I love writing but to get my book published, I need a fortune. What should I do? Continue writing, will it pay? (My friend asked me this when I tried to impose the same line when he was thinking for a job change, from a content writer job which paid him less to technical support which would pay him more.)
What could have I said? Yes, earn some money and then pursue your dream. (Bloody HELL!!!)
Till then fall in love with the job that you will be doing. (And we both burst into laughter because of my silly statement.)
That my friends; was FUN AS IN FUNNY. We were laughing and having fun at the funny situation life created for us. Where he was going to do something which was away from his interests and where I was giving a creator an advice to succumb his creative capabilities for some time to earn some cash.
After the discussion we moved ahead, moved in conversation and also on the road.
He was a little upset and tired of all the changes going on in his life.
So to cheer him up, I said:
“abe yaad hai tere ko bachpan mein humne jab ghar ko oon se baandh diya tha.”
He said, “ haan yaad hai na, is per se us per, kitne chakkar lagaye the aur teri ma ne tujhe kaise thappar lagaya tha.”
We laughed remembering the moment and suddenly I realized that what we just talked actually rhymed.
“Dude, it rhymed. Let us do it again,” I exclaimed.
So it started.
Him: haan dost aao kuch baat karein us bachpan ki, jab pata nahin tha kya keemat thi un pero pe lage amroodon ki.
Me: haan, wohi din jab aam chura ke khaate the aur paros mein lage jamun ke neeche hum chadar faila baith jaate the.
Him: hasne ki koi wajah nahi thi, aur rote rote has jaate the, ek rupaiya ke liye jab ye hoth mangte mangte thak jaate the.
Me: Aur who yaad hai, teri ma ne jab mujhe bulaya tha, tune unki purse se jab ice cream ke liye dus rupaiy churaya tha?
Him: Aur kya daant padi thi humein, teri ma ne bhi to tujhe ek zor se lagaya tha.
Me: haan.
And I started laughing remembering all those days but he continued.
Him: par dekho na ye kahan aa gaye hum, ab tu bhi to saath nahin,
Upwan se nikal jungle mein, meri saali koi pehchaan heen nahin,
Jee karta hai dost, insaanon se door kahin aur ja bassoon,
Jeeon na jeeon, bus in aainon se bacha rahoon.
I could feel his tears in his eyes.
I: main kahan kabhi tujhse door raha, chal chalein wahan jahan ka tujhe humesha intzaar raha,
Kya mujhe nahin le chalege apne saath, un pedon ki chaon mein,
Fir chadar par jamun bitorenge, aur fir lapetenge gharon ko oon ke golo se,
Do dost saath rahenge banake machan pedon pe.
Him: That was really bad. (He started laughing)
We both hugged each other and shared some tears. I felt his on my shoulder and he felt mine on his.
Then we continued talking about things and life.
And this was FUNNY as in FUN for us. We laughed while having the real FUN.
