Jailer

Author(s): Abhayshekharsuri, Sujata P Kapadia
Publisher: Harshadray Private Limited

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whose childhood was spent in extreme poverty, came to a city to try his luck and fate favoured him. Gradually he became not a millionaire but a billionaire. He had a son. He had a palatial bungalow with a swimming pool and a huge garden. He had a gardener to tend to his garden. He had a bevy of servants and cooks for household chores. His son had a dog for a pet. If the son asked for water, milk was offered to him. If he called for one servant, four of them came forward. The son, who was brought up in the lap of luxury, grew into a teenager. The father reflected that even poverty was an important facet of life which he himself had experienced. He felt that even his son ought to experience it. He decided to send his son to live in the care of a poor family for a week, where there would be no luxuries or any conveniences. There would also be a lack of necessities, only then would his son realize what a struggle life was. He left his son with a known but poor family in his own village. The village was situated on the banks of a river, at the edge of a jungle and did not have any means of communication. A week passed before the father went back to bring his son home. He asked his son, "Were you comfortable?" The son replied, "Father, there is a vast difference between our lifestyles. We have a small swimming pool in our house which is filled with chlorinated water which stinks. My eyes burn everyday because of the water. Here, there is a river flowing right behind their hut where there is fresh, flowing water. Father, I had so much fun swimming. Besides, at home, I only have one pet dog. Here, I have befriended four dogs who I do not have to bother bathing or walking. Over and
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