted calf and let’s celebrate because my son is alive and has returned home." The prodigal father told his workers.