Have you heard the sound of your amazing goals being crushed
into powder by the obese feet of destiny? It sounds a zillion times worse than
the fart my elderly neighbour Mr. Kukreja
involuntarily passes as I drop him to the local supermarket in my Car with the
windows up and AC on. It smells worse too.
Judicial service wasn’t meant to be and I know so because I
lost it with a margin of 8 marks from the cut off. Having taken a year drop
after my law graduation to exclusively prepare for this marathon exam and
having being doubted about my choice by every member of my family tree, it
quite sucks when you prove them right. But Bollocks! I did try.
But life is a funny thing and she gives you a sign in the
weirdest of time. On the judgment day, I was moving in circles around the
laptop awaiting the result that could possibly save my dignity. After all the
basic purpose of our sad little life is to please the society. Just then the
results came out and with the pain in my heart and Sahara desert in my throat I
found out that the Indian courts weren’t lucky enough to have me as a judge. It
hurt. It even hurt to realize that I rejected the job I was recently offered in
Chennai. I rejected 4 decent job offers for this one thing. It hurt.
Just then the door bell rang. I stared at the laptop, rubbed
my eyes, searched for my big glasses, wore them and then walked towards the
front door. It was my farty neighbour’s little grandson with a huge white sack
that he could barely carry. Still recovering from my comitragic defeat I just
sat on the ground and looked at him. The little ugly boy just grinned and
pushed the sack towards me as he said “Garden
se Tode Hain Nana Ne. Aap le lo”
Lemons. Around 50 of them.
And then I laughed looking at the lemons as if I was a witch
who just found the missing ingredient to her potion of immortality. I laughed
till the kid left me standing alone before the open door as he ran away and
never looked back. I laughed till my eyes couldn’t see clearly. Life had given me lemons and I was not going
to weep over it. But what do you do when life gives you 50 lemons. You make
“Nimbu ka Acchar”. Yes! And have it with some Mooli Ke Parathe.
It is quite Ok when the thing that you have been working
towards for the longest time, doesn’t work in your favour. It is alright when
your extended family which was waiting for your defeat has finally got it. It
is even fine when you do not know where your life is headed to. But you have got
to move. That is all you need to!
So you ask me, what’s next? Well, this blog post is typed
while sitting in the High Court of Kerala. Yes!!! I joined an amazing Law firm here and I am a
litigating advocate now. So what if I did not become a judge, I can always
stand on the other side and make their life miserable. You see life is good,
provided you use the Lemons in your favour.
Your Honour, My Ass!!
P.S- An update after a whole month. Well, atleast you know what kept me busy. No internet connection so currently using the Law firm's free wifi. Pray I don't get fired. Amen!
