The Unspoken !

                                AN ALLEGORY

My brother and I had been out for a walk. The day had been unpleasant for him after some bitter words by father for his low scores in the examination. He had always been the same angry young man after such scolding and saying “You see, When I grow up, I shall be rude to both mommy and daddy so that they understand how it feels!”

I was attuned to hearing this and had always tried to make him realize that what he thought was erroneous but he was firm. But that day was not like any other.

I saw an old man assisting a man of nearly 30 years who had many bandaged body parts. It seemed obvious that the old man was his father and was helping him to exercise his legs.

The man might have met with an accident some days back and got seriously injured. This instance could make a beautiful allegory, I thought. I nudged my brother and pointed out at the two men. I narrated him my assumed story and added “It’s not always the father who is depended on his son at the end. We never know how circumstances may change! You see how this father is helping his son to walk. The son in his teens might have thought to become the stick of his father when he gets old or may be to be rude as you do but his plans didn’t work with the circumstances. Whatever be the cause, however be his child, a man will always love him with his heart.”

By the time, we reached home. My brother didn’t say a word, never spoke about it again but I feel that will endure in his mind forever.