“Do they eat any better than you???” “Do they
get any better facilities than you???” Tola Ram, father of Manoj shouted on his
son so unexpectedly. While Manoj was wondering to know whether any of his previous
year's academic report card has been found by his father or what other matter
is it which is helping his father in his routine work of scolding and comparing
him with others, he got to know that that day his neighbour's son, and a
relative who lives at large from them has secured marginally more percentage
than what was secured by him in his senior secondary exams. Manoj never thought
that this topic will again bring him sadness when after three years have passed
and he had no more relations with the senior secondary board. But to his
dismay, every other mark that he couldn't secure was hitting him in his heart
and he was being compared by his inch tape parents with others.
“Even the toilets of their houses are of classic
Indian style” :P The father resorted to say. “Wahi acche nikle phir toh...” (they have become good) his father
continued to compare while manoj was listening and cursing himself in his heart
that why couldn't he score that much