Moments of Clarity
Jai refused to admire the congruent symmetry of his chin. Jai walked throughout his life as asoulless memory of his past mind. He struggled to achieve what his friends have achieved.Success is the game of life. Jai was infused throughout his life on the importance of fitting in andachieving an admiring status. He could not figure out what success could do to him, as his focuswas to inspire others with his words. Jai battled within his mind, trying to give in into the easyways of success, as his father’s connections meant everything to Jai.One day when Jai came home from hanging out with his girlfriend, his father was in the living-room-watching television. Usually, Jai would walk into the house and his father would notrespond, as his father’s mind was under hypnosis from the television. However, this time, hecould not escape his father’s attacks on his psyche.“Hey Jai!”“Son, can you come here for a second.” His father said, while staring at the strident televisionscreen.Of course Jai, was always annoyed when his father wanted to speak to him, as the conversationsthey had, always evolved around school and work.“What do you want?” Jai responded while walking past the living room.“Excuse me?” said the father in a voice that Jai knew quite too well.“Well, what is that you wanted?”The relationship that Jai and his father had was not a relationship at all. It lacked meaning andcharacter.“I just wanted to speak to you, for a second. Is that too much to ask?” said the father, lookingagitated because Jai would not come over to him when he asked him too.”“No, of course not! I’m just not sure what you want to speak to me about.”“We never usually speak, so why would you want to speak to me now?”Jai was a bit exhausted from school, so he did not have too much time to waste trying to speak tohis dad. It was a sad and depressing seeing father and son not getting along, especially when Jaiwas younger, the connection that the father and Jai had, was inseparable. They did everythingtogether. What happened in the past five years? What has changed?“Look Son! I know we have not connected in a long time, but that does not mean that we shouldstop trying. I want to re-evaluate our love for one another.”
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