friendship and ego

Atma Prakash Nayak

Lecturer in English

They were two friends but that day something happened and they shouted at each other at the top of their voices. They pointed each other’s errors and the flower of friendship existing between them was torn apart. Their egos clashed and the pristine beauty of souls diminished. Mutual love disintegrated and feelings of rancor took its place. The two friends now behaved as strangers to one another. And the tragedy was that a beautiful relationship died when they were still alive…………… (Now the story is completed in two ways)

First option

The next day was Friendship day. The celebration of friendship and togetherness had filled the air. Many young boys and girls tied friendship bands to their beloved friends. In the company of friends, everyone enjoyed life. That day the evening was most splendid. The sun happily set in the west and night approached the earth with dancing and partying of many friend-groups. A lot of stars twinkled in the sky together in heavenly blue sparkles.

But the two friends still preferred to remain in the narrow folds of their individual egos. They remained strangers to each other and continued……..They became like boats tied to the shore, unmoved and lifeless. They were strongly tied to their egos and missed expansion and human evolution.

Second option

But the two friends still preferred to remain in the narrow folds of their individual egos. They remained strangers to each other and continued. The clock ticked off. It was 11pm. At this late hour the mobile of one friend beeped and an SMS flashed, “Rascal! Hw long shall I wait? Com immediately wid sum Chiken Tikka and take my friendship rope (Not Friendship Band) & hang urself. I hav prepared ROTI.”

N.B. chose the second option because A boat tied to the shore cannot move and a man tied to ego cannot improve.