I'm gonna tell another story that's happened in my immediate vicinity. I shall keep the names of the protagonists a secret, for the time being, but the narration is basically to understand the the real villain of the piece!
The couple who stayed in our neighbourhood had three children, a girl and two boys. Though the father was from a well to do family, he was ousted from his home by his dad because of his closeness to his maternal grandparents. His dad harboured a great amount of animosity towards them because he thought that his wife did not get her rightful share of the family property! The family, therefore, led a very harsh life with the mother even having to go about doing menial jobs, at times.
After the birth of the third child and the second son, the father had undergone a vasectomy operation. A couple of years later the lady had sired another child - a baby boy - which had become the talk of the hamlet, with a whole lot of insinuations heaped upon the mother. The result of a botched up surgery, perhaps but the three children prior to the surgery never accepted the fourth into their fold. Since they're young, the simmering anger remained at that but the animosity among them just refused to end.
The children's marriages brought in newer players in the story and the differences were out in the open, resulting in the father and the mother shifting into a rented house with the fourth child. The father had become too weak by this time because of a host of medical problems and had passed into the mist of time this day, last year. The funeral was conducted by the last son and his mother, with the three elderly children taking on the role of being mere spectators to the entire sequence of events!
However, on the first remembrance day, they've 'turned the tables' and taken on the conduct of the ceremony.
The mother and the last son have gone on a day's pilgrimage to a nearby temple.
Tailpiece.
So, who's the villain of the piece? To my mind, it's the parents. They should have explained the things to the children, removed misconceptions and ensured that their children stayed united!
The couple who stayed in our neighbourhood had three children, a girl and two boys. Though the father was from a well to do family, he was ousted from his home by his dad because of his closeness to his maternal grandparents. His dad harboured a great amount of animosity towards them because he thought that his wife did not get her rightful share of the family property! The family, therefore, led a very harsh life with the mother even having to go about doing menial jobs, at times.
After the birth of the third child and the second son, the father had undergone a vasectomy operation. A couple of years later the lady had sired another child - a baby boy - which had become the talk of the hamlet, with a whole lot of insinuations heaped upon the mother. The result of a botched up surgery, perhaps but the three children prior to the surgery never accepted the fourth into their fold. Since they're young, the simmering anger remained at that but the animosity among them just refused to end.
The children's marriages brought in newer players in the story and the differences were out in the open, resulting in the father and the mother shifting into a rented house with the fourth child. The father had become too weak by this time because of a host of medical problems and had passed into the mist of time this day, last year. The funeral was conducted by the last son and his mother, with the three elderly children taking on the role of being mere spectators to the entire sequence of events!
However, on the first remembrance day, they've 'turned the tables' and taken on the conduct of the ceremony.
The mother and the last son have gone on a day's pilgrimage to a nearby temple.
Tailpiece.
So, who's the villain of the piece? To my mind, it's the parents. They should have explained the things to the children, removed misconceptions and ensured that their children stayed united!
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