2 cups

“You have two cups before you my child. One which promises infinite wealth and power; and the other that grants heavenly wisdom and knowledge. Choose the path which will take you to eternal glory”

Choice! It has always been a naughty child. The fork which makes a poet sing with a sigh about the road not taken. Choice, the river of regrets and sorrow on one side, an ocean of mystery and hope on the other. But the most prominent feature, or I would say what defines this words - this phenomena, inevitable in life, is that it sheds a shadow of sacrifice every time you come across it. My profession asks me to call it opportunity cost. My peers call it, “WHAT THE DAMN HELL?”

Seriously! I mean Goddess Lakshmi was indeed playing a nasty trick when she asked Mr. Tenali to choose between wealth and wisdom. “How am I supposed to protect my wealth without wisdom or knowledge? And what use is wisdom to me if I cannot earn riches out of it?” Well said Mr. Tenali. You should have actually asked the question right across the Goddess’ face.

Engineer or Doctor? B.com or CPT? Girlfriend or studies (Bloody Blundaleomite, I am in serious trouble if my mother notices this)? Yes, my friends, annoying questions poking at you in every nook and cranny of your life. And sadly most choices are not as interesting as “Ini en patha…. Singa Patha!” (Rajnikanth in Sivaji the Boss). Yes, my friends – it is yet another of those crazy wordly phenomena – Choice, to drink out of one out of the two cups.

That my friends, what you just read above, is one way of narrating the story. But your humble writer does not want to shed light into the brutality of the world which I feel you are already aware of (atleast I am). In this blog I want to paint the picture of how magical this world is. I want to tell you that fairies and unicorns and pixies are not just a figment of anybody’s imagination. They exist – they live right around the corner of your street. Otherwise how else could the law be twisted so maliciously. How else will you explain – “I choose to choose both”. Haha… Tenali at his ingenious best when he tricks the Goddess by asking, “Will you please let me taste both the cups before I make my choice” and ends up drinking both cups!

It is rather challenging. It is harder than anything else, but to choose BOTH is always a choice. Girlfriend AND Studies. B.Com AND CPT. Engineering AND Medicine, well, that is not exactly possible – but, I want to make a point here. Life is not about the road not taken, it is about the dexterity to take both roads. How to do that is a riddle you have to solve? CA exams around the corner and me writing a blog – I am having a sip out of both cups.